The Chattanooga Tea Party and Campaign for Liberty are joining together to sponsor a series of LiberTea Debates in preparation for the 2010 elections.
The first of these public debates will feature the seven announced Republican candidates for Tennessee’s Third Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, from 2-5 p.m. at Woodland Park Baptist Church. The debate will be free and open to the public.
The seven candidates who expressed a commitment to participate in the first debate are Tommy Crangle, Chuck Fleischmann, Tim Gobble, Greg Goodwin, Van Irion, Arthur Rhodes and Robin Smith.
At the conclusion of the debate, each participating candidate will be provided with a private room to meet with attendees and answer their questions, thus allowing attending citizens to interact directly with candidates and further discuss issues of interest to them.
“Members of our respective groups who have participated in Tea Party protests and town hall meetings expressed a strong interest in finding out more about candidates in next year’s elections through public debates,” said Mark West, Chattanooga Tea Party president. “Since the current 3rd District representative, Zach Wamp, is running for governor, there’s a particularly strong interest in this open race.”
The Chattanooga Tea Party and the Chattanooga area Campaign for Liberty are both non-partisan grassroots organizations that are seeking to educate and inform their members and the public at large of the fundamental issues and struggles our country is facing. Additionally, they are committed to energizing voters to become engaged in the process of solving the nation’s problems.