2022 Optimist Club Candidate Forum

Thanks to Inver Grove Ford for their support.

The Optimist Club of West St. Paul held their annual Talk ‘N Tacos candidate forum on Wednesday, October 19 at Dunham’s. The event featured local candidates in city and county races. Be sure to see our voter’s guide for more candidate info.

Here’s video of the event, courtesy of the Optimist Club of West St. Paul:

Here are the links to when specific candidates appear:

• Dakota County Sheriff
  • Joe Leko (unopposed)
• Dakota County Attorney
  • Matt Little
  • Kathy Keena
• Dakota County Commissioner District 2
  • Jimmy Francis (Pam Bakken read a statement for Francis)
  • Joe Atkins
• West St. Paul Mayor
  • Dave Napier (unopposed)
• West St. Paul City Council Ward 1
  • Pat Armon
  • Kimetha “KaeJae” Johnson
• West St. Paul City Council Ward 2
  • John Justen (unopposed)
• West St. Paul City Council Ward 3
  • Wendy Berry

Big thanks to the Optimist Club of West St. Paul for putting on this candidate forum and sharing the video with us to post online. Learn more about the history of the Optimist Club of West St. Paul, which stretches back more than 50 years and learn more about their upcoming meetings from their Facebook group.

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