Oct 13: Jeffco School Board Candidate Forum by CAC & Evergreen Newspapers

We have been asked by Evergreen Newspapers to solicit questions from all of you to pose to the Jeffco School Board Candidates. If you could please email them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., that would be fantastic.

Please save the date if you can make it, Oct 13th, or send your questions if you cannot. We will be videotaping the meeting for those who cannot attend.

Thank you!

Jeffco School Board Candidates:

District 1 Seat:
Julie Williams Website: williamsforjeffco.com/
(No public Facebook Page)

Brad Rupert for Jeffco Schools website: bradforjeffcokids.com/
Brad Rupert Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/bradforjeffcokids

District 2 Seat:
John Newkirk Website: newkirkforjeffcoschools.net/
John Newkirk Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Newkirk-for-Jeffco-Schools-494743690609773

Susan Harmon Website: susanforjeffcokids.com/
Susan Harmon Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/susanforjeffcokids

Matthew Dhieux for Jeffco Schools website: www.matthewdhieux.com/
Matthew Dhieux Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/MatthewDhieuxforJeffcoSchoolBoard

District 3 Seat:
Kim Johnson for Jeffco Schools website: www.kimforjeffcoschools.com/
Kim Johnson's Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/kimforjeffcoschools

Ali Lasell for Jeffco Schools website: alilasell.com/
Ali Lasell Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Ali-Lasell-for-Jeffco-421746884684406

District 4 Seat:
Amanda Stevens for Jeffco Schools website: amandaforjeffcoschools.com/
Amanda Stevens Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pages/Amanda-for-Jeffco...ools/604780212991553

Tori Merritts for Jeffco website: torimerritts.com/
Tori Merritts Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/torimerrittsforjeffco

District 5 Seat:
Ken Witt Website: wittforjeffcoschools.com/
Ken Witt Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/WittForJeffcoSchools

Ron Mitchell for Jeffco School Board website: ronforjeffcokids.com/
Ron Mitchell Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/ronforjeffcokids

Paula Noonan for Jeffco Schools website: www.paulanoonanforjeffcoschools.org/
Paula Noonan Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pages/Paula-Noonan-for-...Schools/130700149826

Regan Benson - no website or Facebook page found
Information page on Ballotpedia: ballotpedia.org/Regan_Benson
Disqus Profile: disqus.com/by/regan_benson/
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/reganbful/videos
LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/pub/regan-benson/2a/653/1a2

Candidates emerge in Jeffco school board recall
By Vic Vela, The Colorado Statesman
8/20/2015

6 candidates, including longtime critic, in running to replace Jeffco school board recall targets
By Nicholas Garcia, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Published: September 28, 2015

The video of last night's Jeffco School Board Candidates Forum is now available. 11 of the 13 candidates were present, missing were John Newkirk and Regan Benson. Each had one minute for an introduction, then each answered 3 questions posed by Doug Bell, Editor of Evergreen Newspapers and moderator for the forum.



Jeffco School Board Candidate Forum October 13, 2015
Sponsored by Conifer Area Council and Evergreen Newspapers
October 13, 2015
82 in attendance

Introductions
@4:00 Matthew Dhieux
@5:15 Susan Harmon
@6:20 Kim Johnson
@7:40 Ali Lasell
@8:50 Tori Merritts
@10:09 Ron Mitchell
@11:58 Paula Noonan
@13:10 Brad Rupert
@14:37 Amanda Stevens
@15:58 Julie Williams
@17:00 Ken Witt

@18:40 Do you see a problem with a school board having political views?

@32:39 Would you be willing to provide your top 10 goals on your websites? Can you give your top two goals tonight?

@49:20 Will you advocate for transparency? If so, how very specifically will you do that?

For more on the Jeffco School Board Candidates, go to: mymountaintown.com/forum/5-community-new...evergreen-newspapers

For more on the issues surrounding the current Jeffco school board and recall, go to: mymountaintown.com/forum/6-the-courthous...ions-re-transparency