The four major candidates – incumbent Mayor Ivy Taylor, former state Rep. Mike Villarreal, former County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson, and former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte – came together again at the Pearl Stable Tuesday night for the Rivard Report’s second Pints & Politics mayoral forum. As the May 9 City Election approaches, forums like these have become more lively than the earlier, more introductory forums.
During this forum, the gloves came off and the audience took note – applauding, cheering, laughing and just one bout of booing and hissing. Watch the entire event in the video above, produced by former Rivard Report intern Don Dimick and his colleague Brian Sanchez.
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After the event, Robert Rivard conducted a short interview with three staff members from Overland Partners, an architecture firm nestled in the heart of the city which co-sponsored the event, to get a feel for their individual impressions of the candidates. Listen to a recap in the podcast below.
The Rivard Report organized the event with sponsors Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery, who provided craft beer for the occasion, the Pearl, and Overland Partners.
*Featured/top image: (From left) Robert Rivard, Mayor Ivy Taylor, Tommy Adkisson, Mike Villarreal, and Leticia Van de Putte during Pints & Politics II at the Pearl Stable. Photo by Scott Ball.
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