Learn about candidates on the April 4 Springfield ballot through interviews hosted by the Informed Voter Coalition, led by the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri.
These brief interviews will air on KSMU 91.1 FM starting March 21. Video versions will be posted on our LWV website after they air on KSMU, available on demand. Those interviewed are in contested races for Springfield school board, Springfield mayor and city council.
Here’s the schedule:
- Springfield R-12 Board of Education (airs March 21, noon, KSMU 91.1 FM) Landon McCarter, Shurita Thomas-Tate, Judy Brunner, Chad Rollins
- Springfield City Council, (airs March 22, noon, KSMU) General Seat C: Callie Carroll, Jeremy Dean and General Seat D: Derek Lee, Bruce K. Adib-Yazdi
- Springfield Mayor and Springfield City Council (airs March 23, noon, KSMU) Mayor: Ken McClure, Melanie Bach and Council Zone 3: Brandon Jenson, David Nokes.
Informed Voter Coalition: Always nonpartisan
The Informed Voter Coalition was launched in 2019 with the shared goal of educating voters and engaging candidates with citizens. The community organizations who are members are:
- Be Civil Be Heard
- Drury University’s L.E. Meador Center for Politics & Citizenship
- Junior League of Springfield
- KSMU Ozarks Public Radio
- Leadership Springfield Alumni
- 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
- Springfield-Greene County Library District
- Springfield News-Leader
