City Commission candidates speak at forum

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Mayoral candidates Roger Van Horn, left, and Richard Johnson.

Mayoral candidates Roger Van Horn, left, and Richard Johnson.

Northeast Ward candidates, from left, David Crawford, Shelley Brophy and Latterious Starks.

Candidates await their turn to speak.

Northwest Ward candidates Gary Willis, left, and Don Partin.

Question Monitors Kim Luna Snyder and Dr. Paul Risk. In the background - Moderator Taylor Hemness.

Facilitator Kathryn Robertson.

A small but enthusiastic crowd of 52 gathered at Nacogdoches High School Monday, April 20, to hear all seven candidates for city commission offices take part in a Candidates Forum sponsored by the Nacogdoches County Chamber. Moderator Taylor Hemness of KTRE/KLTV asked dozens of questions, most of them supplied by audience members.

All candidates running for upcoming city elected positions took part. Candidates are: mayor race, Roger Van Horn and Richard Johnson; Northwest Ward commissioner race, Don Partin and Gary Willis; and Northeast Ward commissioner race, Shelley Brophy, David Crawford and Latterious Starkes.

Early voting will be at C.L. Simon Recreation Center, 1112 North St. and runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 27 through May 1, as well as May 4 and 5, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Election day voting is Saturday, May 9 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Thomas J. Rusk elementary school, 411 N. Mound St.