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Past & Current Sponsors

Brookwood Presbyterian Church
Catholic Diocese of Columbus, Office for Social Concerns
Columbus Jewish Federation
Franklin County Board of Elections
League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Columbus
National Council of Jewish Women
Ascension Lutheran Church
Broad Street Presbyterian Church
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
First Unitarian Universalist Church, Justice Action Ministry
Jewish Community Center
Noor Islamic Center
Peace Lutheran Church
Prairie Township Senior Center
Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church
Temple Beth Shalom
Worthington Community Center
American Association of University Women
Berwick Civic Association
Black Catholic Ministries
Business & Professional Women
Christ Lutheran Church
Columbus Bar Association
Congregation Tifereth Israel
Congregation Torat Emet
Council for Public Deliberation
Episcopal Diocese
Franklin County Women Lawyers
Hadassah
Haimerl Center
Jewish Family Services
Kids Voting Central Ohio
Mid Ohio District Nurses Association
Northland Area Business Association
Northland Community Council
NOW, Columbus Chapter
Ohio League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
Organization of Chinese Americans, Columbus Chapter
ORT America
St. Ladislas Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church
Temple Israel

Supporters

AARP • Agudas Achim • Association of New Americans of Central Ohio • Common Cause Ohio • Congregation Beth Jacob • Congregation Beth Tikvah • Ohio Women in Government

Media Sponsors

10TV (WBNS)
ABC 6 (WSYX)/FOX 28 (WTTE)
The Columbus Dispatch
ThisWeek Community Newspapers
NBC 4 (WCMH)
WOSU Public Media

"Meet the Candidates" Forums 2011
The most important election events of the season!

Welcome!

The Franklin County Consortium for Good Government, a coalition of non-partisan organizations in Central Ohio, is again organizing "Meet the Candidates" Forums in Franklin County and nearby communities.

This annual series of non-partisan events was initiated in 1991 when Brookwood Presbyterian Church and the National Council of Jewish Women presented the first candidates’ forum.

At a "Meet the Candidates" Forum, members of the public can meet and question the candidates who are running for public offices. The Consortium invites all candidates who are running in a contested race to at least one of the candidates’ forums. We may also invite proponents and opponents of issues to the forums depending on decisions by the governing board of the Consortium.

This year the Consortium will hold "Meet the Candidates" Forums in widely separated geographical sites so that people in most electoral areas will be provided with a convenient place to view candidates.

The Consortium works both to increase the public’s knowledge about candidates and issues, and to remind central Ohioans that if we wish to have a “government of the people, by the people, and for the people,” we must educate ourselves about all the candidates and then utilize our constitutional right to vote.

The Latest News!

9/12/11: The 2011 schedule of "Meet the Candidates" Forum events throughout Franklin County is now online. Please note that we are still in the process of finalizing the schedule of this year's events and updating the Web site, so all site and date information is still subject to change. Check back often for updates.

Use Facebook? "Like" our Facebook page and we'll keep you informed about changes in this year's "Meet the Candidates" Forum event schedule. You can also Follow our Twitterfeed for updates.

The Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) offers detailed, downloadable maps of legislative districts in Franklin County, including those for the US Congress, the Ohio House and the Ohio Senate, in their online Map Room. If all you're looking for are the various districts for your address as a registered voter in Franklin County, visit this page at the Franklin County Board of Elections.