MN legislative forum is set for Wednesday

Panels will feature Senate 15, House 15A candidates

MARSHALL -- A forum featuring local candidates for the Minnesota Legislature is coming up Wednesday evening.

Forums with candidates for state House District 15A and Senate District 15 will be held starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the MERIT Center in Marshall. The program is also expected to be broadcast on the radio by KMHL AM 1400, and Studio 1 TV in Marshall.

House District 15A includes Lyon, Yellow Medicine and Lac qui Parle counties, as well as the city of Granite Falls in Chippewa County. Candidates running in District 15A are Republican candidate Brad Hennen and DFL candidate Nathan Schmig. Senate District 15 includes Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Lyon, Redwood and Brown Counties, and part of Blue Earth County. Candidates running in District 15 are Republican candidate Braxton Seifert and DFL candidate Andrea Boettger.

Both the House and Senate districts have a slate of new candidates running for office this year after current Rep. Chris Swedzinski and Sen. Gary Dahms announced they would step down at the end of their terms.

At the panel, candidates will take questions from a panel of local media, and questions submitted by the audience. Representatives of the Marshall Independent and Marshall Radio will serve as moderators.

The panels will be held at the MERIT Center, which is located at 1001 West Erie Road in Marshall. The Minnesota House candidates panel will start at 6 p.m. and the Minnesota Senate candidates panel will start at 7 p.m.