League of Women Voters of The Oneonta Area

LWVOneonta is hosted by
SUNY Oneonta

Announcing the LWV of the Oneonta Area
Fall 2009 Candidates’ Forums

Monday, October 20th

Debate between Oneonta City Mayor candidates:
Jason Corrigan, Erik Miller and Richard “Dick” Miller

Position Statements – Oneonta City Judge candidates:
Judge Lucy Bernier and Michael Getman, Esq.

Monday, October 26th

Debate between Oneonta Town Supervisor candidates:
Tony Natalini and Bob Wood

Forum between Oneonta Town Council candidates:
John Frisch, Scott Gravelin and Bill Mirabito

Position Statements – Oneonta Town Justice candidates:
Philip Hosley, Andrew Liddle and Bruce Smith

Tuesday, October 27th

Forum between candidates for Otsego County Board of Representatives:
City District 12 - Cathy Rothenberger and Craig Gelbsman
City District 13 - Scott Harrington and Linda Rowinski
District 4 Town of Oneonta – Janet Hurley-Quackenbush and Rich Murphy

Position Statements – Candidates for Otsego County Treasurer:
Dan Crowell and Ed Keator

All these events will start at 7pm and end by 9:30pm, in the Craven Lounge in Morris Hall on the SUNY Oneonta campus. The SUNY Oneonta Creative Media Services TV staff and crew will broadcast the forums live on Public Access Channel 23 and rebroadcast them before Election Day, November 3rd. Written questions will be taken from live and TV-viewing audience members and a local media panel. The media panel will feature Sam Pollak, Editor of The Daily Star, Gary Wickham, Program Director, radio station WUOW, and Brett Moore, News Director, Central NY Radio Group. A phone number for TV-viewers will be provided on the screen the evening of the debates. The events will also be accessible for live stream viewing on http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/irc, then clicking on live stream and following the instructions.

Mission Statement

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization whose purpose is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government. The LWV does not support or oppose candidates or political parties, but does support or oppose issues after study and member agreement.

Diversity Policy

The League of Women Voters of the Oneonta Area, in both its values and practices, is committed to diversity and pluralism. There shall be no barriers to participation in the League. The League of Women Voters of the Oneonta Area recognizes that diverse perspectives are important and necessary for responsible and representative decision making.

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