A number of local residents attended the Hopkins County Democratic Women's Candidate Forum, in
SSISD Administration Building, on Tuesday night, to be better informed voters.

 

 

Hopkins County Democratic Women
Host Local Candidate Forum, Tuesday Night

 

 

by: Bobby McDonald

 

Local Democratic Party leaders opened the meeting and
outlined the forum for presentations and questions.

 

A number of interested Hopkins County voters made their way to the Sulphur Springs ISD Board Room, as they joined local candidates, to become better informed voters. The forum on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. was hosted by the Hopkins County Democratic women and featured candidates for the SSISD Board of Education, Hospital Board, and the Sulphur Springs City Council.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sulphur Springs ISD School Trustee Candidates were the first to address the crowd. The election will decide two candidates for the board and has attracted three candidates for the two seats.....Don Sapaugh and Jason Dietz, incumbents, and challenger Leesa Tolivar. Tolivar and Sapaugh addressed the crowd and Jason Dietz sent regrets that he was unable to attend the forum because of a conflict.

 

   

Leesa Tolivar                                                                                          Don Sapaugh

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, four candidates for the two seats on the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board made their presentations. They include: Brent Barclay, Suzanne Thomas Bankston, Dr. David Black, and John Reed.

 

    

Brent Barclay                                                                            Suzanne Thomas Bankston

 

        

Dr. David Black                                                                                   John Reed

 

 

 

 

 

The final group of candidates were those seeking a position on the Sulphur Springs City Council. Two seats on the council are to be filled, Place #1 and Place #2. Candidated Craig Johnson, the current mayor of Sulphur Springs is running unapposed for the Place #1 seat on the council, while incumbent Clay Walker is facing challenger Charles Oxford for the Place #2 Seat.

 

 

Craig Johnson running unapposed for Place #1.

 

 

Place #2 Candidates:

 

      

Charles Oxford                                                                                                    Clay Walker

 

 

Voters will go to the polls on Saturday, May 12th to decide on these office holders. Early voting begins on April 30th and extends through May 8th.

 

 

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