As voters prepare to go to the polls on Nov. 2, more than 300 students, faculty, staff and the general public attended Wednesday evening’s 5th District Congressional Debate in Smith Hall Theatre on Randolph’s campus. The debate featured incumbent Democrat Congressman Tom Perriello and Robert Hurt, a Republican state senator challenging Perriello.
The debate was sponsored by the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce. Jennifer Gauthier, chair of the communication studies department at Randolph, moderated the debate. Questions were asked by a panel of eight media representatives from local and regional newspaper, television, radio outlets.
Most of the topics discussed revolved around business issues facing the region, including creating jobs and the effects of the new health care bill on small businesses.
