City council, school board candidates participate in forum

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From left to right, city council candidates Dave Rosenbaum, Michael Curry, Craig Reynolds, Andrew Friedman and Jake Jacobson participate in a Mercer Island Candidate Forum on Oct. 18 at Islander Middle School. The League of Women Voters/Seattle King County, the Mercer Island Preschool Association and the Mercer Island PTA hosted the forum, which drew about 70 attendees. Wendy Weiker couldn’t attend because of a family commitment and provided a candidacy statement that the moderator read to the crowd. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

From left to right, school board candidates Ananta Gudipaty, Cristina Martinez, Jody Lee and Todd White engaged in the Oct. 18 forum. Maggie Tai Tucker couldn’t attend the meeting due to a family emergency and sent in a candidacy statement that the moderator read to the crowd. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

From left to right, school board candidates Ananta Gudipaty, Cristina Martinez, Jody Lee and Todd White engaged in the Oct. 18 forum. Maggie Tai Tucker couldn’t attend the meeting due to a family emergency and sent in a candidacy statement that the moderator read to the crowd. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

Attendees gathered to listen to city council candidates, from left to right, Michael Curry, Craig Reynolds, Andrew Friedman and Jake Jacobson, as they answered questions during the Mercer Island Candidate Forum on Oct. 18 at Islander Middle School. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

Attendees gathered to listen to city council candidates, from left to right, Michael Curry, Craig Reynolds, Andrew Friedman and Jake Jacobson, as they answered questions during the Mercer Island Candidate Forum on Oct. 18 at Islander Middle School. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo