Kent Black Action Commission to host candidates forum Oct. 11

Published 4:01 pm Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Candidates for the Kent City Council, King County Council and state Legislature are scheduled to be part of the Kent Black Action Commission 2025 Candidates Forum from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Kent Commons Green River Room, 525 Fourth Ave. N.

Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and light refreshments will be available.

Candidates expected to attend include:

Kent City Council Position No. 2 candidates Neet Grewal and Satwinde Kaur; Kent City Council Position No. 6 candidates Sharn Shoker and Andy Song; King County Council District No. 5 candidates Peter Kwon and Steffanie Fain; King County Council District No. 7 candidates Pete von Reichbauer and Maya Vengadasalam; King County executive candidates Girmay Zahilay and Claudia Balducci; and 33rd Legislative District state representative Democratic candidates Edwin Obras and Kevin Schilling.