Candidates Forums

Candidates Forums

Candidates Forums offer residents the opportunity to hear from all candidates in an election in a nonpartisan setting that promotes civil discourse.

May 9, 2024 White Plains Board of Education Candidates Forum:

  • May 9 from 7pm – 9 pm at the Library Media Center at White Plains HS.  The Forum will be livestreamed using this link.
  • Email questions to lwvwpawc [at] gmail.com by 5pm on May 2nd. Include:
    • Your Name
    • Your Address
    • Your Question
  • Election Day for the School Board this year is May 21st, 2024.  Your polling place may be different that your general election polling place.

June 23, 2020 Primary Candidates Forums:

Video from Thursday, May 21, 2020 of the Candidates Forum for candidates running in the June 2020 Democratic primary for the New York Congressional District 17 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Video from Thursday, May 28, 2020 of the Candidates Forum for candidates running in the June 2020 Democratic Primary for the Westchester District Attorney seat. 

Video from Monday, June 1, 2020 of the Candidates Forum for candidates running in the June 2020 Democratic Primary for the New York State Assembly District 93 seat.

Fall 2020 Candidates Forums

On October 16, 2019, the League of Women Voters of White Plains hosted a Candidates' Forum for the candidates competing for three seats on the White Plains Common Council in the Fall 2019 election.

  • To view the video from the Oct. 16 Candidates' Forum, click here
  • To view the event page from the Oct. 16 Candidates' Forum, click here

On June 17, 2019, the League of Women Voters of White Plains hosted a Candidates' Forum for the candidates competing for the Democratic Party Nominations for the White Plains Common Council seats in the Fall 2019 election.

  • To view the video from the June 17, 2019 Candidates' Forum, click here (link to WP Community Media, opens in new window)