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  "description": "Two candidate forums took place in Washington County this week, and more are coming. Plus a roundup of upcoming candidate events ahead of the May 19 primary.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T23:28:29.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.newsinthegrove.com",
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  "textContent": "Nearly 100 people gathered at the Forest Grove United Church of Christ on Wednesday evening to hear from four Democratic candidates for state legislature, as the May 19 primary draws closer. One day later, Republican candidates for governor squared off at a separate forum in Hillsboro. More forums are scheduled in the coming week.\n\n## Forest Grove forum draws nearly 100\n\nThe forum, sponsored by Forest Grove Indivisible, a progressive local chapter of the national Indivisible organization, hosted candidates for House District 29 Susan McLain and Mark Watson, and candidates for Senate District 15 Myrna Munoz and Janeen Sollman.\n\nWatch the House District 29 forum and Senate District 15 forum recordings on YouTube, provided by Forest Grove Indivisible.\n\n## Republican gubernatorial forum held in Hillsboro\n\nA gubernatorial forum for Republican candidates was held Thursday in Hillsboro. For coverage, see writeups from the Oregon Capital Chronicle and the Oregon Journalism Project.\n\n## Next Indivisible forum: County commissioner candidates, April 22\n\nThe next candidate forum in Forest Grove Indivisible’s series is Wednesday, April 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, 2032 College Way. Six candidates for Washington County Commission District 4 — Steve Callaway, Kimberly Culbertson, Ayla Hofler, Anthony Martin, Paul Schaefer and Kipperlyn Sinclair — and three candidates for Washington County Chair — Nafisa Fai, Jenny Kamprath and Pam Treece — were invited, according to the organization’s original flyer.\n\nA third forum on Wednesday, April 29 at the same time and location is set to feature candidates for Metro Council District 4 (Miles Palacios and Alex Phan) and Metro Council President (Bruce Broussard, Chris Christensen, Philip Fensterer, Juan Carlos Gonzalez and Ken Ross), per the flyer.\n\nThis newspaper did not confirm if each candidate would attend.\n\n## Separate forum in Hillsboro on April 24\n\nA separate candidate forum for Washington County Commission Chair and District 4 candidates, hosted by the League of Women Voters and the Washington County Community Participation Organization (CPO) Program, is scheduled for Friday, April 24 at the Charles D. Cameron Public Services Building, 155 N. 1st Ave., in Hillsboro. The forum follows a 6 p.m. All-CPO Meeting that features updates from local service providers, and begins at 7 p.m. Community members can also view the forum online via Zoom. See separate coverage for more details.\n\n## Candidate events and meet-and-greets\n\n**Ayla Hofler** , a candidate for Washington County Commission District 4, sent an updated itinerary of public meet-and-greet events on April 15, according to her campaign. Upcoming events for the next week:\n\n  * **April 19** — Banks, Stelly’s Deli, 6-8 p.m. (sandwiches and drink for first 20)\n  * **April 22** — Forest Grove, Commissioner Candidate Debate at United Church of Christ, 6 p.m.\n  * **April 23** — Gales Creek Community Club meeting, school library, 6:30 p.m.\n  * **April 24** — Hillsboro, Commissioner Candidate Debate, Public Services Building, 7 p.m.\n  * **April 25** — North Plains, Hitchin’ Post, 5-8 p.m. (appetizers and drink for first 20)\n\n\n\n* * *\n\n### Upcoming election dates\n\n  * **April 20** — Out-of-state ballots mailed\n  * **April 22** — Indivisible FG Candidate Forum: Commission District 4 and Chair, 6-8 p.m., United Church of Christ, Forest Grove\n  * **April 24** — CPO/LWV Candidate Forum, 7 p.m., Hillsboro (plus Zoom)\n  * **April 28** — Last day to register or change party affiliation\n  * **April 29** — Ballots mailed to all registered voters; Indivisible FG Candidate Forum: Metro candidates, 6-8 p.m., United Church of Christ\n  * **May 19** — Primary Election Day\n\n\n\n* * *\n\n _This is a recurring feature. News in the Grove tracks endorsements, campaign events, candidate forums and other election developments through the May 19 primary. Have a tip? Email_ _chas@newsinthegrove.com_ _._",
  "title": "Election Roundup: Forest Grove forum draws nearly 100 as primary nears",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-17T23:28:29.750Z"
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