You can be part of senate debate

The Indiana Debate Commission is inviting voters to submit questions to be asked of the state’s Republican Senate candidates during an upcoming debate.

So far, only two of the three Republican Senate candidates plan on attending the commission’s April 30 debate. Both Rep. Luke Messer and former state Rep. Mike Braun said they will participate.

But Rep. Todd Rokita has said won’t because he only wants to participate in debates organized by “conservative and Republican organizations,” although the debate commission’s invitation to the candidate remains open.

The debate, the 19th such event put on by the commission since its founding in 2007, will be moderated by WIBC radio host Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, an occasional columnist on The Republic’s Opinion page.

Submit questions you would like asked of the candidates at the commission’s home page, indianadebatecommission.com.