Newport This Week

Ward 3 Candidates Square Off (Primary)


By James Merolla

The fourth in a series of candidate forums took place on Aug. 20 for the three people vying for a Ward 3 seat on the Newport City Council.

The three candidates in the 40-minute forum included longtime incumbent Kathryn Leonard and challengers Paul Marshall and Rachel Hussey. Leonard, a veteran educator and realtor, had not been challenged in the previous three terms.

The two top vote getters in the Sept. 8 primary will appear on the November ballot.

The forum is a collaboration among The Alliance for a Livable Newport, East Bay TV, the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, the League of Women Voters Newport County, Newport Buzz, Newport This Week and WADK radio. The moderator was Christian Winthrop of Newport Buzz. (Read More)

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