The League of Women Voters of the Whitewater Area is pleased to announce that it will host an in-person WUSD School Board candidate forum on Saturday, March 12, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., in the City of Whitewater Council Chambers, 312 W Whitewater Street.
There are four candidates running for two open seats on the school board. They have all confirmed their participation: Miguel Aranda, Jennifer Kienbaum (incumbent), Joseph Kromholz (incumbent), and Andrea Svec. The League will be assisted in running the forum by Whitewater High School students under the supervision of the League and WHS American Government teacher Greg Stewart. The forum will be co-moderated by WHS students, Junior Alex Martin and Senior Aldo Rodriguez. The League is delighted to provide an opportunity for these students to engage in the democratic process alongside us.
Candidate questions prepared by the LWV Whitewater Area board and WHS students will be used if there are not enough questions provided by the public. The League does not accept questions targeted to specific candidates.
The forum will be filmed by Whitewater Community TV and live streamed to their Vimeo website. A recording will be rebroadcast on channel 990 and made available on our website, https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin/whitewater-area, during the weeks leading up to the April 5 Spring Election.
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The League of Women Voters of the Whitewater Area is pleased to announce that it will host an in-person Whitewater Common Council candidate forum on Saturday, March 12, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., in the City of Whitewater Council Chambers, 312 W Whitewater Street.
There are four candidates running for three open seats on the Common Council and one contested race for the Member at Large seat. Participating candidates are: Jill Gerber (AD4, Wards 6/7/8) and Jim Allen (Member at Large – Incumbent) and Chuck Mills (Member At Large – Challenger). [Lukas Schreiber (AD2) is uncontested and is not participating.] The forum will be moderated by League member and UW-Whitewater Professor of History Dr. Karl Brown.
The forum will be filmed by Whitewater Community TV and live streamed to their Vimeo website. A recording will be rebroadcast on Channel 990 and made available on the League’s website, https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin/whitewater-area, during the weeks leading up to the April 5 Spring Election.
The League is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
