Wednesday, NEWSChannel 2 aired the first of two, hour long, political forums on the race to become New York State's next state senator from the 47th district. These debates, taped last week, feature the four candidates vying for the senate seat. Wednesday's debate featured the two democrats campaigning to become their party's nominee. They are attorney Leon Koziol and former New York State Supreme Court Justice John Murad.

Among the districts in the 47th district include all or part of Oneida, Lewis, and St. Lawrence County stretching all the way to Massena, at the northern border of New York State.

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*Among the topics discussed: Do higher taxes help meet government costs?

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*Among the topics discussed: What, if elected, will the candidates add to the growth of the area?

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*In this segment, the candidates discuss the Oneida Indian Nation.

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*In this fourth segment, Koziol and Murad discuss the controversial power line project.

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*In the final segment, the candidates are asked: if elected, what ideas will they bring with them for the future?