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Hear from local candidates, in their own words

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 …

WATCH: Informed Voter Coalition interview on KOLR10 Daybreak

League members Lisa Langley and Cara Griffin talk about the Informed Voter Coalition and its candidate interview series for the April 4, 2023 election in Springfield (see related post). KOLR10 Daybreak anchor Jenifer Abreu interviewed the two in mid-March. Langley is leader of the coalition of 11 nonpartisan community organizations, launched by the League of SWMO in 2019. Griffin is …

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Voters: Learn about candidates on Aug. 2 ballot

Nonpartisan radio interviews start July 12 A coalition of community organizations led by the League of Women Voters is again producing a series of nonpartisan interviews with candidates on the Aug. 2 primary election ballot, when voters will narrow the field of candidates for U.S. Congress and Missouri General Assembly. The brief conversations will air at noon on KSMU Ozarks …

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Candidate Interviews for the April 6 municipal election.

Did you miss the broadcast on KSMU this week of the candidate interviews? You can now watch videos of the interviews for candidates in the April 6, 2021 municipal election. These include candidates running for Springfield City Council General Seat A, General Seat B, Zone 1, Zone 4, and Mayor of Springfield, as well as Springfield Public Schools Board of …