Bellaire Candidate Forum Tonight

BELLAIRE, TX — Candidates for the City of Bellaire and Houston ISD Trustee District 5 will gather tonight in Bellaire for a candidate forum. Voters are invited to attend a nonpartisan forum at the Faith American Lutheran Church gym, located at 4600 Bellaire Blvd. The parking lot entrances are on Ave. B or Cedar Street.

Coordinating the forum will be the Bellaire/Braeswood Democrats, in co-sponsorship with the
Meyerland Area Democrats. Former Bellaire Mayor Cindy Siegel will be the moderator. The forum meet and greet will begin at 6 p.m. with the program starting at 6:30 p.m.

Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 23 and runs through Friday, Nov. 3. The General Election Day will be Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Here are the candidates and schedule for tonight's event:

• 6:00 p.m. - Meet & Greet the Candidates (Snacks and soft drinks provided)
• 6:30 p.m. - Forum segment begins for City of Bellaire candidates
• 7:45 p.m. - Forum segment begins for HISD Trustee District 5 candidates
• 8:30 p.m. - Forum ends (Snacks and Meet & Greet the Candidates available)
• 9:00 p.m. - Event closing, and cleanup by volunteers

Candidates (in ballot order) are:

• Mayor of Bellaire (Andrew Friedberg, Robert Riquelmy)
• Bellaire City Council Position 1 (Neil Verma, Kevin Newman)
• Bellaire City Council Position 3 (Gus E Pappas)
• Bellaire City Council Position 5 (Michael Fife, Jim Avioli, Sr.)
• HISD Trustee District 5 (Susan Shafer, Sue Deigaard, Kara DeRocha, Sean Cheben)

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