Washington County forum highlights four candidates for county commissioner

Gwynn Vang, Pioneer Press
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A live forum featuring four candidates for Washington County District 3 commissioner will be televised at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17.

Bethany Cox, Scott “Cutter” Junker, Michael Schultz and Mark Wiens will be competing against each other in the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 13.

The Pre-Primary Forum is an opportunity to showcase the four candidates who are vying to take the place of Gary Kriesel, a retiring longtime Washington County commissioner, according to Marguerite “Margot” Rheinberger, a candidate forum moderator.

Participating candidates will answer questions from a panel of moderators. Rheinberger encourages viewers to contact the candidates directly about any issues not addressed in the forum.

“I do these forums for the voters, not the candidates,” Rheinberger said.

The forum is closed to in-person attendance. It will be broadcast on Xfinity Channel 14 and streamed on Valley Access Channels’ YouTube page.

After the primary, all general election forums are planned to be open to the public. This could include Lake Elmo, Stillwater, Bayport, Oak Park Heights, Stillwater Area Public Schools and more, Rheinberger said.

The two candidates with the highest number of votes in the primary election will go through to the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

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