Voter Information

Greater Mankato Growth serves as a non-partisan information intermediary between candidates and the voters on issues impacting not only business, but the overall vitality of the region at large. As part of this effort, Greater Mankato Growth provides information about upcoming elections, hosts and provides information about candidate forums and events throughout the election season and invites candidates to complete online profiles.

Candidate Bios & Questionnaire

2020 Candidate Forums (Virtual)

ALL candidate forums will be closed to in-person public audience attendance due to current COVID-19 health and safety recommendations. Greater Mankato Growth will record the event and post it online to the organization’s YouTube page in addition to the event being replayed on KTV programming schedules. Election and candidate information including links to forums will be available greatermankatoelections.com. Additionally, all media partners have been invited to cover this forum/debate.

Election Race	Candidates	Forum Date	Forum Time	Info
Mankato City Council	Mike Laven (At Large) Dennis Dieken (Ward 2) Daniel Gatuak Puot Well (Ward 2) Jenn Melby Kelley (Ward 4)	Sep. 16, 2020	6 - 7 pm	Watch the Mankato City Council Candidate Forum here
House District 19B	Luke Frederick (DFL) Jeremy Loger (R)	Sep. 24, 2020	6:30 - 7:30 pm	Watch DFL candidate here *Candidate Loger had been confirmed for the forum, however was unable to participate. We are hoping to reschedule soon.
Blue Earth County Commissioner	Mark Piepho (District 3) Paul FitzSimmons (District 4) Kevin Paap (District 4) Allen Marble (District 5) Kip Bruender (District 5)	Sep. 28, 2020	6 - 7 pm	Watch the Blue Earth County Commissioner Forum here
Senate District 19	Nick Frentz (DFL) Elizabeth Bangert (R)	Oct. 15, 2020	6:30 - 7:30 pm	Watch the Senate District 19 Forum here
House District 19A	Jeff Brand (DFL) Susan Akland (R)	Oct. 20, 2020	6:30 - 7:30 pm	Watch the House District 19A Forum here

U.S. 1st Congressional District	Dan Feehan (DFL) Jim Hagedorn (R)	Sep. 27, 2020	5 - 6 pm	Hosted by KEYC: The debate will also be live-streamed on KEYC.com, in the KEYC News Now app as well as on KEYC News Now’s AppleTV and Roku platforms. Watch the forum here.
Nicollet County Commissioner		Sep. 22, 2020	To be aired later on SPPA TV, The City of St. Peter YouTube Channel, and KTV.	Hosted by League of Women Voters of St. Peter, along with the St. Peter Herald and the St. Peter Chamber of Commerce.
MN Senate District 19 and MN House District 19A		Oct. 1, 2020	To be aired later on SPPA TV, The City of St. Peter YouTube Channel, and KTV.	Hosted by League of Women Voters of St. Peter, along with the St. Peter Herald and the St. Peter Chamber of Commerce.
North Mankato City Council and North Mankato Mayor		Oct. 13, 2020	7 pm This event will be live-streamed and also broadcast later on KTV.	Hosted by League of Women Voters of St. Peter, along with the St. Peter Herald and the St. Peter Chamber of Commerce. Watch the forum here.
Mankato School Board Candidates		Candidates will each record a three-minute introduction on Thursday, Sep. 17	Watch the Mankato School Board Candidate Forum here	Co-Hosted by League of Women Voters of St. Peter and MYPlace/Mankato Youth Place.
Mankato School Board Candidates Open House		Oct. 10	1 - 3 pm	Spring Lake Park Shelters 1 & 2 in North Mankato

Local Forums

Greater Mankato Growth in Partnership with KTV will be recording in-studio (virtual) candidate forums for the following local races. Once the recording is available, a link will be posted for the public to view the forum online. KTV is Greater Mankato's public access television station. To learn more about KTV visit access.ktv.org