Candidate forums usually take place in the jurisdiction being contested, but not always.
Navarre Patriots hosted Florida Senate District 2 hopefuls Greg Evers and Mike Hill in a controlled question-and-answer session May 20 at The Harbor at Holley Assembly of God Church -- deep in Senate District 4.
"Whatever it takes," said Hill, a Pensacola insurance salesman, after the 90-minute forum. "
Evers, a Baker farmer and businessman, was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2001. Because of term limits, his fourth and final full-term ends this year. Evers said participating in an out-of-district forum isn't wasted time, even though few if any of the 50 or so residents at the event are eligible to vote in the District 2 race.
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