FLINT, MI – Communities First, Inc., a local nonprofit, in partnership with Flint Beat and the League of Women Voters of the Flint Area, will be hosting forums for candidates for offices in the City of Flint, Genesee County, and the Michigan State House of Representatives. The forums will be posted on Communities First, Inc.’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
“We believe that it is critical that our community has a chance to hear from candidates for state and local offices, and we greatly appreciate the partnership of the League of Women Voters and Flint Beat in helping ensure that local residents can learn more about these candidates and make an informed choice in November,” said Joel Arnold, Planning and Advocacy Manager for Communities First, Inc. “The opportunity to provide a nonpartisan space for candidates to share their views is critical, and we encourage people to share these forums with their neighbors and
colleagues once they are posted!”
Candidates will be discussing topics relevant to their offices as well as questions pertaining to why they are running for office, their policy proposals and why they think they would be good candidates for the office they are seeking. Viewers can expect topics around local government, civic life, education, public safety, community development, and more.
The forums, which have been done periodically since 2021, will be released according to the schedule below:
- October 4 th – 9:00am: Flint School Board
- October 4 th – 1:00pm: District 3 Genesee County Board of Commissioners
- October 5 th – 9:00am: District 4 Genesee County Board of Commissioners
- October 5 th – 1:00pm: District 5 Genesee County Board of Commissioners
- October 6 th – 9:00am: District 7 Genesee County Board of Commissioners
- October 6 th – 1:00pm: District 8 Genesee County Board of Commissioners
- October 7 th – 9:00am: District 9 Genesee County Board of Commissioners
- October 7 th – 1:00pm: District 6 Genesee County Board of Commissioners
- October 8 th – 9:00am: 67 th State House of Representatives
- October 8 th – 1:00pm: 70 th District House of Representatives
- October 8 th – 6:00pm: Flint City Council Ward 1
These forums are hosted in partnership with Flint Beat and the League of Women Voters of the Flint Area. This is the third year of candidate forums that these organizations have hosted.