2026 Candidate Forum: Rochester Public School Board

The Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to partner with the League of Women Voters Rochester Minnesota, the Rochester Public Library and the Rochester Post Bulletin to hold candidate forums. These forums are an opportunity for candidates to share their message on key issues with the voters.

Livestreams of each forum and complete, unedited recordings of the forums will be accessible on the Rochester Public Library YouTube, with editing permitted only for official media reporting and not for partisan or political purposes.
 
Candidates:

• Joe Christenson
• Justin Cook (I)
• Pat Farmer
• Ana Folpe
• Flora Howie
• Josh Koestler
• Joe Laforge
• Jean Marvin (I)
• Cathy Nathan (I)
• John Peck