Government students at Trinity Classical Academy had the chance on Thursday to ask Santa Clarita Valley elected officials and other local politicians about some of the key issues the country is facing.
The six-member panel included: Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita; Santa Clarita City Councilman Jason Gibbs, a member of the Republican Central Committee of the 40th Assembly District; Andrew Taban, founder and former chair of the Santa Clarita Democrats; John Due, chair of the Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County; Alexander Avalos, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America party; and Pastor David Hegg of Grace Baptist Church.
The leaders explained the platforms that their parties go by and also spent time in individual groups for more questions. The panel also debated a few questions as a group…