Page 11 - Gregg Wright News Today

Four retiring commissioners will be replaced by newly elected candidates in 2023.

Six of seven commissioner seats were on Tuesday's ballot.

Mayor Kim Norton, Rochester Public Schools Board incumbents victorious on Tuesday.

Campaign finance reports show wide range of spending between Olmsted County candidates.

We speculate with some degree of confidence that the roughly 46,000 Olmsted County residents who live outside of Rochester are more likely to know their Olmsted County commissioner than are Rochester's 117,000 residents, who probably are more familiar with their city council member.

Candidates for five commissioner seats were asked to submit video responses regarding where they might see need for added county resources and support.

As we inch closer to election day, the League of Women Voters Rochester is still holding candidate forums to inform the public of who is on the ballot this November and for area residents to get their questions answered by those candidates.

Gregg Wright and Karl Johnson address five-year challenges, child care and homelessness during candidate forum.

Brian Mueller and Kindra Ramaker address a variety of issues during candidate forum, but acknowledge they don't have all the answers yet as they seek to fill longtime commissioner's seat.

Vangie Castro and Norman Wahl compare views as they seek to fill seat being left by Rochester City Council member Nick Campion.