LINK nky is live-streaming five candidate forums this week ahead of the Nov. 8 election. This week’s forums follow two from last week. If you missed our forum for for Senate District 24 (Campbell, Pendleton, and Bracken counties), click here to watch. If you missed our forum for Senate District 20 (southern Boone and Kenton counties, Franklin County, and counties in between), click here to watch.
Here is the schedule:
Monday, Oct. 17
Florence mayoral candidates
The candidates running for Florence mayor will appear together to answer questions about their visions for the city. Julie Metzger Aubuchon and Duane Froelicher are running for the seat currently occupied by longtime incumbent Diane Whalen, who is not seeking relection.
The forum is at 7 p.m. on the LINK nky Facebook page. Click here to be notified when the live Facebook event starts.
Tuesday, Oct. 18
On Tuesday, LINK nky will broadcast two candidate forums.
State Supreme Court and State Court of Appeals
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky, the Northern Kentucky Forum, and Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law are hosting a judicial candidates forum at Northern Kentucky University’s College of Informatics Digitorum. The event features Kentucky Supreme Court Sixth Judicial Circuit candidates incumbent Michelle Keller and challenger Joe Fischer, and also Kentucky Court of Appeals Sixth Judicial Circuit candidates incumbent Susanne Cetrulo and challenger Robert Winter.
The event moderator will be NKU Chase College of Law Professor Kenneth Katkin.
The public can attend in-person or virtually. To register, click here.
LINK nky will broadcast this event on its business Facebook page, LINK Media. Please note that our business Facebook page is different than our news/editorial Facebook page “LINK nky“.
The judicial candidates forum is from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
House District 68
The candidates in House District 68, Democrat Kelly Jones and Republican Mike Clines, will join LINK nky to answer questions directly. This Campbell County district is currently represented by Republican Joe Fischer who is running for the State Supreme Court this year.
The forum starts at 7 p.m. and will stream on the LINK nky Facebook page. To be notified of when the event starts, click here.
Wednesday, Oct. 19
House District 67
The candidates in House District 67, incumbent Democrat Rachel Roberts and Republican Jerry Gearding, were each invited to participate in this forum. Gearding declined his invitation. Rep. Rachel Roberts (D-Newport) will appear alone to answer questions about the campaign and issues facing voters in this Campbell County district.
The forum starts at 7 p.m. and will stream on the LINK nky Facebook page. To be notified of when the event starts, click here.
Thursday, Oct. 20
House District 65
The candidates in House District 65, incumbent Democrat Buddy Wheatley and Republican Stephanie Dietz, will join LINK nky to answer questions directly. This Kenton County includes parts of Covington and nearby suburbs.
The forum starts at 7 p.m. and will stream on the LINK nky Facebook page. To be notified of when the event starts, click here.
