Eastern Florida State College and Florida Today hosted a series of candidate forums at the college starting in August 2016 that provided the public a front row seat on major issues in the elections. Forums were televised by WEFS-TV and floridatoday.com. The sessions are held at the Melbourne Campus Auditorium and Simpkins Fine Arts Center on the Cocoa Campus, and include races for the Brevard County Commission, Brevard County School Board, Florida Legislature and U.S. Congress.
The forums free and open to the public and all college students, faculty and staff.