Butler County Candidate Forum

Primary Elections August 2, 2020

Butler County Farm Bureau Association (BCFBA) in partnership with the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce held their 2022 Primary Election Candidate Forum at the El Dorado Civic Center on Wednesday, July 27th. The event was free and open to the public.

In attendance were:

Doug Blex, State House Rep., District 12

Will Carpenter, State House Rep., District 75

Patrick Penn, State House Rep., District 85

Chuck Schmidt, State House Rep., District 88

Steve Fellers, Butler County, District 4

Vince Haines, Butler County, District 4

Darren Jackson, Butler County, District 4

Sasha Islam, Butler County, District 5

Dan Woydziak, Butler County, District 5

Kansas State House Representatives, from left to right, Chuck Schmidt, District 88; Will Carpenter, District 75; and Doug Blex, District 12

The Forum moderators, left to right, Jeff Varner, the Policy Chair for BCFBA and Phil Benedict, Executive Director of El Dorado Chamber of Commerce and the Forum Timer, Tiya Tonn with the BCFBA.

Following the welcome and introductions, State House Representatives were given 5 minutes each to provide a public statement.

Candidates for County Commissioner were given 3 minutes each to make a prepared statement and 2 minutes each to answer questions after which each candidate was allowed 2 minutes each to make closing statements.

Butler County Commissioner Candidates, left to right, Steve Fellers, District 4, Darren Jackson, District 4, Vince Haines District 4, Dan Woydziak, District 5 and Sasha Islam, District 5.

Following the Forum, candidates were available for 30 minutes to answer questions from the public.

Left to right, Candidates Darren Jackson and Vince Haines meet with the public following the Forum.

Steve Fellers, center, and Rep. Check Schmidt, right, visit with members of the public.

The Primary Election will be on Tuesday, August 2nd and sample ballots can be reviewed online by visiting https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/