New location set for Oct. 23 candidates' forum

NOTE: THE LOCATION OF THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED FROM THE TOWER VIEW ROOM TO THE BALLROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE J.W. JONES STUDENT UNION.

Several Northwest student groups have joined forces with the Northwest chapter of Business and Professional Women to host a candidates’ forum scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in the third-floor Ballroom of the J.W. Jones Student Union.

Candidates who have agreed to speak include:

Clint Zweifel, Democratic candidate for state treasurer.
4th-District Rep. Mike Thomson, running for re-election as a Republican
Rick Oswald, Democratic candidate for 4th-District state representative.
Nodaway County Sheriff Ben Espey, running for re-election as a Republican.
Darren White, Democratic candidate for Nodaway County sheriff.
Diane Thomsen, democratic candidate for Nodaway County public administrator.
Mike Striplin, Republican candidate for Nodaway County collector/treasurer.
Marilyn Jenkins, Democratic candidate for Nodaway County collector/treasurer.
North District Nodaway County Commissioner Bob Westfall, running for re-election as a Republican.
Coroner Vince Shelby, running for re-election as a Republican.
Jeff Bream, Democratic candidate for coroner.

The campus forum is being coordinated by Brooke Beason, vice president of the Northwest Student Senate. Sponsoring student organizations include the Young Democrats, the College Republicans and the Political Science Club.

A similar forum featuring a number of candidates for public office will take place at 7 p.m. the same day at the Nodaway County Courthouse in downtown Maryville.

The community forum is being sponsored by the Maryville Citizens for Community Action and the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce. In addition to presentations by area candidates, moderator Dave McLaughlin, associate professor of political science at Northwest, will offer explanations of the General Election ballot measures (Constitutional Amendments 1 and 4 and Propositions A, B and C).

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Brown,
News Bureau Manager
E-Mail: abrown@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 660.562.1704
Fax: 660.562.1900

Northwest Missouri State University
219 Administration Building,
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468

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