Join The Chamber in Hays, Kansas, along with the Docking Institute for Public Affairs, FHSU Political Science Program, FHSU Student Government Association, American Democracy Project of Fort Hays State University, and Tiger Media Network for the Fall Election Forum. It will be held at the FHSU Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center on Monday, October 6 at 6 p.m. For those unable to attend the forum in person, Tiger Media Network will be offering a livestream.
Learn more about the candidates running for the USD 489 Board of Education and the Hays City Commission and their positions, and ask questions. In order to have questions considered ahead of the forum, please submit them to
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The USD 489 Board of Education forum will begin promptly at 6 p.m. and run until 7 p.m. A brief intercession will occur from 7 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. to reset for the Hays City Commission forum that will follow.
This event is free to attend for the public. Light refreshments will be provided.
Candidates will be given the opportunity to provide opening and closing statements as well as address questions provided by the committee and those submitted by attendees the night of the event.
Thank you to our sponsors at Midwest Energy, Inc. and The Hays Daily News.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 4th. Early voting for Ellis County starts on October 14. To check your polling location and ensure voter registration is up to date, please contact the Ellis County Clerk's office. The Kansas Voter Registration form provided from the Secretary of State's office can be found here:
https://www.kssos.org/forms/elections/voterregistration.pdf.
USD 489 Board of Education Candidates:
Ken Brooks (incumbent)
Curt Vajnar (incumbent)
Meagan Zampieri-Lillpop (imcumbent)
Kelly Ancar
Craig Pallister
***There are three at-large positions open for the 2025 election. The board is comprised of seven members.
Hays City Commission Race
Reese Barrick (incumbent)
Sandy Jacobs (incumbent)
Shaun Musil (incumbent)
Kelly Ancar
Samuel Allen
Justin Choitz
Candace Hathaway
David Koshiol
***There are two four-year terms and one two-year term open for the 2025 election. The commission is comprised of five members.
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