LAKE COUNTY – The two candidates in this year's race for District 2 supervisor will take part in a debate on Tuesday, April 27.

Challenger Joyce Overton and incumbent Jeff Smith will appear at the special event, which will be held in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

The debate will begin at 6:30 p.m. and is expected to last an hour.

The Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce and Lake County News are sponsoring the debate, which will be broadcast live on TV8.

The public is invited to submit questions to Lake County News via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; fax, 707-274-8650; mail, P.O. Box 305, Lakeport, CA 95453-0305; or via Lake County News' Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-County-News/143156775604?ref=mf .

Questions also may be submitted to the Clear Lake Chamber via e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; fax, 707-994-3603; mail, P.O. Box 5330, Clearlake, CA 95422; or drop them off at the chamber office, 3245 Bowers Ave. The chamber can be reached by telephone at 707-994-3600.

The format used for the debate will put the same questions to both candidates, so as much as possible questions should be broadly applicable.

A small number of questions will be taken via note cards at the debate.

Questions about the debate may be directed to debate moderator Elizabeth Larson, 707-274-9904, or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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