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Election Forum
Candidate and Ballot Issue Forum
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
6:30 p.m. (6:00 p.m. refreshments)
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
Columbia City Council, Ward 2
Paul Love
Michael Trapp
Columbia School Board (Two positions open)
Susan Blackburn
Christine King
Tyler Lero
Teresa Maledy
Ben Tilley
Boone Hospital Board of Trustees
Mark Dempsey
Greg Steinhoff
Boone County Fire District Board (Two positions open)
Karmon Griffin
David Ritchie
Bill Watkins
Columbia School District – Ballot Issue
Dr. Peter Stiepleman, superintendent
Dr. Stiepelman will make a presentation and answer questions about the issue.
The Columbia City Council Ward 6 seat is up for election, but only one candidate (Betsy Peters) is running unopposed and will not be included in the forum.
We are expecting KFRU Radio to broadcast the forum live and David Lile and Renee Hulshof will serve as moderators.
The Columbia Public Library is cosponsoring this event which is free and open to the public.
Candidate/Ballot Issue Forums
Candidate and Ballot Issue Forums – Two Forums
Monday, March 21, 2016
Columbia Public Library
6:30 p.m. (6:00 p.m. refreshments)
Columbia School Board Candidates and Ballot Issues
Candidates: Paul Rainsberger, James Whitt, Sarah Dubbert, Joseph Toepke, and Jan Mees
The five candidates are competing for two seats.
Dr. Peter Stiepleman, superintendent of the Columbia Public Schools will speak in favor of the Columbia Public Schools ballot issues for a 65-cent school levy increase and the no-tax-increase bond issue. If there is organized opposition to the ballot issues, the League will invite a representative to speak.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Columbia Public Library
6:30 p.m. (6:00 p.m. refreshments)
Columbia City Council and mayoral candidates.
Third Ward candidates are Karl Skala and Tom Leuther.
Fourth Ward candidates are Ian Thomas and Daryl Dudley.
Mayoral candidates are Skip Walther and Brian Treece.
David Lile from KFRU will moderate the first forum and Renee Hulshof will moderate the second forum. KFRU will broadcast both forums live
and the Columbia Daily Tribune will have a live webcast of the events.
Both events are cosponsored by the Columbia Public Library.
These events are free and open to the public.
League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County 