To engage with the community and ensure informed voting in the upcoming County Commission election, the Indian River Neighborhood Association (IRNA) and the Clean Water Coalition of Indian River County (CWC) reached out to all candidates with a comprehensive set of questions. These questions focused on critical issues such as water quality, sustainable growth, and intergovernmental relations.
We emphasized the importance of transparency and detailed responses, asking candidates to limit their answers to 300 words per question. Each candidate received the same set of questions simultaneously, ensuring a fair and unbiased process. The aim was to provide voters with clear insights into each candidate's stance on vital local issues without endorsing any specific candidate, adhering to our status as 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.
This initiative underscores our commitment to educating the electorate on the positions and plans of those running for office, thereby fostering a well-informed voter base ahead of the election.
For your information, the document with questions that was sent to all the candidates is available here. Every candidate was emailed at least twice if we did not receive a response from them. Further, we left a voicemail with any candidate who did not respond back.
We have organized the responses we received below for you. If there is no link in their name, it means we did not receive answers from them. The file that was returned to us was uploaded with no edits, other than to convert it to a PDF for standardized viewing.
District 1
District 3
District 5 (Only Republicans can vote in this race)
Keith Ridings
TCPalm has also released their Editorial Board recommendations and you can find it here.
We encourage all voters to review the candidates' responses carefully and participate in the upcoming election to ensure their voices are heard.
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