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2025 General Election Resources

The League of Women Voters conducts election forums and interviews of candidates for both primary and general election races. They provide opportunities to hear from candidates as they respond to questions from a moderator. All candidates in contested races are invited to participate in forums and interviews. Forums are guided by our board-approved Election Forum Policy.

LWVBWC policy requires a forum to be cancelled if there is only one candidate or if a candidate refuses our invitation or cancels. The exception is when multiple candidates for similar positions (e.g., a council or school board) are participating in a forum together. In that case the forum will continue as long as there are at least two candidates. When a candidate declines our invitation, the reason provided will be posted on this page.

Note: Candidate and moderator statements are presented complete and unedited, and without fact-checking. Minor edits may be made if there are technical issues. Any edits will be explained on this page.

2025 Forum Schedule

Members have been asking about the plans for candidate forums this fall. As always, LWVBWC is preparing these forums to help voters make their choices during the upcoming election season. In collaboration with civics students at Bellingham High School, we will question all the candidates for Bellingham City Council at 7 p.m. on October 16 in the school’s main auditorium. Students from Options High School are also invited to participate. BTV will be there to record and carry the debate. The public is warmly encouraged to attend.

Candidates for Whatcom County Council, the Port of Bellingham, and all the other municipal councils will be questioned in forums on Zoom, and links to these forums will be posted on our website at the start of October.

All candidates in contested races for any of our County’s seven school boards have been invited to separate short interviews—similar to those used for primary candidates earlier this year—and their interviews will also be available through our website early in October.

Ballots will be mailed to voters on October 15, and must be postmarked by November 4 or placed in secure ballot boxes by 8 p.m. on that date. Encourage all your friends to seek information about their candidates and to vote. Local elections are not less important for our lives than national ones. And national politicians may be looking to see what choices we make. So voting is also a vote for democracy.