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The city of Clearwater will host a candidate forum June 23, to give residents an opportunity to hear directly from candidates running for City Council Seats 4 and 5 ahead of the Aug. 18, 2026, municipal election.
The forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Clearwater City Council Chambers at the Clearwater Main Library, 100 N. Osceola Ave. Former Spectrum Bay News 9 journalist Al Ruechel will moderate the discussion.
Residents also are invited to meet the candidates before the forum during a meet-and-greet beginning at 5:30 p.m. The forum will follow a moderator-led format.
Candidates participating in the forum include:
Seat 4
Bianca Latvala
Jared Leone
Seat 5
Mark Bunker
Kevin R T Laughlin
Sam Wilson
The public is invited to attend in person, stream live or stream any time after the event at MyClearwater.com/CityCouncilMeetings or YouTube.com/MyClearwater. The forum can also be watched live on C-View TV Spectrum Channel 638, Frontier Channel 30 and WOW! Channel 15.
For more information, visit MyClearwater.com/Election.
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