Franklin County Candidates Night Is A Great Asset To The Community!

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BLACK CENTRAL™ was honored to be a media sponsor for Franklin County Candidates Night, hosted by the Ohio Coalition of Concerned Black Citizens, held on October 18th at The Shoppes on Alum Creek in Columbus, Ohio. If you are voting in Franklin County, Ohio and you were unable to attend, you really missed a great opportunity to avoid voting blindly. Voters were able to connect with candidates during the meet and greet session over refreshments. This was followed by candidate introductions where each candidate was given 3 minutes each to introduce themselves.

The last session gave voters a chance to ask important questions of either a specific candidate or leave responses open to anyone who wanted to answer. There was a great variety of questions that seemed to touch on the most pressing issues affecting the Black community. Issues like education, gun violence, support for the working poor, false accusations and over prosecution of teens, protecting the rights of fathers who owe child support so they can continue to work and support their children, and even the fact that our privacy from the government has become almost non-existent were addressed! Some of the topics were so hot that ALL candidates wanted to provide answers. They were given two minutes each to do so.

Moderator Lorena Lacey, who is also the Vice President of the coalition, was impeccable with holding candidates to their time limits and moving things along throughout the evening. Her professionalism ensured that each session started on time, although some candidates were willing to stay and continue to engage with voters after the official end time of the event. If she had been moderating the recent presidential debates, things would have run a lot more smoothly! John Peck did an excellent job out on the floor of coordinating questions from voters. Director of the Franklin County Board of Elections, William Anthony also addressed the crowd regarding the options available for voters.

One of the hottest races in Franklin County is likely to be that of the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Sherrod Brown being challenged by Republican Josh Mandel and Scott A. Rupert. These candidates were unable to attend due to a televised debate that evening.

The other big race is that of the 3rd Congressional District between Joyce Beatty (D), Bob Fitrakis (G), Richard Ehrbar (L), Jeff Brown (W) and Chris Long (R). All of these candidates,  with the exception of Republican Chris Long attended this event and were able to give voters the chance to see them on a deeper level than any ad could provide.

If you were unable to attend and would like more information on Franklin County Candidates, click here to access the Interactive Voting Guide and other important voting information.

Thank you to all of candidates who attended!

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