Local politics gets into full swing when the Carson City Chamber of Commerce will host its Soup’s On Supervisor Candidate Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Featured at the luncheon will be the contestants for the Carson City Supervisor Ward 2 race, Brad Bonkowski and Dennis Johnson and Ward 4 contestants incumbent Molly Walt and Jim Shirk. Questions will be fielded from the audience.
The forum will be at Gold Dust West, 2171 U.S. Highway 50 East in Carson City. The cost is $15 per person in advance and $20 at the door. RSVP by Oct. 19. Call (775) 882-1565. See the flier below.
Meanwhile, two candidate forums will take place in Carson City Oct. 17-18. Hosted by the League of Women Voters, the first is at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 at the Carson City Community Center. The topics are Question 1, the proposed City Center project for downtown Carson City. Following the pros and cons discussion of Question 1 there will be a Board of Supervisors candidate presentation for the two seats.
On Oct. 18, 6 p.m. at the Carson City Library auditorium there will be a presentation by candidates for Assembly District 40; candidates for the Carson City School Board and a discussion on the merits of Nevada’s Ballot Question 1 that, if passed, would change the state’s constitution and allow the Legislature to bring itself into special session.
