The Meet & Greet and 7th Ward Marshal Forum is designed to allow candidates the opportunity to speak one-on-one with voters while also providing a platform for the 7th Ward Marshal candidates to discuss the issues that are most pressing in that race.
Meet & Greet - 5 to 6 p.m.
Over 31 candidates have confirmed for the Meet & Greet including:
City Council
Kathy Montecino
Sam DiVittorio
Lemar Marshall Campaign
Bobby Martin
Kip Andrews
Family Court
Jenel Secrease
Jeff Cashe
District Court Judge
Jeff Johnson
Russell Beall
Justice of the Peace 6th Ward
Tyler Baker
7th Ward Marshal
Kenneth Klock
William Wainwright
Arden Wells
Pat Farris
Jeff LeSaicherre
Debbie Norwood
Omar Dantzler
Hammond Mayor
Jacob Erdey
Kenneth Harris
Pete Panepinto
Public Service Commission
Eric Skrmetta
Tangipahoa Parish School Board
Therese Domiano
Sandra Bailey Simmons
Mark Camelo
Beth Davis
Roy Hutchinson
Tara Hudgins
Mike Whitlow
U.S. Representative
Vinny Mendoza
Harris Brown
Clyde Holloway
7th Ward Marshal Forum - 6 to 7:30 p.m. All seven 7th Ward Marshal Candidates will participate in the forum. Southeastern Communications Professor Dr. Joe Burns will serve as forum moderator. Each candidate will have 60 seconds for opening and closing remarks, and 60 seconds for responses and rebuttals. Each candidate will have the opportunity for first response.
The questions the candidates will answer were submitted by the public then reviewed and prioritized by a Question Review Media Panel comprised of Ken Benitez with Action News 17, Lil Mirando of the Daily Star and Charles Dowdy of Northshore Broadcasting.