The Columbia chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold a forum tonight for candidates in the August 5 primary.
Here are the candidates Columbia NAACP President Mary Ratliff said have confirmed their plans to attend:
- a representative from gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon’s campaign
- Tom Schauwecker and Barbara Bishop, candidates for Boone County assessor
- Stephen Webber and Cande Iveson, candidates for 23rd District state representative
- Sid Sullivan and Karen Miller, candidates for Boone County Southern District commissioner
- Mary Still, candidate for 25th District state representative
- Ken Jacob, Judy Baker, Lyndon Bode and a representative from the campaign of Steve Gaw, all Democratic candidates for Ninth District representative in the U.S. House
- Dan Dunham, candidate for Boone County public administrator
The forum will begin at 7 p.m. at Second Missionary Baptist Church, 407 E. Broadway, and the public is invited. Attendees may enter from the Fourth Street door on the west side of the building or at the wheelchair-accessible entrance on the north side of the building.
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