SAN JOSE, Calif. - Hundreds of people came out to the first forum held for the candidates running for San Jose’s District 3 seat. One of the candidates will replace Omar Torres in April after a special election. Torres resigned in November and is now in jail facing child sexual assault charges.

District 3 represents so much of the city’s economic future and this forum gave voters an opportunity to hear how they’d address the district’s most pressing issues.

"The person that’s chosen has to have empathy for others," said Leslie Muniz, a District 3 resident in San Jose.

On Wednesday night at downtown San Jose’s Rotary Summit Center, hundreds of community members gathered to hear from candidates who want to represent District 3. The candidates included Gabby Chavez-Lopez, Adam Duran, Matthew Quevedo, Irene Smith, and Anthony Tordillos. Phil Dolan did not attend.

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