Debates 2025
Meet the candidates
We believe that debates are an excellent way to learn about candidates on your ballot. So, we've invited candidates from 16 different constituencies to debate. We set a schedule that didn't have elected officials (or candidates for their offices) missing board meetings for the offices they were running for. We've invited the candidates. Here's the list. We hope more candidates will accept our invitation. Stay tuned! All debates will be on Zoom. They will be recorded and uploaded to our YouTube channel.
| Date | Time | Town | Office | Name of invitee | Response |
| 10/13 | 6-7 | East Rochester | Village Trustee | registration link | |
| Nicole Walton | Y | ||||
| Melissa Greco-Lopes | Y | ||||
| Ted Conners | |||||
| Kelley L Swagler | |||||
| 10/13 | 7:30-8:30 | Sweden | Town Board | registration link | |
| Scott E Maar | |||||
| Rory Schnurr | Y | ||||
| Gary J Sullivan | |||||
| 10/14 | 6-7 | Gates | Town Board | registration link | |
| Andrew Loughlin | |||||
| Amanda W McGinnis | |||||
| Kristin Zava | |||||
| Lee Cordero | N | ||||
| 10/14 | 7:30-9 | Pittsford | Supervisor | registration link | |
| Cathy Koshykar | |||||
| Bill Smith | |||||
| Town Board | |||||
| Michael Arcuri | Y | ||||
| ChaRon Sattler-LeBlanc | Y | ||||
| Kim K Taylor | |||||
| Scott E Wallman | |||||
| 10/15 | 6-7 | Ogden | Town Board | registration link | |
| Jaime Erskine-Pettit | |||||
| Joshua Hinman | |||||
| Steven Toms | |||||
| Linda Gibardo | |||||
| 10/15 | 7:30-9 | Perinton | Supervisor | registration link | |
| Ciaran Hanna | |||||
| Jennifer Townsend | |||||
| Town Board | |||||
| David Belaskas | |||||
| David Masterson | |||||
| Emily E Mischler | |||||
| Mike Cialini | |||||
| 10/16 | 6-7 | Hamlin | Town Board | registration link | |
Jennifer M Goodrich Voelkl | |||||
| Steve Klafehn | |||||
| Sharon S Steigerwald | |||||
| Ricky Wright | |||||
| 10/20 | 5:30-7 | Henrietta | Supervisor | registration link | |
| Corey E Brown | |||||
| Steve Schultz | Y | ||||
| Town Board | |||||
| Timothy Ochs | |||||
| Kristina Owens | Y | ||||
| Millie Sefranek | |||||
| Patrick Herman | |||||
| 10/20 | 7:30-9 | Rochester | City Council | registration link | |
| Kelly Cheatle | Y | ||||
| Mitch Gruber | |||||
| LaShunda Leslie-Smith | |||||
| Stanley Martin | |||||
| Miguel Melendez | |||||
| Victor Sanchez | Y | ||||
| Kiara Smith | |||||
| Dave Sutliff-Atias | Y | ||||
| Marcus Williams | |||||
| 10/21 | 5:30-7 | Greece | Supervisor | registration link | |
| Jeffery L McCann | |||||
| Bill Murphy | |||||
| Ward 2 | |||||
| Spencer Bernard | |||||
| Jim Leary | |||||
| Ward 3 | |||||
| Michael Bloomer | |||||
| Amorette Miller | |||||
| 10/21 | 7:30-9 | Webster | Supervisor | registration link | |
| Sean T Hanna | |||||
| Alexander Scialdone | |||||
| Town Board | |||||
| Nick Hunter | |||||
| Chris Brown | |||||
| Ginny Nguyen | |||||
| Garrett Wagner | |||||
| 10/22 | 5:30-7 | Irondequoit | Supervisor | registration link | |
| Anthony Costanza | Y | ||||
| John Perticone | |||||
| Town Board | |||||
| Lisa Barrett | |||||
| Ann E Cunningham | |||||
| Michael Voigt | |||||
| Peter R Wehner | |||||
| 10/22 | 7:30-9 | Monroe County | County Leg 12 | registration link | |
| Deborah Campanella | |||||
| Leslie Schildt | |||||
| Nazish N Jeffery | |||||
| County Leg 3 | |||||
| Scott Hand | |||||
| Marvin Stepherson | |||||
| 10/23 | 5:30-7 | Mendon | Supervisor | registration link | |
| Joe Alati | |||||
| Brent Rosiek | |||||
| Town Board | |||||
| Danielle Liberatore | |||||
| David Smith | |||||
| Tanner Cheek | |||||
| Rebecca Kreuzer | |||||
| 10/23 | 7:30-9 | Penfield | Supervisor | registration link | |
| Jeffrey Leenhouts | |||||
| Kevin D Berry | |||||
| Town Board | |||||
| Candace Lee | |||||
| Bob Ockenden | |||||
| Jon Getz | |||||
| Linda Teglash | |||||
| 10/27 | 7:30-9 | Rush | Supervisor | registration link | |
| Daniel Woolaver | |||||
| Lee Hankins | |||||
| Town Board | |||||
| Daniel Chase | |||||
| Jeffrey M Koppers | |||||
| Marianne Rizzo | |||||
| David McGlashon |
Help Make it Happen!!!
- Know a candidate? Urge them to accept our invitation.
- Want to help? We need time keepers, Zoom assistants, moderators and greeters from the LWV. It's a great way to get involved. Let us know if you'd like to help. Training supplied.
- What's your question? If there's something you want to hear the candidates talk about, tell us. In advance is preferred.
- Please share! Let your friends and neighbors know about these debates.
- You'll need to register to get a link listen. If, for some reason, the debate should be canceled, we'll let you know.