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2023 LWV Duluth Candidate Forums 

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Candidate forums will be recorded at PACT-TV.

Recordings of these forums
will be available on our website. 



School Board At-Large and 3rd District Forum
Monday, September 18 at 11:30 am
School Board At Large Candidates:
Alanna  Oswald (Confirmed),
​Stephanie Williams (Confirmed),
Frances Wittenberg (Confirmed)
School Board 3rd District Candidates
Henry Banks (Confirmed), Loren Martell (Confirmed)


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City Council At-Large Forum
Monday, September 18 at 5:30 pm
City Council At-Large Candidates:
  Arik Forsman, Lynn Marie Nephew (Confirmed),
Miranda Pacheco (Confirmed), Jenna Yeakle (Confirmed) 


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City Council 1st, 4th, and 5th District Forum
Tuesday, September 19 at 11:30 am
City Council 1st District Candidates:
Wendy Durrwachter (Unable to attend, but submitted a statement), Timothy Meyer (Confirmed)

City Council 4th District Candidates:
  Howie Hanson (Confirmed), Tara Swenson (Confirmed)
City Council 5th District Candidates:
Janet Kennedy (Confirmed), Ginka Tarnowski (Confirmed)



Mayoral Forum
Wednesday, September 20 at 11:30 am
Mayoral Candidates:
Emily Larson (Confirmed), Roger Reinert (Confirmed)

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. 

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.  Complete the form above to submit questions or topics for consideration for the forums.