Goddard City Council Candidate Forum

Tuesday, October 24

Tanganyika Wildlife Park

1000 S. Hawkins Lane

Goddard, KS 67052


6pm - 8pm

Check In: 5:30pm


Limited to 300 attendees

There are three seats open for the Goddard City Council in 2023. Nine candidates have registered to run in the election to take place on Tuesday, November 7. An invitation has been sent to all nine candidates to participate in the Forum. 

The City Council Candidate Forum hosted by the Goddard Chamber of Commerce is a chance to learn more about the views of the candidates running to represent the citizens of Goddard. The Goddard Chamber of Commerce is non-bias and does not endorse candidates. 

The Forum will be open to the public but will be limited to the first 300 Goddard Citizens to register.

Register to Attend

Please be sure to read the following rules for the Forum:


  1. Open to the public but limited to 300 Goddard Citizens. 
  2. Attendees must be pre-registered on the Goddard Chamber registration system to attend. If you are not registered, you will not be allowed to attend. 
  3. The Forum will be broadcast on Facebook Live on the Goddard Chamber of Commerce Facebook page as well on the What's Up Goddard Facebook page. 
  4. Questions from citizens MUST be submitted in advance of the Forum. The Forum will be moderated, and pre-submitted questions will be asked. The Forum will NOT be open to questions from the audience. 
  5. Anyone can submit a question and as many questions will be asked as possible during the Forum time permitting. 
  6. Questions will not be taken from the Live feeds during the Forum. Questions MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ADVANCE on the Goddard Chamber of Commerce question submission link. 
  7. The Forum will NOT be an open debate between candidates or candidates/audience. 
  8. Candidates will have two minutes to respond to each question asked. A timer will be set, and Candidates will be strictly held to two minutes per response. 
  9. Questions will not be given to the Candidates in advance of the Forum. All candidates will have the same amount of time to prepare their responses. 
  10. We ask that all audience members be respectful, show all candidates the courtesy of responding and stay seated during the Forum unless exiting the Forum room. 
  11. The Forum will begin at 6pm and end at 8pm. Check in for the audience will begin at 5:30pm. 
  12. We ask that audience members do not save seats as seating is limited. 
  13. Attendees may be asked to present photo ID and/or voter registration to show proof of address. We want to make sure the Forum is open those who can vote in this specific election. 
  14. Registration does not guarantee a seat at the Forum. Attendees will be notified with confirmation on attendance a week before the Forum. Preference will be given to Goddard residents who are registered to vote. 
  15. If you register and are not able to attend, please contact the Goddard Chamber as soon as possible at info@GoddardChamber.net so that we have time to fill that seat. 


Submit a Question

Please submit the question you would like to have asked to the Goddard City Council Candidates during the forum on Tuesday, Oct. 24. 

Please be specific on which candidate you would like to address the question to or if it is a questions for all candidates. 

Please read the rules below on Candidate Forum.

Submitting a question to be asked at the Forum does NOT register you to attend the Forum. You must register to attend. 
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