Youth Issues Candidates’ Forum
On October 6th, the Chase Youth Commission hosted the 12th Annual Youth Issues Candidates’ Forum from 6:00-8:00 pm in the City Council Chambers of City Hall (808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd). Youth from Spokane County had an opportunity to hear candidates’ responses to questions developed by other area teens. This forum is unique in that all aspects of the forum are designed, organized, and moderated by teens of the Chase Youth Commission. During the previous months, the Chase Youth Commission asked a number of youth organizations to develop questions for the candidates. Richelle McDermott, senior at Mt. Spokane High School, and Nick Fortner, junior at North Central High School moderated the forum.
This year’s forum featured candidates from the following races: City of Spokane Mayor – Mary Verner & David Condon, City of Spokane Council President – Ben Stuckart & Dennis Hession, City of Spokane Council District #1 Position #1 – Mike Fagan & Donna McKereghan, City of Spokane Council District #2 Position #1 – Richard Rush (Mike Allen has withdrawn from the forum), and City of Spokane Council District #3 Position #1 – Steve Salvatori & Joy Jones.
At the completion of the forum, staff from the Spokane County Auditor’s office were on hand to provide ballots and a voting machine to conduct a mock vote for the teens. Youth had the opportunity to vote for their favorite candidates as well as mock initiatives developed by the Chase Youth Commission in order to gain their perspectives on issues.
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- Mary Verner
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- David Condon
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- Ben Stuckart
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- Dennis Hession
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- Mike Fagan
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- Donna McKereghan
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- Richard Rush
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- Joy Jones
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- Steve Salvatori
