District 36 and Senate District R Candidates Answer Questions At Chamber-Sponsored Candidates' Forum

The Copper Valley Chamber Held A Meeting Where Locals Met State Senate and House Candidates 

 Mike Cronk, Savannah Fletcher, Rebecca Schwanke, Brandon Kowalski and Pamela Goode at the Chamber Forum at Glennallen High School on Thursday, September 26th. (Photo, Country Journal)

Chamber-Sponsored Candidates' Forum 

Mike Cronk and Savannah Fletcher are both running for Senate Seat R and Brandon Kowalski, Rebecca Schwanke & Pamela Goode are running for House District 36.

Local people were able to eat pizza, Subway sandwiches and fruit as they met and talked with the candidates both before and after a more formal question time in the Glennallen auditorium. 

Jordanny Sutherland, Chamber of Commerce President, welcomes the candidates 
(Photo, Country Journal) 

Glennallen students asked the candidates a series of questions about how they would work to improve life, education, emergency service care, the high cost of energy and fuel as well as how they would support subsistence hunting and fishing in the large rural district the seats cover.

They were also asked what their funding priorities were and how they would vote on the two ballot measures on this year's ballot. 

While the Glennallen students on stage asked the questions, students in the audience acted as timers and held up signs announcing time left to the candidates.

Moderator Nathan Helmer kept strict control of the event, making sure the candidates kept their answers brief and to the point. (Photo, Country Journal)