For Immediate Release – October 10, 2024

Contact:
Brian Otten, Marketing Director
Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce
715-848-5947 | botten@wausauchamber.com

Chamber to host Candidate Forum on UWSP at Wausau campus

WAUSAU — The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce will host a Regional Candidate Forum from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 24 at the UW Center for Civic Engagement on the UWSP at Wausau campus. The event has been organized in partnership with the Wisconsin Institute of Public Policy and UWSP at Wausau. Doors will open for the program at 5 p.m. The public is invited to attend this complimentary event and no registration is necessary.

This Candidate Forum will include those running in three key races which are on the ballot in November. Candidates will have the opportunity at this event to share their platform and inform the public on the issues important to them.

The program will be facilitated by Eric Giordano, Executive Director of WIPPS.

US Senate: 

• Senator Tammy Baldwin – Invited
• Eric Hovde - Confirmed

US Congressional District #7:

• Kyle Kilbourn – Confirmed
• Congressman Tom Tiffany - Confirmed

Wisconsin State Assembly District #85: 

• Representative Pat Snyder – Confirmed
• Yee Leng Xiong - Confirmed

For more information on this program, including a full schedule for the event, visit WausauChamber.com.

Caption for Forum.jpg: The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce will host a Regional Candidate Forum beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 24 at the UW Center for Civic Engagement on the UWSP at Wausau campus.

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The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce is the source for business information in the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The organization has earned a 5-Star Accreditation, one of only two chambers in the state with that designation. The Chamber strengthens member businesses and enhances the region by building business success. For more information on the Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce, visit us online at www.wausauchamber.com or call 715-845-6231.