The next two months are going to be a whirlwind of political activity because of the General Assembly elections and the special 5th District Richmond City Council election. More candidate forums have been announced and at least one previously scheduled candidate meeting has been rescheduled. Here’s just a few to consider for your calendar…

Another big one is the Richmond City Council, 5th District Candidate Forum on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at Patrick Henry School for Science and Arts (3411 Semmes Ave., Richmond, Va 23225). All eight registered candidates have confirmed attendance.
Civic leadership from the 5th District neighborhoods, including Carytown, the Fan, Maymont, Oregon Hill, Randolph, Woodland Heights, and local Sierra Club Falls of the James Group members, have organized the non-partisan forum. The event will be moderated by Dawn Rosenberg. All Fifth District residents are invited to attend.

The ‘meet’n’greet’ with City Council candidate Stephanie Lynch has been re-scheduled from September 10 to October 1.

Can’t make a candidate forum? There’s also an online Richmond For All 5th District questionnaire that asks candidates if they will follow the lead of organizations like the Movement for Black Lives and a National Network of teachers’ unions by recognizing the role of community-first school governance in ensuring students the education they deserve. The deadline for candidate responses is Sept 13th