Learn more about candidates for state representative, District 134
Led by the League of Women Voters, 10 well-known community organizations hosted virtual candidate and ballot issue forums ahead of the Nov. 3 election with the shared goals of informing voters and increasing voter turnout.
Recording of the Oct. 8 program hosted by the League is now available. Featured are Alex Riley (R) and Derrick Nowlin (D), candidates for state representative, District 134, covering parts of south-central Springfield. The boundaries run generally from Sunshine and Campbell intersection to the James River
Other forums sponsored by the candidate forum coalition are:
State Representative, District 132—Oct. 6, Democratic incumbent Crystal Quade and Republican candidate Sarah Semple. Hosted by NAACP Springfield and MSU’s Office of Public Affairs
https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/candidate-and-issues-forum-fall-2020.htm
State Representative, District 135—Oct. 8, Republican incumbent Steve Helms, Democratic candidate Betsy Fogle and Green Party candidate Vicke Kepling. Hosted by Junior League of Springfield via Facebook Live. https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=junior%20league%20of%20springfield%20mo
Other forums to come
–A ballot issue pro-con forum on Amendment 3 will be rebroadcast on KSMU Radio (91.1) at 7 p.m. Oct. 20. It was first presented Oct. 14, featuring Senate sponsor of Amendment 3 Sen. Dan Hegeman (R) and No on 3 campaign director Sean Soendker-Nicholson. Hosted by Drury University’s L.E. Meador Center for Politics & Citizenship https://www.drury.edu/amendment3-forum
–State Representative, District 130—Oct. 21, 5:30 p.m., Republican candidate Bishop Davidson and Democratic candidate David Gragg. Hosted by Ozarks Technical Community College’s Social Sciences Department and nonpartisan student organization Politically Active. https://otc.zoom.us/j/94127790184 Meeting ID: 941 2779 0184
The 10 organizations in the candidate forum coalition are:
- Be Civil, Be Heard community program
- Drury University’s L.E. Meador Center for Politics & Citizenship
- Junior League of Springfield
- KSMU Radio
- Leadership Springfield
- League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri
- Missouri State University’s Office of Public Affairs
- NAACP Springfield
- Ozarks Technical Community College’s Social Sciences Department and nonpartisan student organization Politically Active
- Springfield-Greene County Library District