I just spoke with Pastor Huffman, of the South Potomac Church in White Plains, who is the de facto coordinator for the forum. He said he was told that if Mr. Hoyer was not present, a surrogate would be.
I have a call into Mr. Hoyers office to get a confirmation.
The pastor said the theme for the forum is issues of faith and justice. There are ten questions which were pre-released to the candidates this morning. The questions have been developed by a diverse group of ministers from around the region (90% from Charles County).
Mr. Lollar and Mr. Shickle are confirmed for the event.
Look for an article in the Headline News later today detailing all of the Hoyer-Lollar face-offs.