The three candidates on the ballot for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District will take their campaign pitches to the City Club of Eugene’s meeting Friday, Oct. 16.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at noon at the WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave. City Club meetings are free to attend and open to the public.

The program will feature incumbent Democrat Val Hoyle and her two challengers in the Nov. 3 election: Republican Monique DeSpain and Pacific Green Party candidate Justin Filip.

Rebecca Hansen-White of KLCC will moderate the session and ask questions. Here’s information about the candidates:

  • Hoyle worked in the private sector in retail sales and international trade for 25 years. She then won election to the Oregon Legislature, where she rose to the position of majority leader. She served as Oregon’s labor commissioner before winning election to Congress.
  • DeSpain served for 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Oregon Air National Guard. A graduate of Willamette University law school, she spent 20 years as a Judge Advocate General’s Corps attorney. She worked in private practice at the Kevin Mannix Law Firm and as legal counsel for Common Sense for Oregon.
  • Filip, the Pacific Green Party candidate, is running independent of the two major parties and has a diverse working background, including stints as a former factory worker, baseball coach and educator.

Friday’s meeting will be livestreamed, and will be available on the City Club of Eugene’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Rebroadcasts and recordings are available on the Monday following the program at 7 p.m.on KLCC, 89.7 FM, and are available later as an episode on City Club’s podcast.

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