2009 Youth Issues Candidates’ Forum
The Chase Youth Commission will host the 2009 Youth Issues Candidates’ Forum on Tuesday, October 13th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in the City Council Chambers, located on the lower level of City Hall (808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd).
Click here for results from the October 13th, Youth Issues Candidates’ Forum.
Play Youth Issues Forum DVD.
Candidates participating in this years forum are:
City of Spokane, Council District #1, Position 2
Amber Waldref
High School Attended: Gonzaga Prep, Spokane, WA
College Attended: Georgetown University & Antioch University, Seattle
Address: PO Box 10245, Spokane, WA 99209
Phone: (509) 714-3657
Email: amber@voteamber.org
Please click here to view the autobiography.
Mike Fagan
High School Attended: North Central High School, Spokane, WA
College Attended: Central Texas College & San Francisco State University
Address: POB 6165, Hillyard Station, Spokane Wa 99217-6165
Phone: 509-991-4765
Email: electmikefagan@gmail.com
Please click here to view the autobiography.
City of Spokane, Council District #2, Position 2
Mike Allen
High School Attended: Omak High School, Omak, WA
College Attended: Eastern Washington University
Address: 1314 S. Grand Blvd #2-150, Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: (509) 280 2516
Email: Info@votemikeallen.com
Please click here to view the autobiography.
Jon Snyder
High School Attended: Lewis & Clark, Spokane, WA
College Attended: The Evergreen State College
Address: Po Box 559, Spokane WA 99210
Phone: (509) 217-2855
Email: jon@outtheremonthly.com
Please click here to view the autobiography.
City of Spokane, Council District #3, Position 2
Nancy McLaughlin
High School Attended: Nampa High School, Nampa, ID
College Attended: Boise State
Address: Po Box 18475, Spokane WA 99228-0475
Phone: (509) 326-8230
Email: dnttt@comcast.net
Please click here to view the autobiography.
Karen Kearney
High School Attended: Lincoln, Seattle, WA
College Attended: Institute of Banking
College Attended: Inter Dis. Studies, EWU
Address: 3327 W. Indian Trail, POB 139, Spokane WA 99208
Phone: (509) 328-4303
Email: kmkearney@q.com
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Spokane Public Schools, Director, Position 3
Heidi Olson
High School Attended: Pacific High School, San Bernardino, CA
College Attended: Brigham Young University
College Attended: Whitworth College
Address: 418 W. 21st, Spokane, WA 99203
Phone: (509) 981-4553
Email: olsonmom@earthlink.net
Please click here to view the autobiography.
Jeff Bierman
High School Attended: Hastings Senior High, Hastings, NE
College Attended: Hastings College
College Attended: University of Washington
Address: 2408 E. North Altamont Blvd., Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: (509) 534-5456
Email: bierman@gonzaga.edu
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Spokane Public Schools, Director, Position 4
Rocky Treppiedi
High School Attended: Richmond Hill High School, Queens, NY
College Attended: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NYC
College Attended: Gonzaga University School of Law
Address: 5008 W. Navaho Ave, Spokane, WA 99208
Phone: (509) 869-3364
Email: rtreppiedi@comcast.net
Please click here to view the autobiography.
Laura Carder
High School Attended: Yorktown High School, Arlington, VA
College Attended: California State University Long Beach
College Attended: San Francisco State University
Address: 2211 E. Rich Ave., Spokane, WA 99207
Phone: (509) 487-3216
Email: laura_carder@juno.com
Please click here to view the autobiography.
The Youth Issues Candidates’ Forum is a student led project that gives youth the opportunity to have their voices heard by selected candidates. Youth will interact with candidates by asking them questions developed from topics of concern in their schools or community. At the end of the forum the Spokane County Auditor hosts a mock election in which youth can vote for the candidate of their choice.
In addition students will have the opportunity to vote on the following ballot initiatives:
- Should the State of Washington raise the legal gambling age from 18 to 21?
- Should grocery, drug, and convenience stores be required to collect a 20-cent fee on all disposable shopping bags provided to customers, to support garbage reduction and recycling programs?
- Should the United States government reinstate the Draft in support of the war (Selective Service System)?
- Shall the City Charter be amended to add a Community Bill of Rights which seeks to build a healthy, sustainable, and democratic Spokane by securing rights to a locally-based economy, affordable and renewable energy, affordable preventative healthcare, affordable housing, a healthy environment, and constitutional rights in the workplace, as well as to apprenticeship training and a prevailing wage on certain construction projects; and by securing the right to determine the future of neighborhoods.
- Should Spokane support early childhood, after school programs, mentoring, and child abuse and neglect programs by approving a five-year levy of thirty five cents per one thousand dollars of assessed property value? This would put $5 million dollars into a fund to support youth programs.
For further information please contact Michael LeaderCharge, Youth Involvement Coordinator at mleadercharge@spokanecity.org, or (509) 625-6440.
