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LISTEN: Monroe City Council Candidates Forum

KEDM Public Radio | By Jay Curtis

Published February 18, 2020 at 5:33 PM EST

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Monroe City Council Candidates gathered at the Monroe Civic Center for a live Candidates Forum on February 17.

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KEDM Public Radio and the Monroe Chamber of Commerce held a Meet the Candidates Forum for Monroe City Council, Monday, February 17 at 6 p.m. at the Monroe Civic Center Convention Center.

Candidates for City Districts 2, 3, 4, and 5 answered a variety of questions before an audience of over 100 people. Questions covered topics relating to Monroe government, including crime, infrastructure, a new casino in Monroe, and more.

All the candidates in each district were in attendance, and the forum was broadcast live on 90.3 KEDM Public Radio.

District 2

District 3

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Candidates for Monroe City Council District 3; Alicia "Cocoa" McCoy Calvin (D) and Juanita G. Woods (D).

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District 4

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Candidates for Monroe City Council District 4; Carday Marshall, Sr.(D), Jesse Smith (D), Jesse Walker (D), and Trandon Welch (D).

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District 5

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Candidates for Monroe City Council District 5; Kema Dawson (D), Chresancio "Chee-Chee" Jackson (D), Kevin Johnson (D), Eugene Payne, Jr. (D), and Dewayne Wooten (D).

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Previously, on February 10, KEDM and the Monroe Chamber of Commece held a forum featuring all five candidates for Mayor of Monroe.

Click here to listen to the Mayoral Forum.

Click here to watch video of the Mayoral Forum.