

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Forum Speaker Series Luncheon - Salem City Council Candidates Debate
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 11:30 am – Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Salem City Council Candidates Debate

Join us for our Forum Speaker Series Luncheon on April 13, as we welcome the eight candidates running for Salem City Council seats (in Wards 2, 4, 6, and 8) in the May 2026 Primary Election. This will be your best opportunity to hear from all the candidates directly, as we learn more about them and how they would lead Salem forward, before we prepare to vote on these key elected positions in our community.

To make this luncheon event more accessible for the community, we are offering a special non-member ticket price to match the member price and an option to attend without adding lunch.

Candidates:

Ward 2:
Manny Martinez
Council President Linda Nishioka (Incumbent)

Ward 4:
Councilor Deanna Gwyn (Incumbent)
Dave Inbody

Ward: 6
Councilor Mai Vang (Incumbent)
Betsy Vega

Ward 8:
Chris Cummings
Councilor Micki Varney (Incumbent)

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Registration is required. 
No at the door ticket sales. 

Lunch Tickets: 
$45 each
Non-Lunch/Overflow Seating Tickets:
$15 each, limited quantity available

Purchase tickets: https://business.salemchamber.org/events/details/forum-speaker-series-2026-04-13-7177?calendarMonth=2026-04-01

For registration questions, please email Jackie Roche, Membership Manager at JRoche@SalemChamber.Org
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/forum-speaker-series-luncheon-salem-city-council-candidates-debate/200029873831704
- **Event Categories**: business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://business.salemchamber.org/events/details/forum-speaker-series-2026-04-13-7177?calendarMonth=2026-04-01&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=salem-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Salem
- **state**: OR
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Salem Convention Center
- **lat**: 44.93883
- **long**: -123.04065
- **full address**: Salem Convention Center, 200 Commercial St SE,Salem, Oregon, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Salem Area Chamber of Commerce (https://allevents.in/org/salem-area-chamber-of-commerce/12863215)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 11:30 am (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Salem Convention Center, 200 Commercial St SE,Salem, Oregon, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Salem Area Chamber of Commerce
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Forum Speaker Series Luncheon - Salem City Council Candidates Debate ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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