Candidate Forums and Events

Cowlitz County Elections does not host any candidate forums or own the rights to any of the candidate forum videos.  We post them on our website when we receive them, as a courtesy to the voters of Cowlitz County.


The candidate debates referenced below are available on KLTV Channel 29 on cable or streaming at kltv.org. The debates were livestreamed on Castus Cloud.

Past Candidates Forums and Debates

Who WhenWebsite
  • Kalama City Council Position 5,
    Deb Geiger and Rob Gibbs
October 18, 2023https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/kltv/video/6531bd2986b48e00085cc36b?page=RECENT
  • Kelso and Longview City Council and School Board Candidates
October 16, 2023https://tdn.com/news/local/education/longview-kelso-school-board-candidates-talk-charter-schools-at-forum/article_04487bd8-6df2-11ee-9790-ff5ef7541a76.html
  • Longview City Council Position 4,
    Ruth Kendall and Randy E. Knox
October 11, 2023

https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/kltv/video/65273741fb6b490008162dfe?page=RECENT
  • Longview City Council Position 1, 
    Kalei LaFave and Mike Wallin 
  • Kelso City Council Position 4, 
    Jim Hill and Aaron Bunn 
  • Longview City Council Position 2, 
    Ramona Leber and Keith Young 
  • Kelso City Council Position 7, 
    Veryl A. Anderson and Scott Olson. 
October 11, 2023

https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/kltv/video/65277813360bfb0008f041d0?page=RECENT  
  • Longview City Council Position 3, 
    Christopher Ortiz and Erik Halvorsen
  • Kelso City Council Position 5, 
    Keenan Harvey and Garrett Colkitt 
  • Longview City Council Position 4, 
    Ruth Kendall and Randy E. Knox
October 4, 2023 https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/kltv/video/651f823afbc20000084b2863?page=HOME 
  • Kelso City Council Position 7,
    Veryl A. Anderson and Scott Olson 
October 4, 2023https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/kltv/video/651f19a4cb47250008e5dd3a?page=RECENT
  • Kelso City Council Position 5,
    Keenan Harvey and Garrett Colkitt
September 27, 2023https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/kltv/video/651499d2fe380300081b12f9?page=RECENT
  • Longview City Council Position 2,
    Keith Young and Ramona Leber
September 20, 2023https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/kltv/video/650b3d8313c3170008235713?page=RECENT
  • Longview City Council Position 1,
    Mike Wallin and Kalei LaFave
September 13, 2023https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/kltv/video/65022438a727670008643507?page=RECENT
  • Kelso City Council Position 4,
    Jim Hill and Aaron Bunn
September 6, 2023https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/kltv/video/6502345021969c0008bc753b?page=RECENT