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On behalf of our Baker Center Living and Learning Community members, Alina 
Clay and Michael Hensley, we wanted to inform you about this important event 
sponsored by the League of Women Voters for City of Knoxville residents. 

League of Women Voters Announces October 14th Candidate Forum

Knoxville, TN – All seven candidates running for Knoxville City Council will 
participate in a nonpartisan Candidate Forum organized by the League of 
Women Voters of Knoxville and Knox County. The League will hold the Forum on 
October 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the Cansler Family YMCA.

The following candidates are participating in the Forum:
•	District 1: Nick Pavlis (unopposed)
•	District 2: Duane Grieve (unopposed)
•	District 3: Brenda Palmer (unopposed)
•	District 4: Rick Staples and Nick Della Volpe
•	District 6: Daniel T. Brown and Pete Drew 

WBIR’s John Becker will moderate the Forum, following League of Women Voter 
guidelines.  Students and Scholars from the UT Baker Center's Living and 
Learning Community will serve as volunteers at the Forum.

The Cansler Y is located at 616 Jessamine Street, which attendees can easily 
access from Interstate 40 or by KAT bus. There is ample parking in the parking 
lot between the YMCA and the O'Connor Senior Center.