Med City Beat to host six-night online Town Hall series ahead of 2020 elections
To assist our readers in making informed choices this election season, Med City Beat will host an online Town Hall series featuring the local candidates for School Board, City Council, County Board and State Legislature.
The 14 forums, all of which will be streamed online through our Facebook page, will take place over six nights beginning September 29. As with the online events we hosted for the August primaries, we will be taking questions in real-time from our Facebook audience.
The schedule
Tues, Sept 29: Rochester City Council Wards
6-6:30 PM — Ward 2: Michael Wojcik & Mark Bransford (VIDEO)
6:45-7:15 PM — Ward 4: Katrina Pulham & Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick (VIDEO)
7:30-8 PM — Ward 6: Craig Ugland & Molly Dennis (VIDEO)
Thurs, Oct 1: Rochester City Council At Large
7-8 PM — Brooke Carlson & Kathleen Harrington (VIDEO)
Tues, Oct 6: Olmsted County Board
6-6:30 PM — District 1: Stephanie Podulke & Robert Beeman (VIDEO)
6:45-7:15 PM — District 5: Jim Bier & Regina Mustafa (VIDEO)
7:30-8 PM — District 7: Mark Thein & Wale Elegbede (VIDEO)
Thurs, Oct 8: Rochester School Board
7-8:30 PM: All six candidates to participate (VIDEO)
Position 1: Don Barlow & Justin Cook
Position 3: Deborah Seelinger & Karen MacLaughlin
Position 7: Mark Schleusner & Jess Garcia
Tues, Oct 13: MN House (Rochester area races)
6-6:30 PM — State Rep 25A: Duane Quam & Kim Hicks (VIDEO)
6:45-7:15 PM — State Rep 25B: Kenneth Bush & Liz Boldon (VIDEO)
7:30-8 PM — State Rep 26A: Tina Liebling & Gary Melin (VIDEO)
8:15-8:45 PM — State Rep 26B: Nels Pierson & Randy Brock (VIDEO)
Thurs, Oct 15: MN Senate (Rochester area races)
6-6:50 PM — Senate District 25: David Senjem & Sara Flick
7-7:50 PM — Senate District 26: Carla Nelson & Aleta Borrud
Register to vote
Visit the Secretary of State’s website for info on how to register to vote, find your polling place, request an absentee ballot or view a sample ballot.
