Folsom voters will have an opportunity to hear directly from candidates seeking three seats on the City Council when the League of Women Voters of Sacramento County hosts a nonpartisan candidate forum later this month.
The Folsom City Council Candidate Forum will take place Monday, Sept. 14, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. inside the Folsom City Council Chambers, 50 Natoma St. The event is free and open to the public and will feature candidates running in City Council Districts 1, 3 and 5.
Participating candidates will have an opportunity to answer questions addressing issues important to Folsom residents. The League said its candidate forums are part of its voter-education efforts and are intended to provide residents with reliable, nonpartisan information to help them make informed decisions at the ballot box.
“Hearing and seeing candidates engage in healthy debates before an election is an important part of our democracy,” the League of Women Voters of Sacramento County said. “Candidate debates and forums help us determine which candidates align with our values and which ones we want to support with our votes.”
Mary Kay Williams of the League of Women Voters of Sacramento County will moderate the forum. The event will follow established League guidelines designed to provide each candidate with an equal opportunity to respond.
Questions will be solicited and prepared in advance. Voters who would like to submit a question for consideration may email Forums@lwvsacramento.org.
In District 1, candidates invited to participate are incumbent Folsom City Councilmember Mike Kozlowski; Paul Kerfeld, who lists his occupation as retired; and Chad Vander Veen, a government proposal manager.
District 3 candidates invited to participate are incumbent Councilwoman Sarah Aquino, who lists her occupation as councilwoman and small businesswoman, and Jagadish “Jag” Nagendra, an engineer and project manager.
In District 5, candidates invited to participate are Justin Hurst, a government advocacy manager, and incumbent Anna Rohrbough.
The forum comes as Folsom voters prepare to decide representation for three of the city’s five council districts in the Nov. 3 election. Folsom elects its council members by district, with voters in each district selecting the representative for their area.
Those unable to attend the Sept. 14 forum in person will be able to watch the event live through Metro Cable Channel 14. A recording will also be available afterward through the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission website.
The forum is being presented by the League of Women Voters of Sacramento County in partnership with the Sacramento County Cable Commission and Metro Cable Channel 14. Metro Cable staff will produce the event for live broadcast, with a recording available for viewing in the weeks following the forum.
Additional information about the forum, event updates and voter resources is available through the League of Women Voters of Sacramento County.
The League of Women Voters of Sacramento County is a nonpartisan organization focused on voter education, voter registration, civic engagement and encouraging informed participation in government.
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