The League of Women Voters - Whitewater Area hosted an in-person candidates forum on Saturday, March 12, in the City of Whitewater Council Chambers, 312 W Whitewater Street, Whitewater.

There are four candidates running for two open seats in the April 5 Spring Election. All of the candidates participated in the forum. They included Miguel Aranda, Jennifer Kienbaum (incumbent), Joseph Kromholz (incumbent), and Andrea Svec. The League was assisted in running the forum by Whitewater High School student Alex Martin under the supervision of the League and WHS American Government teacher Greg Stewart.

Candidates were asked questions about how to address the needs of English language learners, whether or not the school board should hold listening sessions with the students, if they would support any policy blocking what could be taught in the classroom, how a school board knows if they are achieving their goals, how to address the waiting list for free counseling at the high school, whether or not they would vote to require masks be worn at school, and much more!

The forum was filmed by Whitewater Community TV. You can watch a recording of the forum on Vimeo. The recording will be rebroadcasted on Channel 990 during the weeks leading up to the April 5 Spring Election.

Pictured from left to right: Joseph Kromholz, Jennifer Kienbaum, High School Student & Moderator Alex Martin, Miguel Aranda, and Andrea Svec.