Two Democrats hoping to take on incumbent Republican Doug Lamborn in El Paso County’s 5th Congressional District will share the stage Tuesday night at a union hall in Colorado Springs.

Jillian Freeland, a retired midwife and small business owner, will meet George English, a U.S. Army veteran and retired economist. 

Freeland describes herself as a “practical progressive,” while English says “serious changes must be made to the way politics are conducted and issues are debated and resolved.”

The forum, put on by the El Paso County Democratic Party, starts at 6:30 p.m. at the IBEW Local 113 Union Hall at 2150 Naegele Road.

Lamborn has proven difficult to unseat from Congress since winning the office in 2006.

He won re-election with 57% of the vote last year against Democrat Stephany Rose Spaulding, who is running for U.S. Senate this year, with 39.3%.