Frisco Voters Face Choice at Candidate Forums

0:00Frisco voters face a choice this Friday evening with two candidate forms kicking off at 6 p.m. sharp one at the Islamic Center of Frisco and Other at elevate life church these events spotlight contenders for the May 2nd election covering mayor city council and school board seats Out of 16 candidates total 14 have committed to the mosque form while just two mayoral hopeful Rodville Hauer and council candidate Matt Chalmers plan to appear at the church the split gained attention afterville Hauer initially accepted the mosque invite back in February only to pull out last month He cited a prior commitment and his Christian faith opting instead for the church where he's a member Organizers from the Islamic Center even offered to let a campaign rep speak for him but that got turned down since the team would be elsewhere Other mayoral candidates pushed back on the divide mark Hill a former school board trustee stuck to his mosque commitment and urged the church to reschedule

1:00Shona Saul and ex council member echoed that call after attending a recent church event and John Keating confirmed he'll join the mosque lineup 2 this comes amid recent protests in frisco over rising racial and religious diversity which drew national headlines and set the stage for attendance Election cycle early voting starts April 20th and runs through April 28th giving folks plenty of time to weigh in on council places 5 and 6 plus 2 school board spots as the community sorts through these divides ahead of May 2nd this has been Dallas news today powered by AI