2023 Candidate Forums

Candidate Forum Policy

Candidate Forum Policy

General Election Forums

All candidates were invited. 
See recordings of previous 2023 General Election forums below.
Also see the co-sponsors below.

TV Tacoma Forums

The League of Women Voters is pleased to be able to moderate these forums which are shown on TV Tacoma and available online here. Click on the name of the race; it is linked to the TV Tacoma site.

Tacoma School District 10, Director Position 5                                  
City of Tacoma Council District 3                                                       
Port of Tacoma, Commissioner Positions 3 and 5             
City of Tacoma Council at Large Positions 7 and 8         
Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, Commissioner Position 5     

2023 General Election Candidate Forum Recordings

Wednesday, October 25, 7:00 pm, Eatonville City Council
Mike Schaub, Pos. 3; Joe Hagen, Pos. 3; Bill Dunn, Pos. 4; Kirby Nelson, Pos. 4
CANCELED

Monday, October 23, 7:00 pm, Bonney Lake City Council
J. Kelly McClimans, Pos. 4; Tom Watson, Pos. 4; Jessica Bennion, Pos. 5; Angela Baldwin, Pos. 5; Dan Roach, Pos. 7; Teresa Caron, Pos. 7
CANCELED

Saturday, October 21, 10:00 am, Peninsula Metropolitan Parks Board Pos. 5
Billy Sehmel. Steven Nielson
CANCELED

Thursday, October 19, 7:30 pm, Fircrest City Council

Brett L. Wittner. Pos. 3; Teresa Berg, Pos. 3; Karen Mauer-Smith, Pos. 4; Brian Rybolt, Pos. 4; Hunter George, Pos. 5; Vince Navarre, Pos. 5
CANCELED

Wednesday, October 18, 7:00 pm, University Place City Council

Frank Boykin, Pos. 2; Saadia Wahid, Pos. 2; Melanie J. Grassi, Pos. 7; Alecia Cunningham, Pos. 7
See the recording at https://youtu.be/q5Yq6cXKdzs

Tuesday, October 17, 7:00 pm, DuPont City Council
Melinda Schou, Pos. 4; Tom Wargo, Pos. 4; Robin Barrow, Pos. 5; Shawna Gasak, Pos. 5
Melinda Schou was unable to participate.
See the recording at https://youtu.be/Y_213NWElhQ

 

Monday, October 16, 7:00 pm, Eatonville School Board

Travis Rush, Dist. 3; James Waldron, Dist. 3; Corey Ackerman, At Large, Pos. 4; Karen Carr, At-Large, Pos. 4

As a result of technical problems, the recording of this forum is broken into two parts. Part I is the introduction; Part II has most of the forum discussion.
Part 1: https://youtu.be/Bqb3GaL7iAI
Part 2:https://youtu.be/j7QDYFU5GUM

Saturday, October 14, 10:00 am, Edgewood Mayor & City Council
Dave Olson, Mayor; Tyron Christopberson, Mayor; Jason Ramirez, Council, Pos. 2; Laura Chudecke, Council, Pos. 2
This forum was held in person at Edgewood City Hall and recorded.
https://youtu.be/g9rA5CqQkTAAs a result of technical problems, this forum is broken into two parts. Part I is the introduction; Part II has most of the forum discussion.

Wednesday, October 11, 7:00 pm, Pierce County Council District 2

Paul Herrera, Jamie Smith
Canceled

Tuesday, October 10, 6:00 pm, Tacoma City Council, District 3

With Tacoma/Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium

Jamika Scott, Chris VanVechten
Watch the recording here.

Thursday, October 5, 7:00 pm, Eatonville School Board
Travis Rush, Dist. 3; James Waldron, Dist. 3; Corey Ackerman, At Large, Pos. 4; Karen Carr, At-Large, Pos. 4

RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 16 WITH NEW LINK

Wednesday, October 4, 7:00 pm, Puyallup School Board
Joseph Romero, Pos. 2; Trish Crocker, Pos. 2; Gretchen Miles, Pos. 2; Amanda Cuthbert, Pos. 2; Davida Haygood, Pos. 5; Shannon Burch, Pos. 5
See the recording here.

Tuesday, October 3, 7:00 pm, Sumner-Bonney Lake School Board
Paul S. Williams, Rocco Lamanna, Kevin Lewis, Denis Caron, Bill Gaines, Paul Monson
CANCELED

Monday, October 2, 7:00 pm, Clover Park School Board
Janet Caldwell, Noa Bunting
We apologize for the last-minute cancelation of this forum due to circumstances beyond our control.

Thursday, September 21, 7:00 pm, Tacoma City Council, Positions 7 & 8

With Tacoma-Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium
Olgy Diaz- At Large Pos. 7; Kristen Wynne- At-Large Pos. 7; Kristina Walker- At-Large Pos. 8; Todd Briske-At-Large Pos. 8

View the recording here.

 

Wednesday, September 20, 7:00 pm, Lakewood City Council

with Tacoma-Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium
Paul Wagemann- Pos. 4; Ryan Pearson- Pos. 4; Jimmy Davidson- Pos. 6

CANCELED

 

Monday, September 18, 7:00 pm, Puyallup City Council

with Tacoma/Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium
Shellie Willis-Council at Large; Renne Gilliam- Council at Large; Dean Johnson- Dist. 2, Pos. 1; Joe Colombo- Dist. 2, Pos. 1

CANCELED AS A RSULT OF UNANTICIPATED TECHNOLOGY ISSUES

 

Primary Election Forum Recordings

Monday, 7/10/23, 6:00 pm - City of Edgewood Mayor

Dave Olson, Christi Keith, Tyron J. Chrostopherson and Ryan Day
Watch a recording of the webinar here.

Tuesday, 7/11/23, 6:00 pm - City of Tacoma Council District 3

John Frazier, Malando Redeemer, Jamika Scott, Chris Van Vechten; Sheldon Greyell not available
at South Tacoma Library, 3411 S 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98409

Wednesday, 7/12/23 - TV Tacoma recording session - City of Tacoma Council District 3

Watch a recording of the forum here.
Also view it on TV Tacoma at times published by the station.

Wednesday, 7/12/23 - TV Tacoma recording session - City of Tacoma Council Position 8, At-Large

Watch a recording of the forum here.
Also view it on TV Tacoma at times published by the station.

Monday, 7/17/23, 6:00 pm - Sumner-Bonney Lake School Board, Position 3

Denis Caron, Justin Evans, Kevin Lewis
Watch a recording of the webinar here.

Tuesday, 7/18/23, 6:00 pm - Eatonville School District, Position 4

Corey Ackerman, Karen Carr, Kim Williams
Watch a recording of the webinar here.
 

Tuesday, 7/18/23, 7:30 pm - Peninsula Metropolitan Park District, Position 5

Madelyn Hunter, Steven Nielson, Billy Sehmel
Watch a recording of the webinar here.

Wednesday, 7/19/23, 6:00 pm - Lakewood City Council, Position 4

Charles Ames, Ryan Pearson, Paul Wagemann
Watch a recording of the webinar here.