Voters in Pella have the chance to hear from Pella City Council and Pella School Board candidates later this month during forums focused on key issues relating to this election.

The Pella Area Community and Economic Alliance and 92.1 KRLS are once again partnering for a forum for the three contested Pella City Council races. All eight candidates who filed official candidacy documents are invited to answer questions about why they are running in this year’s election and about the key issues in the upcoming election on Thursday, October 7th from 6 to 8 p.m, an event which will air live on 92.1 KRLS. Central College Political Science Professor Andrew Green and Dr. Bob Leonard will co-host the two hour session focusing on issues relating to business development in the Tulip City. Following the forum, one-on-one Let’s Talk Pella segments with each of the candidates will air, with profiles of each posted online daily.

On Monday, October 18th, the Pella Community School District and KRLS Radio are partnering for a forum with the five school board candidates running for three open seats. The forum will be moderated by Andrew Schneider and hosted by Dr. Bob Leonard from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Pella High School, airing on 92.1 KRLS and the Pella Dutch Live YouTube channel.
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This year’s candidates:
Pella School Board:

At-Large:
Elisa Klahsen (Incumbent)
Kevin Jones

District 1 – Held by Annette Smith (not running)
Jeana Clark
Jesse Peterson

District 2
Joan Corbin (Incumbent)
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Pella City Council:

At-Large:
Mark De Jong (Incumbent)
Tony Bokhoven
Alan Pfadenhauer
Robin Pfalzgraf

Ward 1:
Lynn Branderhorst (Incumbent)
Kyle D. Nelson

Ward 3:
Bruce Schiebout (Incumbent)
Spencer Carlstone

Additionally, voters living in the borders of the Pella Community School District will have the option to vote yes or no for a $40 million bond measure for facility improvements.

Stay tuned to 92.1 KRLS for the latest about the 2021 general election.