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North Dakota Candidates Converge for a Week of Debates

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Monday, September 22, 2014   

FARGO, N.D. – With the midterm elections quickly approaching, those running in the biggest races in North Dakota are facing off this week.

A handful of debates will be held in Fargo starting today, featuring candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Service Commission.

Josh Askvig, associate state director of advocacy for AARP North Dakota, is urging residents to get plugged-in.

"We're encouraging people to take a look and listen in on what the candidates have to say on the issues of importance,” he stresses. “And again this is part of our overall effort about trying to make sure that North Dakotans can inform themselves and make the choice they feel best meets their principles."

The debates are happening at the Prairie Public Television studio in Fargo, and all will be broadcast on TV and radio in October.

The schedule is online at the AARP North Dakota website.

Askvig says there are some key candidate positions that voters, especially older North Dakotans, want to hear more about – such as views on Social Security and Medicare.

"How are they going to make sure these programs are there, so that people who rely on them can live a retirement, certainly out of poverty – and hopefully the retirement that they wanted to have as they age," Askvig explains.

Both AARP and Prairie Public are non-partisan organizations, which do not endorse or contribute any money to political campaigns or candidates.





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