Incumbent Joe Hogsett, other Indianapolis mayor candidates to join IndyStar town halls

Claire Rafford, Indianapolis Star
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Editor's note: To watch the Town Hall, click here.

In advance of the upcoming primary, IndyStar will host town halls for the Republican and Democratic candidates for Indianapolis mayor.

The Democratic candidate town hall will be March 28 and the Republican town hall will be March 30. Both events will start at 7 p.m. and be held at the IndyStar, 130 S. Meridian St.

Oseye Boyd, IndyStar's public engagement editor, said hosting these events goes along with IndyStar's commitment to informing the community.

"It's important to have an informed citizenry," she said. "We want our Indianapolis residents to have a say in who their mayor is. We want people to feel like they made the best decision with the information they had."

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Town halls will be livestreamed; in-person spots limited

Those interested in attending the event should sign up on Eventbrite for a free ticket. In-person attendance is limited. The event will also be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. People can submit questions for one or all of the candidates in-person on the day of the event or by emailing oboyd@gannett.com.

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Tickets to the Democratic town hall can be found here: bit.ly/3mXYVgc.

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You can sign up to attend the Republican town hall here: bit.ly/42iPg4j.

The Democratic mayoral candidates are incumbent Mayor Joe Hogsett, state Rep. Robin Shackleford, community activist Clif Marsiglio, Bob Kern and Larry Vaughn.

Hogsett, Shackleford, Marsiglio and Vaughn have all confirmed attendance. So far, this is the only town hall event prior to the election Hogsett will be attending, a campaign spokesperson told IndyStar.

The Republican candidates are businessman and former City-County Councilor Jefferson Shreve, political commentator and lawyer Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, the Rev. James Jackson and John Couch. All of the Republican candidates have confirmed attendance.

Consultant Gregory Meriweather recently dropped out of the Democratic race and is supporting Shackleford.

Early voting begins April 4 for the May 2 primary.

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