Candidate Conversations at the Edmonds Waterfront Center

Join us Thursday, Oct. 16 for a lively evening of "Candidate Conversations" with Edmonds City Council and Edmonds Port Commission hopefuls.

This event is co-sponsored by My Edmonds News and the Edmonds Waterfront Center. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the event will start at 6:30 p.m.

The event will be recorded and posted on YouTube for viewing the next day. Tickets are $7.50 each and can be purchased online or at the door as space allows.

The evening will include:

• Candidate self introductions

• A discussion between the two candidates for each race regarding four major topic areas facing the city or the port. What are their solutions? Where do they agree and disagree?

• Audience questions, asked by those attending. Participants will be chosen at random from those who have indicated they have a question for a particular candidate/race.

• Each city council or port candidate will be provided a table at the back of the room for further discussion with voters both before and after the event.

Format for Candidate Conversations

The evening includes a series of conversations between the two candidates for each Edmonds City Council and Edmonds Port Commission contested races appearing on the November 2025 general election ballot -- three conversations total throughout the evening.

The two candidates running against each other will appear on stage with the moderator, who will pose a series of questions that are appropriate to that particular race. The goal is to have the candidates engage in a discussion with each other. An estimated five minutes will be allocated for each topic.

After 20 minutes, we will open the floor to audience questions, which will be chosen at random. Volunteers will invite attendees who want to ask a question to place a ticket in a box as they arrive. When we get to the question session, the moderator will draw a ticket and ask the person holding that ticket number to come to a microphone.

Rules for those selected to ask a question:- The question itself must be asked in 15 seconds, and it can be directed to one or both candidates. It will be timed.

- Candidates' answers are limited to one minute each. The answers will be timed.

- Do not ask questions that have already been addressed during the conversations.

- The moderator reserves the right to interrupt anyone asking a question that is deemed inappropriate.

Subtitles and Closed Captioning will be provided for our guests who are deaf and hard of hearing. The EWC also offers Assistive Listening devices available to check out or connect with your smart phone.

Reserve your seat online ~ walk-ins are welcome the night of the event based on available seating.

ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 4pm ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16th.

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