LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The five candidates running for the District 1 supervisorial seat in the March primary will take part in a forum next week.

The forum will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

The District 1 candidates on the ballot for the March 5 presidential primary are Bren Boyd, a chef and proprietor; John Hess, who serves on the Lake County Planning Commission; Sean Millerick, a small-business owner who serves as vice president of the Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District Board; rancher and business owner Helen Owen; and small business owner and winemaker Bryan Pritchard.

All five candidates have confirmed they will participate.

District 1 represents the south county, from Middletown up to a portion of the city of Clearlake. Incumbent Moke Simon is not seeking reelection.

The forum is being presented by the Lower Lake Community Action Group, the city of Clearlake and Lake County News.

Lake County News Editor and Publisher Elizabeth Larson will moderate.

Questions may be submitted ahead of time to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., to members of the Lower Lake Community Action Group or the city of Clearlake, or at the event.

The forum will be broadcast on PEG TV, Channel 8.

The District 1 candidates also will be featured at a forum during the Middletown Area Town Hall meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at the Middletown Senior and Community Center, 21256 Washington St.