District 833 School Board Candidate Forum Set

A forum for District 833 school board candidates is set for 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the St. Paul Park City Hall.

The League of Women Voters is hosting the event.

The forum will have a moderator, and the bulk of the questions come from the League of Women Voters and be given to candidates ahead of time. It is not a debate.

Audience members will be able to offer moderations questions, which will be screened to avoid repetition and ensure they are appropriate.

Audience members will not be allowed to take pictures or videotape the event.

The forum will be aired live by the South Washington County Telecommunications Commission on cable channel 18 and replayed at later dates.

St. Paul Park City Hall is located at 600 Portland Ave.

Candidates

The District 833 School Board has five seats up for election. Four members will be elected to four-year terms; one will be elected to fill the vacancy of the two-year term expiring Jan. 4, 2016.

There are 14 people vying for the four-year terms and three candidates for the two-year term.

Incumbents Tracy Brunnette (Cottage Grove), David G Kemper (Woodbury) and Katy McElwee-Stevens (Newport), have filed for four-year terms. Frederick E. Hess (Woodbury), Katie Schwartz (St. Paul Park), John P. Griffin II (Woodbury), Molly Lutz (Woodbury), Leilani Holmstadt (Cottage Grove), Sharon H. Van Leer (Woodbury), Raj Gandhi (Woodbury, Mike Thissen (Woodbury), Wayne A Johnson (Cottage Grove), Michael P. Edman (Cottage Grove), and Safiyyah Cummings (Plymouth) have also filed for four-year terms.


Incumbent Laurie Johnson (Woodbury) has filed for the two-year term, along with Susan Richardson (Woodbury) and David W. Firkus (Woodbury).

The election is Tuesday, Nov. 5. There are also school funding questions on the ballot.

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