2026 Candidate Forum: Rochester Mayor

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:

• Axe Abdimajid Ahmed 
• Molly Dennis 
• Walé Elegbede
• Jess Garcia 
• Ayub HajiOmar 
• Jerrod Lucker 
• Joe Powers
• Benjamin Zastrow