WINK News moderates virtual debate for SWFL congressional candidates

As Campaign Central in Southwest Florida, we hosted a virtual debate with eight candidates running for the U.S. House seat representing Florida’s 19th Congressional District Monday.

The candidate who wins would assume the seat U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney plans to step down from upon the end of his term.

During the debated we moderated over Zoom, all the candidates agreed we need to reopen the economy immediately. They have trust in people to do the right thing and continue social distancing practices or staying home if at risk. But they had different approaches on how they would reopen the economy.

WATCH the full debate and the candidates’ responses in the video below.

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