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2016 LWV Duluth Candidate Forums 

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Minnesota Senate District 7
​ House District 7B

Thursday, October 20
6:30 p.m.
Community Action Duluth Cafeteria
 2424 W 5th St.
Senate District 7 Candidates
Donna Bergstrom and Erik Simonson
House District 7B Candidates
Cody Barringer and Liz Olson
 
Co-sponsors
Community Action Duluth
Lincoln Park Business Group




 Candidate forums are free and open to the public. 

St. Louis County Commissioner District 3
Pre-Primary Forum
August 5, 2016
5:00 pm
Evergreen Senior Center
59th Ave. W. and Grand Ave. in Spirit Valley
Candidates: Jay Fosle, Kim McKay and Beth Olson
Co-sponsored by LWV Duluth 
Spirit Valley Days Committee


St. Louis County Commissioner
Tuesday September 27
7:00 pm
County Board Room
Duluth Courthouse
District 2 Candidates
Patrick Boyle and Linda Ross Sellner
District 3 Candidates
Jay Fosle and Beth Olson
District 5 Candidates
Pete Stauber and Todd Youngberg
 


Minnesota Senate District 3
House District 3B

Monday, October 3, 2016
7:00 pm
Midway Town Hall
​3230 Midway Rd.
Senate District 3 Candidates
Thomas Bakk, Jennifer Havlik
House District 3B Candidates
Mary Murphy, Timothy Brandon

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Two Harbors Mayoral and City Council 
Tuesday, October 4
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Two Harbors High School
Mayoral Candidates
Randy Bolen and Chris Swanson
City Council Candidates
Mike Borud, Cathy Erickson, Robin Glaser, Frank McQuade
(not all confirmed)
Co Host: Lake County News Chronicle


Minnesota Senate District 7
​ House District 7A

Tuesday,  October 25
Lakeside Lester Park Community Club.
Meet and greet 6:00 p.m.
Senate Forum 6:30 p.m.
House Forum 7:45.
 Senate District 7 Candidates
Donna Bergstrom and Erik Simonson
House District 7A Candidates
Dylan Raddant and Jennifer Schultz.

Co-sponsor
Lakeside Lester Park Community Club
 



Calling All LWV Members! 
The Voter Service Committee Needs YOU!


Member support is needed to help implement these forums. All who are interested are encouraged to join the effort. Help is needed with 
  • Securing Co-Sponsors
  • Promotion
  • PR Committee Liaison
  • Preparing Materials
  • Obtaining Supplies
  • Vetting Questions
  • Volunteer Coordination
  • Budget Management
  • Candidate Outreach
  • Moderation
Voter Service Committee Chair

Melanie Ford
[email protected]




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 Open Chair Policy 

LWV Duluth has updated the “open chair” policy to ensure that every candidate has an opportunity to participate in candidate forums.   In order to respect the time and interests of voters and candidates who attend, even if only one of the candidates in a contested race is in attendance, each candidate present will be allowed to present her/his views to voters. This new policy was adopted by the LWV Duluth Board in September, 2014. 



Forum Format

The format for the forums consists of a series of questions posed to each candidate. Questions prepared prior to the forum will not be made available to the candidate prior to the forum.  The audience will be encouraged to provide questions that evening.