PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Democratic Party will feature two Democrats running for office this year as well as a musical performance during a free community gathering from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The event will be open to the public at the Sequim High School auditorium, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
Guitarist Paul Chasman will perform.
Speaking at the forum will be state Sen. Derek Kilmer, who is running for the 6th Congressional District seat, and five-term state Sen. Jim Hargrove of Hoquiam, who seeks re-election to his 24th District seat.
Also speaking will be Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty, state Democratic Party Executive Director Jaxon Ravens and Clallam County Democratic Party Chairman Matthew Randazzo.
Born and raised in Port Angeles, 39-year-old Kilmer, who lives in Gig Harbor, is running to become the first Clallam County native to serve in Congress.
He is the only Democrat running for the two-year position being vacated by 18-term Democratic incumbent Norm Dicks of Belfair, who is retiring from the district that includes Clallam and Jefferson counties.
Dicks has endorsed Kilmer as his successor.
Kilmer is opposed by six candidates on the Aug. 7 primary election ballot.
They are five Republicans: Stephan Brodhead, 52, of Tacoma; Doug Cloud, 55, of Gig Harbor; Bill Driscoll, 49, of Tacoma; David Eichner, 47, of Tacoma; and Jesse Young, 35, of Gig Harbor — and one independent, Eric Arentz of Tacoma.
Also on the ballot are races in which two people filed who will automatically advance to the general election Nov. 6 regardless of the primary election results.
They include Hargrove and his opponent, Larry Carter of Port Ludlow, an independent.
The 24th District covers Clallam and Jefferson counties and about half of Grays Harbor County.
Primary election ballots have been mailed and are due by Aug. 7.
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