Norman City Council candidates revealed their positions on police reform, public health policies and other key issues facing their wards during a Transcript-hosted debate Wednesday.
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OUâs Student Government Association held a forum for Norman City Council candidates on Friday night via Zoom.Â
The session was divided into five wards, which were each alloted 20 minutes to answer questions submitted by students through a form emailed to OU students by OU SGA.Â
Early voting in municipal elections begins Feb. 4 and ends Feb. 5, with election day scheduled for Feb. 9.
Ward 1
Candidate Brandi Studley has lived in Norman since Kindergarten and graduated from Norman High School in 1996. She said she is engaged in the community as founder of the Social Injustice League of Norman and volunteers to feed the homeless in Norman on weeknights.
OUâs Student Government Association is holding a forum for Norman City Council candidates from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m Friday via Zoom.
According to an email sent by OU SGA, the forum will be divided into five wards moderated by SGA members. Candidates from each ward will have a 20-minute discussion. Â
Ward 1 candidates Chris Lewis and Brandi Studley will debate from 6:35 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. followed by Ward 2 candidates John Argo and Matt McGarry from 7:00 p.m. to 7:20 p.m. Ward 3 candidate Sam Talley will answer questions from 7:25 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., then Ward 5 candidates Billy Davison and Michael Nash will debate from 7:50 p.m. to 8:10 p.m. and Ward 7 candidates Stephen Holman, Monica Marsh and Christopher Jourden will close the event from 8:15 p.m. to 8:35 p.m.
With the Norman City Council election campaigns in full swing and less than a month out, the Ward 7 seat is up for grabs between one veteran council member and