MANKATO, MN (September 6, 2022) – Greater Mankato Growth is pleased to announce a candidate forum for the First Congressional District of Minnesota. The public is invited to attend this free event. There is no registration needed for the candidate forum. Additional forums for local office will be announced soon.

“We are excited to announce this congressional candidate forum,” said Andy Wilke, Director of Business Development and Public Affairs at Greater Mankato Growth. “Voter education and awareness is an important part of our mission at GMG, candidate forums are an important venue for voters to hear directly from candidates so that they can make an informed choice on their ballots.”

U.S. First Congressional District of Minnesota
October 13, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Jeff Ettinger (DFL)
Brad Finstad (R)
Moderators: Andy Wilke, Greater Mankato Growth & Lisa Cownie, KEYC
Hosted by: Greater Mankato Growth & KEYC, at South Central College
South Central College, Conference Center

Greater Mankato Growth previously announced candidate forums for the Minnesota Legislature to be hosted in October. Additional information on future forums will be announced soon, including: city of Mankato Mayor and City Council, Blue Earth County Commission, and Blue Earth County Sheriff.

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Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. (GMG) is comprised of four business units; Greater Mankato Growth, the regional chamber of commerce and economic development organization serving the regional marketplace; Visit Mankato, the destination management organization; City Center Partnership, a downtown development organization; and GreenSeam, which utilizes agriculture to build on the region’s extensive agribusiness assets to develop the ag economy.