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All seven seats on the St. Paul City Council are up for election on the Nov. 3 ballot, as are four of the seven seats on the St. Paul school board. Here's a list of the remaining candidate forums, and keep scrolling down for hotlinks to candidate surveys.
SCHOOL BOARD
--The East Side Freedom Library will host a candidate forum from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 19th. The library is located at 1105 Greenbrier St.
--The Capitol Hill parent-teacher organization is hosting a St. Paul School Board candidate forum from 5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 22. The school is located at 560 Concordia Ave.
--Students will ask candidates questions at a youth forum, which will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Sun Ray Library, 2105 Wilson Ave. The forum is sponsored by St. Paul Youth Services and Students for Education Reform/Minnesota.
WARD 6
--Hmong American Partnership and Hope Lutheran Church will host a town hall forum for the Ward 6 candidates at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20. The topics will include transportation, youth opportunity and security on St. Paul’s East Side. The location is 1075 Arcade St.
--A forum from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Hayden Heights Library will be managed by East Side residents. The library is located at 1456 White Bear Ave.
The ward spans Frost Lake, Hayden Heights, Hazel Park, Payne/Phalen, Phalen Village, and Prosperity.
DFL FUNdraiser
The St. Paul DFL is hosting a “candidate karaoke” night. The party “FUNdraiser” takes place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at the TinCup Bar, 1220 Rice St., led by two emcees -- former City Council Member Melvin Carter III and performer Tou Ger Bennett Xiong, who “challenge all comers to a duet contest!”
Suggested contributions for co-hosts are $100, and guests are $25, though the invite indicates that “contributions of any amount are graciously accepted.”
LINKS TO CANDIDATE SURVEYS
-- St. Paul Pioneer Press Voter's Guide and Elections website
-- St. Paul Area Association of Realtors Political Action Committee Supported Candidates
-- St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce East Metro Voter Guide
-- Ramsey County Food and Nutrition Commission surveys on Gardening Matters
-- St. Paul Smart Trips City Council Candidate Voter Guide
--St. Paul Forward, a newly launched progressive PAC, has a Voter's Guide
-- David Rasmussen's city council candidate interviews (podcast blog with audio recordings) at ThisScene.Blogspot.com Rasmussen is always looking for candidates to add to his podcast. Contact him at bertrecords(at)gmail.com.
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