Hear from candidates for Howard-Suamico School Board, Brown County Board, Green Bay City Council
GREEN BAY - Voters in Brown County can see and hear the candidates in running for elective office in three virtual forums.
Forums will be hosted by the League of Women Voters of Greater Green Bay. League board member Jean Marsch will be moderator.
Howard-Suamico School Board
The Howard-Suamico School Board candidate forum will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Seven of the nine candidates will participate, including incumbents Jason Potts, Scott Jandrin and Teresa Ford, and challengers Jeffrey Eilers, Allen McGuire, Michael Moran and Michell Bartlein. There are three School Board seats up for election. The top six candidates will advance to the April election.
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Candidates will introduce themselves and answer questions submitted to the Green Bay League of Women Voters chapter. All registered candidates for the Howard-Suamico School Board positions were invited; two declined the offer. The Zoom link for the forum: http://bit.ly/LWV-HSSD-Forum
Brown County Board
The Brown County Board candidate forum is scheduled for 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Three County Board seats have primaries. Each district is in the city of Green Bay.
The districts and candidates:
District 4: Emily Jacobson, who recently moved from District 5, where she was a county supervisor; and challengers Noah Reif and Sherrelle Schmidt.
District 5: Liv Miller, Daniel Theno. Not participating: Robert Maccaux Jr.
District 7: Tom Friberg (i), Leanne Cramer. Not participating: Roger Patrick Moore.
The top two vote-getters in each district will advance to the April election.
Candidates will introduce themselves and answer submitted questions, and questions developed by the league. All registered candidates for the positions were invited to participate. The Zoom link for the forum: http://bit.ly/LWV-BC-Supervisor-Forum
Green Bay City Council
The Green Bay City Council candidate forum will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 31. There are primaries in three districts. The candidates and their districts:
District 2: Jim Hutchison, Cassidy McGowan, Michael Shea
District 4: William Galvin (i), Natalie Hoffman and Douglas Yates
District 6: Paul Boucher, Andrew Gerlach and Aron Obrecht.
The top two vote-getters in each district will advance to the April election.
All candidates will introduce themselves and answer submitted questions and questions developed by the league. The Zoom link for the forum: http://bit.ly/LWV-City-Council-Forum
To submit questions for the forums, email lwvggbforums20@gmail.com and state in the subject line the forum your question is being submitted for. You may also request an "invitation" to view the forums at the same email.
The League of Women Voters of Greater Green Bay will be host additional forums following the primary when final candidates are selected for the general election in April.
Contact Doug Schneider at (920) 431-8333, or DSchneid@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @PGDougSchneider
This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Hear from candidates for Howard-Suamico schools, Brown County Board
