Valdosta State University gave the
American Association of University Women
Powell Hall for this candidate forum last Thursday, September 21, 2017.
Why they held it in a dark room with bad acoustics, I don’t know,
but at least you can see the candidates and other speakers.
Here are links to each LAKE video, followed by a LAKE video playlist.
Yes, you may use one of these videos or clips in your political ad,
provided you cite the source: Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE). See also the
announcement in the VDT.
Water was a popular topic, as you can see in these
videos of the
Candidates’s Forum by AAUW.
Same location (VSU Continuing Education Building)
as the one
Chamber held,
but this time the audience got to ask questions.
Yes, Virginia, they do all live in their districts, and some of them have widely divergent views about what cities or school boards should do.
John Hogan and Calvin Graham Sr. were present; Sandra J. Tooley was not.
John Hogan pointed out that a road issue could really be a drainage issue,
so it’s necessary to look at context.
Calvin Graham Sr.
said he was retired military, lived in the district, and had
been spending a lot of time volunteering.
He indicated the Continue reading →
This one will include questions from the audience
(here are
videos of last year’s AAUW forum.)
This announcement received yesterday. -jsq
The American Association for University Women is hosting a
Candidates’ Forum on Oct. 15 (please see the announcement below),
and we are hoping to let everyone in the area know about it. I am
contacting various media in the hope that a public service
announcement can be made. I would much appreciate your help!
The AAUW (American Association of University Women) will sponsor a
Candidates’ Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 15th, at 7 p.m. in the VSU
Continuing Education Building Auditorium, located at 903 N Patterson
St. Candidates for the upcoming Municipal Elections will give brief
presentations and the audience will be invited to ask moderated
questions. For further information, contact Dr. Diane Holliman
(229-560-8645) and visit the AAUW website at
http://valdosta-ga.aauw.net.
Thank you so much.
Dr. Patricia Marks
Professor Emerita, Dept. of English
Valdosta State University
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AAUW Corresponding Secretary
Teresa Lawrence, running for statehouse district 174,
says vote No on the charter school amendment.
She was asked about it
at the AAUW Political Forum at Valdosta High School Wednesday, and
answered:
Vote No on the charter school amendment —Teresa Lawrence for GA House District 174
Political Forum, Deborah Van Petten, President (AAUW), Dr. Jim Peterson, Moderator
Video by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),
Valdosta High School, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 24 October 2012.
I believe we should vote no for the charter school amendment.
We have a means of passing it at the local level
to approve charter schools now, and I don’t believe
we need to give that decision over to the state level.
After the fourth and final candidates forum,
moderated for AAUW by Dr. Jim Peterson last night at VHS,
the statehouse candidate attendance report card is:
Incumbents:
Ellis Black (R 174) 0 of 4, Amy Carter (R 175) 1 of 4, and Tim Golden (R Sen-8) 1 of 4.
Challengers: Teresa Lawrence (D 174) 4 of 4, JC Cunningham (D 175) 4 of 4, and
Bikram Mohanty (D Sen-8) 4 of 4.
Open seat 177: J. Glenn Gregory (R) 4 of 4, Dexter Sharper (D) 4 of 4.
Local candidates: 4 of 4 for every one of them,
Gretchen Quarterman (D) and Bill Slaughter (R) for Lowndes County Chairman,
Chris Prine (D) and J.D. Yeager (R) for Lowndes County Sheriff,
John Gates (R)
and
Demarcus Marshall (D)
for Lowndes County Commission District 4,
Justin Cabral (R)
and
Jason Cain (D)
for Solicitor General.
Candidates Forum at VHS by AAUW, Deb Van Petten President,
Videos by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 24 October 2012.
Will any of our incumbent state legislators show up this time?
Their challengers have spoken every time.
7PM tonight is the last time to see all the local candidates in one place:
Wednesday 24 October 2012,
Performing Arts Center, Valdosta High School, 3101 North Forrest Street, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia,
AAUW presents a Political Forum.
This one, unlike some previous ones, is advertised on the sponsoring
organization’s website
(although oddly not on its
facebook page)
and
in the VDT calendar.
So far, Ellis Black (R 174) 0 of 3, Amy Carter (R 175), 1 of 3, and Tim Golden (R Sen-8) 1 of 3.
Challengers Teresa Lawrence (D 174), JC Cunningham (D 175), and
Bikram Mohanty (D Sen-8) all spoke at 3 of 3.
Videos of the previous forums:
AAUW Candidate Forum
7:00 p.m. – Rainwater Conference Center – The Valdosta chapter of the
American Asso. of University Women will host the forum. It is open to
the public. For more information, Dr. Martha Leake 229-333-5756
That’s the James H. Rainwater Conference Center, 1 Meeting Place, Valdosta, GA.
It’s for all candidates: Democrats, Libertarians, Republicans,
and non-partisan;
for statewide, congressional, and local.
Attendees will have the opportunity to submit written questions to be
posed to the candidates for their response.
Dennis Marks notes that VSU-TV’s rebroadcasts of the
AAUW Forum of 15 Sep 2009
will include the two-minute statements of unopposed candidates who
showed up. Those are not in the LAKE videos of the event which are already on YouTube, but pretty much everything else is.
Maybe VSU-TV will also put their videos online.
According to email from Walter Rollenhagen:
The Lowndes Co. Political Forum, or as we label it, VOTE 2009, will air on
VSU-TV cable channel 20:
By Kenny R. Bush and John S. Quarterman, with videos by Gretchen Quarterman.
On Sept 15, residents of Lowndes County gathered inside VSU’s Whitehead
Auditorium for a political forum concerning the upcoming 2009 General
Municipal Elections.
It was the competing Mayberrys, Hahira and Dasher,
in the shadow of the big city of
Valdosta with its council and school board.
The 100 or so people who watched learned about the candidates.
You can too, by watching the videos of each speaker
provided by LAKE on YouTube.
Perhaps VSU can also be encouraged to release online the videos it took, which are
probably of higher quality.
Perhaps VSU can also be encouraged to release online the videos it took, which are
probably of higher quality.
The event was sponsored by the American Association of University Women
(AAUW) and moderated by Jim Peterson, chair of the Political Science
Department at VSU. Before the forum began, the audience was provided
note cards and encouraged to write questions for forum participants.
A three person committee then decided which four questions that would be asked
on stage for each set of candidates.
Valdosta City Council District 2
The forum began with the five candidates competing to be the newest councilman of Valdosta’s 2nd district.
Willie T. Head, the incumbent, is not running,
but five other people other are:
David G. DeMersseman, David L. Dempsey, Rodney R. Flucas, Deidra A. White, and Dr. L. W. Williams.
The first question of the night concerned annexing land neighboring
Valdosta and if candidates believed it to be a good idea or not.
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