Tobias Schlingensiepen, Democratic candidate for Representative, 2nd District, at his election watch party at Serendipty in north Topeka, Kan. Tuesday night Aug. 7, 2012. Schlingensiepen defeated Lawrence attorney Robert Eye and Ottawa farmer Scott Barnhart, and will take on Rep. Lynn Jenkins in November.

Three candidates in local races will participate in upcoming online chats at LJWorld.com.

Tobias Schlingensiepen, the Democratic nominee in the race for Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District, will chat at 11 a.m. today. Readers can submit questions online at http://bit.ly/TRPIvI .

State Sen. Marci Francisco will chat at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30. Questions for Francisco can be submitted at http://bit.ly/TRPKDT.

John Wilson, Democratic nominee to the Kansas House’s 10th District, will chat at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1. Questions can be submitted at http://bit.ly/Pu2uF8.

U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, Schlingensiepen’s opponent; Ronald Ellis, Francisco’s opponent; and Erica Anderson, Wilson’s opponent, have been invited to participate in online chats as well.