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2020 presidential candidates hold Las Vegas Valley events, rallies

Updated October 1, 2019 - 10:01 am

Top presidential candidates will be in town Wednesday to attend a forum on gun violence sponsored by March for Our Lives and the pro-gun-control group Giffords. Candidates will take turns answering questions from MSNBC Live anchor Craig Melvin, but the event is not open to the public.

However, many other events also taking place on Wednesday are open to voters interested in hearing from the candidates. Here’s a list:

■ 9 a.m.: Roundtable with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Supermajority, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park, Las Vegas. Sign-up online here.

■ 11:30 a.m.: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., town hall on “Medicare for All,” medical debt and Social Security, Paradise Recreation Center, 4775 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas. Members of the public can RSVP here.

■ 3:30 p.m.: Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., everyday gun violence conversation with students, Nevada Youth Network, 908 Weaver Drive, Las Vegas.

■ 4 p.m.: Sanders community meeting with Assemblyman Alex Assefa, D-Las Vegas, St. Simeon Serbian Orthodox Church, 3950 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas RSVP here.

■ 5 p.m.: Roundtable with Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Supermajority, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. Sign up online here.

■ 5:30 p.m.: North Las Vegas town hall with former Congressman Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, Pearson Community Center, 1625 W. Carey Ave., North Las Vegas. RSVP here.

■ 6 p.m.: “Dude Gotta Go” organizing event with Harris, East Las Vegas Community Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas. RSVP here.

■ 6 p.m.: Cory for Nevada phone bank launch, 2340 Paseo del Prado, Suite 201, Las Vegas. RSVP here.

■ 6:30 p.m.: Town hall with Andrew Yang, Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Hall, 760 N. Lamb Blvd. RSVP here.

Contact Steve Sebelius at SSebelius@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0253. Follow @SteveSebelius on Twitter.

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