County Council member Roger Berliner and his Democratic primary challenger, Ilaya Hopkins, will face off in their first public debate on Tuesday, June 1, at 7 p.m. at the Lawton Community Center. Charles Duffy, host of Montgomery County Cable TV’s “Political Pulse,” will moderate, and the candidates will take questions from the audience. Residents are invited to come at 6:30 p.m. to meet the candidates before the debate.
The evening is being co-hosted by Chevy Chase Section 5, Chevy Chase Village, Chevy Chase West, Citizens Coordinating Committee on Friendship Heights, Citizens for a Better Bethesda, East Bethesda, Edgemoor Citizens Association, Garrett Park, Martin’s Additions, Rollingwood Citizens, Somerset and the Town of Chevy Chase.