A candidates’ forum will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 6:00 pm in the Lexington Park Library. The individuals running for the Board of Education and the County Commissioner office will meet and greet the public at 5:30 pm.
The candidates currently running for the Board of Education are: Alonzo Gaskin, Rita Weaver, Karin Bailey and Brooke Matthews.
County Commissioner candidates scheduled to attend are: Jack Russell, Randy Guy, Merl Evans, Tom Jarboe, Robert Schaller, Mike Hewitt, Tony St. Clair, John O’Connor and Todd Morgan.
Each candidate will make an opening statement and questions from the audience will follow.
As is the usual practice, individuals in the audience will write their question on a card, which will then be read by the moderator. Candidates’ replies will be timed. The forum will end with closing statements by all candidates.
This event is sponsored by the League, the St. Mary’s NAACP and the Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary’s College. Members of each organization will assist with the program.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, community-based political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
