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Community organizations across Michigan’s First Congressional District have launched the MI-01 Meet the Candidates Project, a coordinated, non-partisan series of public forums that will bring congressional primary candidates directly to communities across the district in early 2026.
The Event in Marquette is the seventh in this series of district-wide moderated candidate forums organized in Michigan’s First District. From February through April, local Indivisible groups and their community partners will host public forums in communities spanning the entire First District, from Ironwood in the western U.P to Sterling, just north of Bay City.This project honors the size, character, and capacity of each participating community. The events will be in-person, with some of them also accessible on-line.
All events will be:
- Non-partisan
- Moderated and structured
- Grounded in civility and respectful dialogue
- Open and accessible to the public
The Marquette Event will be held Saturday, March 21st, in the ballroom of the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm, 1401 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, Michigan.
Former WNMU TV’s “High School Bowl” host G.G. Gordon will moderate the forum.
Four candidates have agreed to participate in this public forum: Wayne Stiles (Democrat), Kyle Blomquist (Democrat), Justin Michals (Republican), and Zebulon Featherley (Independent). Members of the community are invited to submit written questions to volunteer staff prior to and during the forum to which each candidate shall respond in turn. All questions must be issue-related, and we suggest they pertain to how these issues affect voters in Michigan’s First District. Questions about this Marquette event should be directed to Lake Superior Region Indivisible elections’ team member, Shirley, at lsrindivisible@gmail.com
Register at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/910941/
Can’t attend? Check for other dates and locations, along with more info, at https://sites.google.com/cleadership.net/m1-01-version-2/schedule
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