Candidates talk qualifications at forum

Candidates vying to serve the citizens of Van Zandt County in a variety of positions currently up for grabs during the 2016 election cycle, including VZC Tax-Assessor Collector, Precinct 1 Constable, Precinct 2 Constable, Precinct 1 Commissioner, Precinct 3 Commissioner, State Representative District 2 and VZC Sheriff came to the Farm Bureau office in Canton Jan. 21 to tout their qualifications and connect with prospective voters.

The evening was broken into six separate segments, with candidates for each of the positions up for contention being given an opportunity to make both and opening and closing statement, as well as the opportunity to answer questions submitted prior to the forum and read by event moderators.

Although most of the evening passed without incident, Thursday night’s event did include occasional contentious moments, most notably in the four-man VZC Sheriff’s race between Anthony Katsoulas, Dale Corbett, Ron Carroll and Sam Mayer.

Because of the length of the comments, we highlight the tax assessor-collector, commissioenrs and state representative races this week. Sheriff and constable candidates were featured in the Jan. 28 newspaper.

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