The Brown County Democratic Party hosted a candidate forum Thursday night at the Adams Street Community Center in Brownwood with only about half of the local candidates on the November 2nd ballot participating.
Participants in this forum included Ronnie Lappe, candidate for County Judge; Charles Stavley, candidate for County Commissioner Precinct 2; Mike “Pappy” Bullard, candidate for Justice of the Peace Precinct 3; Jim Cavanaugh, incumbent candidate for Justice of the Peace Precinct 4; and Selina Alexander, candidate for Justice of the Peace Precinct 4. The candidates each made a brief statement and took questions from the audience.
Many of the candidates expressed their belief that the county is in need of an independent audit which was greeted with applause from the audience at one point. Topics also discussed centered on the county budget, spending, and candidate qualifications.
Contested local races on the ballot will include:
County Judge
E. Ray West, III (Rep)
Ronnie Lappe (Dem)
County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Larry Traweek (Rep)
(Write-in candidate Ronnie Moore is campaigning, but not on the ballot)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4
Jim Cavanaugh (Rep)
Selina Alexander (Dem)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3
Bryan Thompson (Rep)
Mike “Pappy” Bullard (Dem)
County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Joel Kelton (Rep)
Charles Stavley (Dem)
Early voting begins Monday, October 18th.
See video below of each candidate’s remarks during the event.
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Ronnie Lappe
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Jim Cavanaugh
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Selina Alexander
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Mike “Pappy” Bullard
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Charles Stavley
