Naperville Candidates To Meet For Virtual Forums: Election 2023

NAPERVILLE, IL — As the April 4 election nears, candidates who are vying for mayor, park district and school boards in Naperville will meet to discuss voter issues at upcoming virtual forums hosted by the Naperville League of Women Voters (LWV).

All candidates have been invited to the forums, which will be led by a moderator that the LWV bills as "trained" and "nonpartisan." Candidates will answer questions that have been submitted ahead of the event by residents and LWV members.

Responses are timed and candidates are permitted to make opening and closing statements.

The information for these free candidate forums is below:

Naperville City Council Candidate Forum

Feb. 20 at 7 p.m.

City council candidates Meghna Bansal, Patrick Kelly, Allison Longenbaugh, Rebecca Malotke-Meslin, Ashley South, Ashfaq Syed, Jodi Trendler and Madhu Uppal are slated to attend the Naperville City Council Candidate Forum. Click to register.

Naperville Mayoral Candidate Forum

Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.

Mayoral candidates Scott Wehrli and Benjamin White are set to be in attendance. Click the link to register for the Naperville Mayoral Candidate Forum.

Naperville Park District Board Member Candidate Forum

March 6 at 7 p.m.

Christopher Jacks, Rich Janor and John Risvold will address questions during this forum. Click the link to register.

Indian Prairie District 204 Question and Answer Session

March 7 at 6:30 p.m.

See District 204 school board candidates Catey Genc, Justin Karubas and Mark Rising answer voter questions during this Q and A session. Click the link to register for the session.

Naperville District 203 School Board Candidate Forum

March 7 at 8 p.m.

Voters can watch via Zoom as District 203 school board candidates speak on voter issues. The following candidates are set to attend: Ronald Amato, Melissa Kelley Black, Kristine M. Gericke, Joseph (Joe) Kozminski and Gilbert R. Wagner.