Spokane mayoral, City Council president debate tonight at 6 p.m.

Spokane mayoral, City Council president debate tonight at 6 p.m.

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Madeline Happold • Apr 26, 2025

Oct 4, 2023

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                <h1>Spokane mayoral, City Council president debate tonight at 6 p.m.</h1>
                <h2><p>The Spokane Public Library, in partnership with the Spokane NAACP and Thin Air Community Radio, hosts a mayoral and City Council president forum tonight from 6-8 p.m. at the downtown location, 906 W. Main Ave.

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            <p>The Spokane Public Library, in partnership with the Spokane NAACP and Thin Air Community Radio, hosts a mayoral and City Council president forum tonight from 6-8 p.m. at the downtown location, 906 W. Main Ave.</p><p>Listen to the Candidate Forum &amp; Town Hall on Thin Air Community Radio, a nonprofit radio station in Spokane, at 88.1 and 92.3FM, or streaming at KYRS.org. <a href="https://stream.pacificaservice.org:9000/kyrs_128?ref=avalancheghost.one"><u>The livestream can also be found here</u></a>, courtesy of Thin Air Community Radio.</p><p>If interested in attending in person, <a href="https://events.spokanelibrary.org/event/9140005?ref=avalancheghost.one"><u>registration is required</u></a>.</p><p>Nonpartisan incumbent Nadine Woodward faces former Democratic state Sen. Lisa Brown in the mayoral race. Current Spokane City Councilmember Betty Wilkerson will participate in tonight’s City Council president forum. Competitor Kim Plese will not be in attendance.</p><p>Additional debates and forums currently planned for Spokane elections will continue through October. Confirmed events include:</p><ul><li>The <a href="https://www.gonzaga.edu/center-for-climate-society-environment/events/spokane-candidates-climate-change-forum?ref=avalancheghost.one"><u>Gonzaga University Climate Change Forum</u></a> will be held on campus at Cataldo Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. All candidates for city office in Spokane have been invited to this event. Currently, Brown has accepted and Woodward has declined to participate.</li><li>The <a href="https://www.rotaryspokane.com/Speakers/5576a1b1-ea07-4aa4-a9f1-c4ff06e276c7?ref=avalancheghost.one"><u>Rotary Club of Spokane</u></a> will host a debate for City Council president candidates on Thursday, Oct. 5 from noon to 1 p.m. in partnership with KXLY.</li><li>The <a href="https://www.gonzaga.edu/news-events/events/2023/10/11/northwest-passages-pints-and-politics?ref=avalancheghost.one"><u>Spokesman-Review</u></a> will host Spokane mayoral and City Council president debates on Oct. 11 at Gonzaga University. City Council president candidates will take the stage at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m., followed by mayoral candidates at 7 p.m.</li><li>KSPS, Spokane’s local PBS station, will hold City Council debates. Candidates for District 1 will debate on Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon, with candidates from District 2 debating later that day from 2-4 p.m. Northwest Spokane candidates will debate Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 6:30-8 p.m., and Council president candidates will debate Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon.</li><li>KHQ and Greater Spokane Inc. will jointly host a mayoral debate on Oct. 17. KREM will host a mayoral debate on Oct. 26.</li></ul>
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The Spokane Public Library, in partnership with the Spokane NAACP and Thin Air Community Radio, hosts a mayoral and City Council president forum tonight from 6-8 p.m. at the downtown location, 906 W. Main Ave.

Listen to the Candidate Forum & Town Hall on Thin Air Community Radio, a nonprofit radio station in Spokane, at 88.1 and 92.3FM, or streaming at KYRS.org. The livestream can also be found here, courtesy of Thin Air Community Radio.

If interested in attending in person, registration is required.

Nonpartisan incumbent Nadine Woodward faces former Democratic state Sen. Lisa Brown in the mayoral race. Current Spokane City Councilmember Betty Wilkerson will participate in tonight’s City Council president forum. Competitor Kim Plese will not be in attendance.

Additional debates and forums currently planned for Spokane elections will continue through October. Confirmed events include:

The Gonzaga University Climate Change Forum will be held on campus at Cataldo Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. All candidates for city office in Spokane have been invited to this event. Currently, Brown has accepted and Woodward has declined to participate.
The Rotary Club of Spokane will host a debate for City Council president candidates on Thursday, Oct. 5 from noon to 1 p.m. in partnership with KXLY.
The Spokesman-Review will host Spokane mayoral and City Council president debates on Oct. 11 at Gonzaga University. City Council president candidates will take the stage at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m., followed by mayoral candidates at 7 p.m.
KSPS, Spokane’s local PBS station, will hold City Council debates. Candidates for District 1 will debate on Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon, with candidates from District 2 debating later that day from 2-4 p.m. Northwest Spokane candidates will debate Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 6:30-8 p.m., and Council president candidates will debate Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon.
KHQ and Greater Spokane Inc. will jointly host a mayoral debate on Oct. 17. KREM will host a mayoral debate on Oct. 26.

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Madeline Happold

By Madeline Happold

Madeline Happold is the digital content manager at Cascade PBS. She previously worked at The Spokesman-Review and The Wenatchee World, focusing on audience engagement and product management.

Madeline Happold is the digital content manager at Cascade PBS. She previously worked at The Spokesman-Review and The Wenatchee World, focusing on audience engagement and product management.