Akron mayoral candidates debate again 20 days before election
All seven candidates for Akron mayor took part in a second 90-minute debate Wednesday night in the auditorium at the Akron-Summit County Public Library on High Street.
Read coverage of the debate here. You can also watch the full debate in the video above.
The debate also will air on WVIZ (PBS) television at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Akron Press Club, Ideastream Public Media, Akron Beacon Journal/BeaconJournal.com and the Ohio Debate Commission collaborated for both events.
Watch or read about first debate: Akron mayoral candidates discuss police reform, school safety
Candidates answered questions Wednesday that were submitted in advance from the public. The event was moderated by Rick Jackson, Ideastream senior host/producer and Andrew Meyer, Ideastream Public Media deputy editor/news.
The candidates are:
Mark Greer, former Akron small business program manager
Shammas Malik, Akron Ward 8 councilman
Keith Mills, school intervention specialist
Tara Mosley, Akron Ward 5 councilwoman
Joshua Schaffer, cellphone store manager
Marco Sommerville, deputy mayor
Jeff Wilhite, Summit County councilman
In their words: Seven Akron mayoral candidates share their plans if elected
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Akron mayoral candidates debate again 20 days before election
