Politics & Government
Two Candidate Forums at St. Alban's in October: Mark Your Calendars
Hold onto your absentee ballots. St. Alban's Church and Albany Patch will co-host a City Council candidate forum Oct. 17, and a school board candidate forum Oct. 10. Click the "Keep me posted" button for alerts on election news.
Election season is heating up, and St. Alban's Episcopal Church and Albany Patch are proud to announce two free forums in October to help local residents get to know the candidates.
The forum for school board candidates comes Oct. 10, followed on Oct. 17 by the forum for City Council candidates. All candidates have confirmed their attendance.
Both forums take place at 7 p.m. at St. Alban's, 1501 Washington Ave., in the Parish Hall. Albany Patch editor Emilie Raguso will moderate.
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The church will provide coffee, tea and light refreshments.
In addition to the questions already submitted online, there will be an opportunity for attendees to write out questions for the moderator to share at the event itself, and time for informal follow-up.
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MORE WAYS TO MEET THE CANDIDATES
Several other opportunities have been planned by community members to help connect candidates with residents. If you know of other events, let us know in the comments.
- Sept. 25, Oct. 2, Oct. 9:
- Sept. 27: Meet and Greet City Council Candidates at Chamber Mixer
- Sept. 30: Candidate Meet and Greet for Nick Pilch
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- Election Update: Who Are the City Council Candidates?
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- You Said It: "Aren't We Better Than the Mudslinging That Mars National Politics?"
- You Tell Us: Questions for the Candidates
See our full election guide here. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for future stories related to elections in Albany.
If there's something in this article you think should be corrected, or if something else is amiss, call editor Emilie Raguso at 510-459-8325 or email her at albany@patch.com.
