photo by: Courtesy of Women for Kansas/Douglas County chapter

Republican Mike Warner, top, and Democrat Dakota Loomis are running for Douglas County district attorney

Multiple candidate forums have been scheduled ahead of the November general election for Douglas County district attorney.

The two DA candidates are Democrat Dakota Loomis, who defeated incumbent DA Suzanne Valdez in a landslide in the August primary, and Republican Mike Warner, a former federal prosecutor.

Opportunities for voters to meet the candidates and hear about their positions include:

• A candidate panel at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. The panel will be hosted by the Douglas County Rural Preservation Association and will also include candidates running for the Douglas County Commission.

• A forum at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Lawrence Public Library hosted by the Douglas County Chapter of Women for Kansas.

• A forum at 3 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Lawrence Public Library hosted by the Lawrence branch of the NAACP and the League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County.

The general election will be Nov. 5. The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 15.