Forum to Feature Cleveland Heights and University Heights Candidates

Cleveland Heights and University Heights residents can hear from and question local candidates at a forum at 7 p.m. Thursday in the

The will feature candidates running for city council and school board seats in Cleveland Heights and University Heights, and is presented by the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Chapter and FutureHeights.

Deanna Bremer Fisher, executive director of , will moderate the event.

“Candidates will have an opportunity to make a statement, and the audience will be able to ask questions. We will follow the format that the League has used for many years, which asks audience members to write down their questions,” Fisher said by email. “A group of volunteers then sorts them, and I read them to the candidates.”

All candidates running for Cleveland Heights City Council and the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School Board are expected to attend, said Fern Jennings, chairperson for the forum, by email. Cleveland Heights Judge A. Deane Buchanan, who is running unopposed, and University Heights City Council candidate Steven Bennett cannot be there. University Heights City Councilman Kevin Patrick Murphy has not confirmed if he can make it, she said.

The schedule for the night is below, though times are approximate:

7 p.m. Cleveland Heights City Council candidates

7:50 p.m. CHUH School Board candidates

8:10 p.m. University Heights City Council candidates

Below is a list of the candidates, according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Follow the links for more information about candidates, and check  for updates.

Cleveland Heights City Council Candidates:

, challenger

, challenger

, incumbent

, challenger

, appointed in 2011, is running to complete former Council Member Mark Tumeo's term, which has two years remaining

, challenger 

, incumbent

Cleveland Heights-University Heights School Board Candidates (candidates unopposed):

, incumbent

, incumbent 

Cleveland Heights Judicial Candidates (candidate unopposed):

A. Deane Buchanan, incumbent

University Heights City Council Candidates:

Al August, challenger

Steven Bennett, challenger

Pamela Cameron, challenger

Tom Cozzens, challenger

Daniel Hanna, challenger

Conor McLaughlin, challenger

Kevin Patrick Murphy, incumbent

Steven Sims, incumbent

Adele Zucker, challenger