SAUGUS — The Daily Item will sponsor a candidates forum Thursday at 7 p.m. in Town Hall auditorium with the two state representative candidates whose names will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Democrat Jennifer Migliore and Republican state Rep. Donald Wong will answer questions asked by Daily Item News Editor Thor Jourgensen, who will serve as forum moderator. Candidates will deliver opening and closing statements.
Migliore, a Saugus native, has experience working for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton. Wong is a three-term legislator and 41-year town resident who has served on Town Meeting and the Board of Selectmen.
Voters in the 9th Essex District including Lynn Ward 1, Precincts 1 and 2 residents; Saugus Precinct 1, 2, 4-9 residents and voters living in Wakefield Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 7 will vote in the Nov. 8 final election.