Fargo City Commission Forum

Description

The Chamber, in partnership with the Downtown Community Partnership, will be hosting a 2022 Fargo City Commission Candidate Forum on Wednesday, May 4. This forum will serve as an opportunity for community members to hear directly from the 2022 commission candidates. 

All City Commission candidates will be invited to participate in this forum for the opportunity to discuss their views on topics imperative to the business community such as permanent flood protection, economic development, housing, city growth and how they will lead Fargo and ensure a prosperous future. This forum will be hosted at Fargo City Hall from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and will be open to the public at no cost. Visit The Chamber’s website for more information and to register.

This event will also be livestreamed at TVFargo.com.

Announced Fargo City Commission candidates:

• Matuor Alier, Fargo Human Rights Commission Chairman | Director of Equity and Inclusion, Moorhead Area Public Schools
• Jennifer Benson, Business Specialist, Janssen Pharmaceuticals | Fargo School Board Member
• Al Carlson, former North Dakota House Majority Leader
• Philip Deery
• Anna Johnson, Program Coordinator, Indigenous Association | Truck Driver, Aggregate Industries | Artist
• Victoria Johnson, Founder, Families United for Self-Empowerment
• Denise Kolpack, retired, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
• Branden Krieger, Fargo Teacher
• T.G. Tom Magin, retired, Investigator for U.S. Department of Labor | former Deputy Sheriff
• Ves Marinov, North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper
• Dave Piepkorn, current Fargo City Commissioner and Deputy Mayor
• Jodi Plecity, Entrepreneur
• Ahmed Shiil, Fargo's Human Rights Commission member | Local Nonprofit Employee
• Will Thompson, Boulger Funeral Home Employee| Midwest Communications Employee
• Lenny Tweeden, former candidate for mayor and city commission

  There is no cost to attend this event, registration is not required.

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Supporting Sponsors

Beverage Wholesalers, Inc. 
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota | Bremer Bank
Cass County Electric Cooperative | Essentia Health | First International Bank & Trust
MWC Advertising of Fargo Moorhead
Sanford Health | Xcel Energy