The Tri-Town Democratic Town Committees, representing Democrats of Lyme, Old Lyme and Old Saybrook, will present a candidate forum at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 30, at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School.

The event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the forum will start at 6:30 p.m. Candidates will present brief statements and then answer questions from delegates of the committees.

The committees have invited a slate of Democratic candidates, including:

• Incumbent candidate for U.S. Senate: Sen. Chris Murphy

• Incumbent candidate for U.S. House of Representatives: Rep. Joe Courtney

• Candidates for governor: Susan Bysiewicz; Sean Connolly; Jonathan Harris (tentatively confirmed); Ned Lamont (tentatively confirmed)

• Incumbent candidate for U.S. secretary of state: Denise Merrill (confirmed) 

• Candidates for state treasurer: Dita Bhargava; Shawn Wooden (confirmed) 

• Candidates for state attorney general: Paul Doyle; Claire Kindall (confirmed); Christopher Mattei (tentatively confirmed); William Tong (tentatively confirmed)

• Incumbent candidate for state comptroller: Kevin Lembo

• Candidate for state House: Matthew Pugliese (confirmed) 

• Candidates for Senator: Martha Marx (confirmed); Norm Needleman (confirmed)

Updates on candidates who are attending will be posted on the Facebook pages of the Lyme, Old Lyme and Old Saybrook Democratic Town Committees.