Follow The Links below to the 2022 Candidate Forum Videos:
On behalf of Involve Newport, Newport This Week, the League of Women Voters of Newport County and the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee we are proud to present the videos from this year’s election candidate forums. We would like to thank all of the candidates for their participation, dedication to the community and candor with their opinions and objectives.
We encourage all voters to take a look we have separated the videos by subject into chapters and if you follow the links below you’ll be able to understand the candidates, their outlooks and motivations straights from themselves. Questions can be directed to info@involvenewport.org.
Newport City Council, October 6th
Middletown School Committee, October 20th
Middletown Town Council, October 13th
Newport School Committee
Jump to Sections:
0:00 – Introduction
4:50 – Candidate Opening Statements
16:48 – Curriculum and Resources
25:50 – Academic Proficiency within Newport Schools
35:00 – Operating Budget
43:28 – Regionalization
59:30 – Staffing
1:08:00 – Best Practices
1:17:00 – Candidate Closing Statements
Newport School Committee
Jump to Sections:
0:00 – Introduction
00:48 – Candidate Opening Statements
10:50 – Housing & Short Term Rentals
23:50 – Regionalization of School District
35:07 – Bridge Realignment & North End
40:57 – Tourism & Balanced Needs of Residents
49:53 – Lighting Round – Marijuana
53:09 – Lightning Round – Governance & Charter Review
57:01 – Lightning Round -Term limits
1:00:30 Audience Submitted – Immigrant Entrenched Community
1:07:10 Audience Submitted – City Government & Engagement
1:24:10 – Candidate Closing Statements
Middletown Town Council
Jump to Sections:
0:00 – Intro
07:24 – Candidate Opening Statements
19:39 – Question 1: Middletown Center Development
29:51 – Question 2: Short Term Rentals
38:54 – Question 3: School Regionalization
51:40 – Question 4: Renewable Energy
1:02:08 – Audience Submitted Question – 1:
20:50 – Audience Submitted Question – Town Center Ballot Issue
1:28:00 – Candidate Closing Statements
Middletown School Committee
Jump to Sections:
0:00 – Intro
04:45 – Candidate Opening Statements
09:11 – Question 1 – Regionalization
14:15 – Question 2 – Budgeting
20:21 – Question 3 – Academic Outcomes
25:58 – Question 4 – Staffing
29:31 – Lighting Round – Regionalization Y/N?
31:50 – Lightning Round – One Highschool or Two?
34:03 – Lightning Round – Regionalization Pros & Cons
37:17 – Audience Submitted – Regionalized District Advisory Committee
41:22 – Audience Submitted – Financial Governance
46:35 – Audience Submitted – Financial Disarray
50:56 – Audience Submitted – Relationship with Council
1:00:07 – Audience Submitted – RIPAC & Education in Crisis
1:04:35 – Candidate Closing Statements
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