Dr. Ben Carson at MTC in August. He will be at forum, Saturday.

Registration- for the general public- is now open for the The Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity.
It will be held January 9, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia. It is sponsored by the Lexington County Republican Party.
The forum, moderated by Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator Tim Scott, will feature six presidential candidates and focus on their ideas for fighting poverty and expanding opportunity in America on the eve of an historic election.
Florida Governor Jeb Bush, retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, business leader Carly Fiorina, Ohio Governor John Kasich, and Florida Senator Marco Rubio will participate in the forum. The event is sponsored by Opportunity Lives and in partnership with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Economic Innovation Group (EIG).
WHAT: The 2016 Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity
WHO: Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. Tim Scott, 2016 Presidential Candidates Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich & Marco Rubio
WHERE: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, South Carolina
WHEN: January 9, 2015 8:30am-2:00pm
Members of the general public interested in attending the event can RSVP here. Link

The portion of the Kemp Forum featuring presidential candidates is designed to be a civil dialogue between the moderators and the candidates individually, and not designed for presidential candidate interaction with other presidential candidates

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