The Spy to Co-host Dorchester Election Forums

The Dorchester Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with WHCP Community Radio, the Spy Newspapers, and the Mid-Shore Board of Realtors to host several candidate forums for the 2022 election. The goal is to get the forums complete well ahead of the July 19th primary to provide County residents time to learn more about each candidate.

All the forums will be held at Chesapeake College’s Cambridge Center and live streamed on Facebook and YouTube.  The public is invited to attend the forums in person.  Meet and greet with the candidates will start at 5:45 p.m., the forum will begin at 6:15 p.m.  There are seven total forums being held. 

The following are the dates for the forums:

• May 31st – Dorchester County Council District 1
• June 1st – Dorchester County Council Districts 2, 3 & 4
• June 2nd – Dorchester County Council District 5
• June 6th – Maryland House of Delegates 37A & 37B
• June 8th – Dorchester County Board of Education Districts 2 & 4
• June 15th – Dorchester County State’s Attorney
• June 16th – Maryland State Senator District 37 

You can visit the calendar on the Chamber Website www.dorchesterchamber.org  or the Chamber Facebook page www.facebook.com/DorchesterChamberOfCommerce for more details on each event.  The Social media links for the live stream will be posted in both locations about a week out from each event. 

The forums will be in room 101 at Chesapeake College’s Cambridge Center, 416 Race Street, Cambridge, MD 21613.

This is an important election year for the residents of Dorchester County and the State as a whole.  We will be electing the following this year: 

• a Senator and a Congressman to represent us in DC
• a Governor, Comptroller, and Attorney General to represent the interests of the State
• a Senator and 3 Delegates to represent the interest of the County in Annapolis
• a States Attorney and Sheriff to represent Law Enforcement in the County
• Several key positions in the courts will be determined including Clerk of Circuit Court, Register of Wills, and Judge for Orphan Court
• All 5 County Council Districts are up for election, 2 are running unopposed so we will be electing 3
• 2 of the 5 Board of Education Members are up for election 
• We will also be selecting the folks to represent the Democratic Central Committee and the Republican Central Committee 

Many of these races may be determined by the primary outcome so it is important for everyone to learn as much as they can about the candidates before the July 19th primary.  All residents are encouraged to join the forums in person, watch on Facebook or YouTube, listen for replays on WHCP, visit the Spy Newspaper (https://cambridgespy.org/) to view video recordings, or go the Chamber website to view replays to become an informed voter.  To find the replay times for WHCP Radio visit their website at https://whcp.org/.