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March 17, 2010

Anonymous The Press Republican Wed Mar 17, 2010, 11:28 PM EDT

PLATTSBURGH — The Upstate New York Tea Party will be hosting a Candidates Forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25, at the Westside Ball Room, 253 New York Ave., Plattsburgh.

UNYTEA Party Chairman Mark Barie said all of the potential candidates for the GOP nod to run against incumbent Congressman William Owens will attend.

They are: Franklin County Legislator Paul Maroun; Matt Doheny, a former Wall Street executive from Alexandria Bay; and Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate for Congress who narrowly lost to Owens in the November 2009 special election.

The forum will include opening and closing statements, and the candidates will be asked to respond to written questions from the audience.

Barie, who will serve as the moderator, views the event as an opportunity for local voters to become more familiar with the candidates.

"This is not a choreographed event," he said in a news release. "It is an excellent opportunity for our members and for the public at large to see each of these individuals in action, thinking on their feet and responding directly to our concerns."

UNYTEA is a grass-roots organization of local voters whose mission is to advocate at the federal level for lower taxes, less spending and limited government.

It is not formally affiliated with any political party or any other Tea Party group.