The political science program at Missouri Western State University is sponsoring two candidate forums in advance of the St. Joseph Municipal Primary Election. Candidates for mayor and city council districts I and V have been invited to the forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, and at-large council candidates have been invited to the forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1. Both will be held in room 102 of the Hearnes Center on the Missouri Western campus, and are free and open to the public.
Each candidate will be permitted two-minute opening and closing statements. The forum organizers will ask questions their own questions, as well as questions solicited from the audience.
The primary election ballot on Feb. 6 will include five candidates for St. Joseph mayor, ten candidates for three at-large council seats, and three candidates each for city council in district I and district V. The other three council districts do not have a contested primary.
Forums are also scheduled for March 27 and 29, before the city’s general election. For more information, contact Dr. Jon Euchner at 816-271-4358 or by e-mail at euchner@missouriwestern.edu.
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