Public Candidate Forum on August 23 at ECHS

The El Cerrito Democratic Club is hosting a public forum for candidates for elected office on August 23 in the El Cerrito High School cafeteria. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Forums start at 1 pm, but the doors open at 12:00 pm and visitors are encouraged to arrive early. Before and after each session the candidates make themselves available for meet-and-greet.

Each forum will include opening statements, moderated Q&A, and closing statements from each candidate. Following the forum, the club will vote on its endorsements Non-members can vote in a straw poll to register a preference for a given candidate, though these votes will not count in the endorsement tally.

The Club has issued invitations to the following candidates:

SESSION I (1:00 – 3:30 PM)

West Contra Costa Unified School District (3 seats)

• • • Elizabeth (Liz) Block
    • Chester R. Stevens
    • Raquel Donoso
    • Madeline Kronenberg
    • Elaine Merriweather
    • Otheree Christian
    • Mister Phillips
    • Peter Nicholas Chau
    • Valerie Cuevas
    • Ayana Kirkland Young

Stege Sanitary (2 seats)

• • • Dwight Merrill
    • Alan Miller
    • Jay Z. James
    • Joshua M. Dickinson

West Contra Costa Healthcare (3 seats)

• • • Irma L. Anderson
    • Beverly Eve Wallace
    • Nancy Casazzar
    • Marilynne L. Mellander

SESSION II (3:30 – 5:00 PM)

Assembly District 15 (1 seat)

• • • Elizabeth Echols
    • Tony Thurmond

Contra Costa Community College Board (1 seat)

• • • Cheryl Sudduth
    • John E. Marquez

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