HUNDREDS ATTEND KWHI’S CANDIDATES FORUM
Six candidates for three political positions spoke to a standing room only crowd during KWHI’s election forum Wednesday night.
Residents of the area showed up to ask questions of the candidates, which included: candidates for Washington County Precinct One, Republican Don Koester and Democrat Louis Houser. Candidates for County Commissioner Precinct three, democratic challenger Joanne Dougherty and incumbent Republican Kirk Hannath, and candidates for for District 13 State Representative- Republican incumbent Leighton Schubert and Democrat challenger Cecil Webster.
Topics discussed at the forum included taxes, gun control, the upcoming presidential election, and the state of public education in Texas.
When asked if she would have voted for the latest tax increase, Washington County Commissioner Precinct Three challenger Joanne Dougherty said transparency is important when it comes to tax raises
Incumbent for Washington County Commissioner Precinct 3 Kirk Hannath says he’s not always in favor of raising taxes:
Candidates for Washington County Precinct One County Commissioner, Republican Don Koester and Democrat Louis Houser also weighed in on taxes. When asked what they would do to bring more businesses to Washington County, Koester responded:
Democrat Louis Houser said he too is not in favor of raising taxes:
The forum also addressed the public education system in Texas, and in particular the STARR testing. Challenger for State Representative for District 13, Cecil Webster, said he’s not in favor of the testing:
Incumbent State Representative Leighton Shubert said there’s a reason why state testing has been cut back: