FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 15, 2024
CONTACT
Shelly Lewis, President
League of Women Voters of Geauga
(440) 670-4833
Shelly.Lewis@lwvgeauga.org
Save the Date!
LWV Geauga Announces Primary Election Candidate Forum
Geauga County, OH - The League of Women Voters of Geauga (LWVG) will host one candidate forum prior to Ohio’s March 19, 2024 Primary Election. This event will be held Thursday evening, February 22 at the Geauga County Public Library, Bainbridge Branch. To ensure candidate platforms are available to voters across the region, the event will be livestreamed to LWVG’s YouTube channel.
Certified candidates in these contested races will be invited to participate:
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Race
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Candidates
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Applicable Empty Chair Policy
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U.S. House of Representatives, 14th District
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Elayne J. Cross (R)
Dave Joyce (R)
Ken Polke (R)
Mark Zetzer (R)
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LWVO
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Ohio Court of Appeals, 11th District
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John J. Eklund (R)
Shelly Pratt (R)
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LWVO
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Ohio Court of Appeals, 11th District
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Scott Lynch (R)
Colleen Mary O’Toole (R)
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LWVO
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Ohio Senate, 32nd District
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Mike Loychik (R)
Sandra O’Brien (R)
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LWVO
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Geauga County Commissioner
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Nancy McArthur (R)
Ralph Spidalieri (R)
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LWVG
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Geauga County Commissioner
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Carolyn Brakey (R)
Walter Claypool (R)
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LWVG
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Races subject to LWVO’s Empty Chair Policy may only be presented if two or more candidates in the race agree to participate. Races subject to LWVG’s Empty Chair Policy will be presented even if only one candidate agrees to participate.
In selecting this date, LWVG examined published calendars for both the U.S. House of Representatives and Ohio General Assembly. We also considered holidays, religious observances, government meetings, school calendars and known local events.
To facilitate timely communication about this event, candidates are asked to provide their personal or campaign email address to the LWVG Elections Committee at Elections@lwvgeauga.org.
Additional information will be shared at a later date.
The League of Women Voters of Geauga is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. They do not support or oppose individual candidates or parties. Learn more about the LWVG at www.lwvgeauga.org.
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