Two 1st Congressional District candidates will speak at a forum in Beaufort tonight.

Rep. Andy Patrick, R-Hilton Head Island, and Jonathan Hoffman, former White house border security director, will make their case to voters during the latest town hall forum hosted by Rep. Shannon Erickson, R-Beaufort.

The forum begins at 6 p.m. in the auditorium in Building 12 of the Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribaut Road.

For details from the forum, check The Beaufort Gazette and The Island Packet tonight, and follow reporter Tom Barton at twitter.com/IPBG_Tom.

For previous coverage of area forums:

• Newcomers take on 'career' candidates at GOP forum, March 1, 2013
• Grooms, Pinkston pitch platforms to Beaufort County voters, Feb. 21, 2013
• Bostic, Kuhn disagree on immigration, environment at Beaufort County forum, Feb. 11, 2013
• Sanford, Turner differ on definition of 'career politician' during Beaufort candidate forum, Feb. 4, 2013
• Limehouse, Moffly kick off 1st District forums, Jan. 31, 2013