A local candidate forum, open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 10021 NE 124th St. in Kirkland.

All candidates for the 45th State Legislative District, which includes Redmond, have accepted invitations to attend the forum, including Sen. Eric Oemig (D), challenger Andy Hill (R), Rep. Larry Springer (D), challenger Mark Isaacs (R), Rep. Roger Goodman (D) and challenger Kevin Haistings (R).

The forum is expected to last approximately 90 minutes and will be moderated by Denise Smith, past president of the League of Women Voters of Washington.

Candidates will be asked to answer questions during three different stages. The first will include questions prepared by the Advocacy Team of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, the group responsible for organizing the forum.

The second stage will be a lightning round where candidates will be asked to answer 10 “yes or no” questions.

The third stage will include questions written on note cards by audience members, as read by the moderator.

Questions will apply to the state budget, eduction, health care, the environment, housing and other topics.