FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa Republican Party will have a grand opening of its election headquarters, and a debate for Republican candidates to the House of Representatives.
The opening is 4-5:30 p.m. June 30 at 38 Miracle Strip Parkway SW. Email ocrec.chair@cox.net or call 609-4401 to RSVP your attendance.
Campaign materials for local and state Republican candidates will be available.
Election headquarters hours starting July 5 are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays, and 3-6 p.m. Thursdays. The phone number is 609-4401.
The party is presenting a series of debates across District One to find a replacement for Congressman Jeff Miller, who is retiring.
The Okaloosa debate is 6:30 p.m. June 30 in Building 400 of Northwest Florida State College, 100 College Blvd., Niceville. It is free and open to the public.
Robert Blake, Rebeka Johansen Bydlak, Chris Dosev, Greg Evers, Gary Fairchild, Brian Frazier, Matt Gaetz, John Mills, Mark Wishern and James Zumwalt are seeking the Representative seat, and attendees may meet and talk with candidates at the event.
For information, contact Martin Simmons, 572-0260 or martin@apprisevideo.com; or Gaye Ellis, Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee chair, 609-4401 or ocrec.chair@cox.net.
An earlier version of this article stated that nine candidates will participate in the debate. We've updated the article to include the 10th candidate, Brian Frazier.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa Republicans schedule grand opening, Representative debate