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Saturday, June 27, 2026

NAACP To Host Mayoral Candidate Forums

The Seattle King County NAACP will host their first 2021 Candidate Town Halls on Weds., June 9 and Thur., June 10 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The Wednesday night Town Hall will have Seattle Mayoral candidates Colleen Echohawk, Jesslyn Farrell, Henry Dennison, Don Rivers, Clinton Bliss, and Bobby Tucker. Thursday night will have candidates Lorena Gonzalez, Bruce Harrell, Andrew Grant Houston and Lance Randall. The candidates will each introduce themselves, then there will be a chance for the audience to ask questions to the candidates!

You can this event by viewing the livestream on the Seattle King County NAACP Facebook page or by using the following link to the Zoom event https://tinyurl.com/janfewar . If you want to submit questions early for the elected officials participating, you can email them to Amy Stoddard at politicalaction@seattlekingcountynaacp.org.

If you are unable to attend the live Town Hall, The NAACP will post the recorded video on their Facebook page, website, and Youtube Channel after the event.

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