Mayoral Forum at Southwestern University on April 18

Southwestern University will re-establish a local tradition this spring by hosting a mayoral forum for candidates George Garver and Doug Smith. The event will take place on the evening of Friday, April 18, from 7 to 8:30 in the Red and Charline McCombs Campus Center ballrooms.

Audience members will be able to participate in the forum by submitting written questions to a panel of students. Both candidates will have the opportunity to make opening and closing remarks.

The event is being organized by students in Professor Gilbert St. Clair’s Media and Politics class at Southwestern. The forum will be moderated by Eric McKinney, interim chaplain of Southwestern University.

Gary Nelon, who has served as mayor of Georgetown since 2002, is not seeking re-election. Candidates for mayor and Council District 6 will be on the ballot in the election on Saturday, May 10. Gabe Sansing is uncontested for the Council District 2 seat. Early voting begins on April 28 and goes through May 6.

For more information on the forum, call the Political Science Department at Southwestern at (512) 863-1662. For directions to the campus center, visit http://www.southwestern.edu/visit/campusmap.php.

For questions about this article, please contact stclairg@southwestern.edu.