2023 Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton is not running for re-election after serving two terms. There are three Democrats running in the May primary: Don Griffin, Susan Sandberg, and Kerry Thomson.

WFIU/WTIU News will host a live debate among Griffin, Sandberg, and Thomson on Thursday, April 13 at 8 p.m. on WFIU. Indiana Newsdesk anchor Joe Hren will moderate.

Thomson is the Executive Director of IU’s Center for Rural Engagement and the former CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County. Sandberg is the president of the Bloomington City Council and says she is campaigning on key policy differences with Hamilton. Griffin is the former Deputy Mayor under Hamilton. He is the president of the Monroe County Black Democratic Caucus and the owner of Griffin Realty.

The public is invited to submit questions prior to the debate for consideration. You can submit via e-mail at news@indianapublicmedia.org or on WFIU’s and WTIU’s Facebook pages. Participants are encouraged to tweet about the events using #IPMDebate.

A live stream of the debate will also be available at indianapublicmedia.org

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