FORUMS: League of Women Voters Linn County Iowa Legislative Candidate Forums
Join the League of Women Voters October 8th at Kirkwood Linn Regional Center in Hiawatha as we sponsor four non-partisan Candidate Forums for area legislative positions.
The forums will be in-person and live streamed. Attendees can submit questions during the forums. For those planning to view the livestream, questions may be submitted through an online form at
https://forms.gle/wE7kD6bbSJCGc5pv7
www.lwvlinncounty.org by Friday, October 7 at 5 pm.
WHAT: League of Women Voters Linn County Iowa Legislative Candidate Forums
WHERE: Kirkwood’s Linn Regional Center, 1770 Boyson Road, Hiawatha
WHEN: October 8th
LINK TO FORUM: https://youtu.be/La93QwVWwv8
Agenda:
9:00-9:45 am Forum
House District 73 candidate Elizabeth Wilson (D); candidate Susie Weinacht (R) scheduling
conflict.
House District 74 candidate Eric Gjerde (D); running unopposed
Senate District 37 candidate Molly Donahue (D); candidate Kurt Bendixen (R) no reply
10:00-10:45 Forum
House District 77 candidate Jeff Cooling (D) running unopposed
House District 78 candidates Sami Sheetz (D); Anne Fairchild (R) declined to participate
Senate District 39 candidates Liz Bennett (D); Edward Bernie Hayes (R) declined to participate
11:00-11:45 am Forum
House District 79 candidate Tracy Ehlert (D) running unopposed
House District 80 candidates Art Staed (D) and Barrett Hubbard (R)
Senate District 40 candidates Todd Taylor (D) and Kris Gulick (R)
Noon-12:45 pm Forum
House District 83 candidate Kris Nall (D); Cindy Golding (R) not available
House District 84 candidate Sara Yedlik (D); Thomas Gerhold (R) no reply
Senate District 43 candidates Jessica Wiskus (D), Charlie McClintock (R) and Bruce Gardner (I)
Specific details:
The live stream link will be available here a couple days before the forum.
All area candidates for the House and Senate Districts were invited to participate in the forums as a means to share their legislative priorities prior to the November 8 election. House District 73 candidate Elizabeth Wilson, House District 74 candidate Eric Gjerde and Senate District 37 candidate Molly Donahoe will participate in the 9:00-9:45 am forum. House District 73 candidate Susie Wienacht has a scheduling conflict and Senate District 37 candidate Kurt Bendixen did not respond to the invitation to participate.
Candidates participating in the 10:00-10:45 am forum include House District 77 candidate Jeff Cooling running unopposed, House District 78 candidate Sami Sheetz and Senate District 39 candidate Liz Bennett. House District 78 candidate Anne Fairchild declined to participate as did Senate District 39 candidate Edward Bernie Hayes.
The 11:00-11:45 forum will hear from House District 79 candidate Tracy Ehlert, who is running unopposed, House District 80 candidates Art Staed and Barrett Hubbard, and Senate District 40 candidates Kris Gulick and Todd Taylor.
The final forum is Noon-12:45 pm with House District 83 candidate Kris Nall, House District 84 candidate Sara Yedlik, and Senate District 43 candidates Charlie McClintock, Bruce Gardner and Jessica Wiskus. House District 83 candidate Cindy Golding is not available and no response was received from House District 84 candidate Thomas Gerhold.