Listen and watch on KSMU and Springfield News-Leader.
Interviews with local candidates in the Nov. 5 General Election are available on the websites of KSMU Ozarks Public Radio and the Springfield News-Leader. These brief conversations are the work of The Informed Voter Coalition, led by the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri.
Candidate interviews include these races:
- State Senate District 29
- State Representative Districts 129-140
- Greene and Christian County Commissioners
- United States Representative District 7
Besides the League of Women Voters, the coalition includes Ozarks Technical Community College Social Sciences Department, Leadership Springfield, Springfield-Greene County Library District, L.E. Meador Center for Politics and Citizenship at Drury University, Be Civil Be Heard, Missouri State University Office of Public Affairs, NAACP Springfield, Junior League of Springfield, Rosie, Show Me Christian County, Springfield Business Journal, Springfield News-Leader and KSMU Ozarks Public Radio.
The Informed Voter Coalition works to educate the public ahead of elections. Voters in Southwest Missouri can learn where these candidates stand on the most pressing issues and hear their ideas and goals.
