What do local candidates for office think about climate change? How will it affect your vote in November? To aid citizens in their democratic deliberations, Gonzaga’s Center for Climate, Society, and the Environment is proud to host the Spokane Candidates Climate Change Forum on the first Wednesday each October.

The Climate Forum has been hosted annually since 2019 and is a non-partisan space where candidates for local office can share with local voters and citizens what they would or would not do or support if elected to office.

Forum moderator: Dr. Brian G. Henning, Director, Gonzaga Center for Climate, Society, and the Environment

Candidates

After the primary elections, all candidates for the following local offices were invited to attend.

Spokane County Commissioner, District 1

• Kim Plese (declined invitation)

• Chris Jordan (attending)

Spokane County Commissioner, District 2

• Michael Cathcart (attending)

• Amber Waldref (attending)

Spokane County Commissioner, District 3

• Wild Bill Schreiner (attending)

• Josh Kerns (declined invitation)

Spokane County Commissioner, District 4

• Paul Brian Noble (declined invitation)

• Mary Kuney (declined invitation)

Spokane County Commissioner, District 5

• Al French (declined invitation)

• Maggie Yates (declined invitation)

Washington State Legislative District 3, State Representative, Position 1

• Marcus Riccelli (attending)

• Scotty Nicol (attending)

Washington State Legislative District 3, State Representative, Position 2

• Natalie Poulson (declined invitation)

• Timm Ormsby (attending)

Washington State Legislative District 6, State Representative, Position 2

• Michaela Kelso (attending)

• Jenny Graham (no response to invitation)