Pikes Peak United Way hosting state legislative forum next week in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Pikes Peak United Way's Public Policy Council will host a state legislative forum next Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the new Pike's Peak United Way Family Success Center.

The forum will feature candidates for State Senate District 11, Tony Exum (D), Dennis Hisey (R), and Daryl Kuiper (L), and candidates for State House District 17, Rachel Stovall (R) and Regina English (D).

Pikes Peak United Way said forum topics will include mental health, education, housing, homelessness, and the increase in crime in Colorado Springs. Event attendees will also be allowed to provide written questions for the candidates prior to the start of the forum. 

The event is free and open to the public.

The Pike's Peak United Way Family Success Center is located at  1520 Verde Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80910, which is in both Districts 11 and 17.

For more information on the Pikes Peak United Way, visit https://www.ppunitedway.org/.