LWVCC Candidate Forums introduce future leaders to the community

Election season is heating up around the United States as the country moves closer to November. Next week the Copper Country League of Women Voters will host the first candidate forum at the Houghton Portage Township School auditorium. The league has confirmed candidates from Portage Township seeking the supervisor and treasurer roles. The Forum will also allow the public to meet with Michigan House of Representatives 110th district candidates, representative Greg Markkanen and Mayor of Ironwood Kim Corcoran. Candidate forums are great opportunities for the public to learn more about various candidates and their stances on topics. The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country Candidate forum next Friday will begin at 6 pm, inside the Houghton Portage Township School auditorium.

The League has also set up a candidate forum for residents in Gogebic County. On September 30^th the public will learn about candidates for the county sheriff role, 110^th District Michigan House of Representative candidates. On October 1^st a forum will introduce candidates in the county commission race. Both forums in Gogebic County will take place at Gogebic Community College in room B21 of the Business Building. Attendees can access the building from door #12 near the north parking lot. The forum on the 30^th will begin at 530 pm and at 6 pm on October 1^st.

All forums organized by the League of Women Voters plan to live stream forums via Zoom. And will make an online version available to the public following each event. Those interested in learning more about the Candidate Forums with the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country can find more details below.

Houghton County:

The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country will host a Candidate Forum on Friday, September 27, 2024, at Houghton Portage Township School Auditorium from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The forum is for candidates running for the 110 State Representative District office and Portage Township Supervisor and Trustees who are on the official ballot. A recording will be available after the event.

Representative Greg Markkanen and Mayor Kim Corcoran have accepted the invitation to the 110-district race at 6 p.m.

The public is invited. A video of this event will be posted on our website, lwvccmi.org. 

Gogebic County:

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE COPPER COUNTRY –

GOGEBIC RANGE UNIT (LWVCC-GR)

INVITES THE PUBLIC TO THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATE FORUMS :

• Gogebic County Sheriff Candidate Forum:  Monday, September 30, 2024 from 5:30pm to 6:45pm (CST)
• 110^th District Representative in Michigan’s State Legislature Candidate Forum: Monday, September 30, 2024 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm (CST)
• Gogebic County Commission Candidate Forum: Tuesday, October 1, 2024  from 6:00pm to 8:00pm (CST)

All forums will be held at Gogebic Community College, Room B21 in the Business Building, best accessed via door #12 from the north parking lot.

The purpose of the candidate forums is to enable voters to hear the candidates and question them about important issues in the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 election.  

The event format consists of the candidates making timed opening and closing statements, and answering written questions.

Adhering to the League’s “empty-chair policy”, candidates who are not in attendance will have a statement provided by them read verbatim by the moderator giving their reasons for not attending, if the statement is provided. An empty chair and candidate’s name placard will be positioned at the candidates’ table for any candidate not in attendance.   

The event will be streamed live and recorded via Zoom at the link provided here:

 https://gogebic.zoom.us/j/94683011337?from=addon.  

We will also try to live stream via Twitch depending upon microphone viability.  Live streaming links, as well as links to recordings of the forums will be available on the LWVCC-GR Unit website:

  my.lwv.org/michigan/copper-country/gogebic-range-unit

The event is organized by the Gogebic Range Unit of the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization which encourages informed and active participation of all citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League does not support or oppose any political party or candidate.