Archive for September, 2020

Fifth Congressional District Candidates Forum (2020)

Thursday, September 10th, 2020

Mr. Bob Good (R) and Dr. Cameron Webb (D), candidates for the US 5th Congressional District participated in the September 9 SSV Candidate Forum, which was held via Zoom.  Allison Wrabel of the Daily Progress was the moderator.

There is a video of the meeting that can be accessed here. 

The podcast below begins with Jeff Gould, president of the Senior Statesmen of Virginia.

The event went as described below with the podcast times indicated.

00:00 - Introduction from Jeff Gould
01:30 - Moderator Allison Wrabel introduces the candidates
04:45 - Democratic Candidate Cameron Webb
18:30 - Republican Candidate Bob Good
30:30 - Webb is given change to rebut Good's concluding statement
32:00 - Question #1 - The 5th District encompasses different kinds of area from rural
 to small cities. There can be a difference in ideology among those constituents.
 If elected, how in any specific way would you bridge that gap?
37:00 - Question #2 - What will both of you do if elected to address environmental
 conditions and climate change?
43:00 - Question #3 - Which specific actions are you going to take to get broadband
 to the 5th District
48:30 - Question #4 - Can you each discuss your views on health care?
55:40 - Closing statement from Good
59:00 - Closing statement from Webb