10/12/2026
Meet the Candidates is this Thursday, and these candidates have confirmed their attendance.
All candidates on the ballots for Eveleth, Gilbert, Mountain Iron, Virginia, Biwabik, and Buhl have been invited, from school board on up. Unlike a debate or forum, this is a casual, one-on-one setting where you can talk with candidates directly and ask about the issues that matter most to you.
Confirmed to attend:
Federal and Statewide: Marisa Simonetti (U.S. Senate), Steven Young and Jane Kirby (Governor / Lt. Governor), Seth Kuhl-Stennes (Secretary of State), Zack Filipovich and Jay Reeves (State Auditor)
State Legislature: Robert Farnsworth and Kim (Kotonias) McLaughlin (Senate District 7), Cal Warwas and Dan Horoshak (House District 7B), Erin McCabe Ningen (House District 7A), Aaron Kania (House District 3A)
County and Cities: Tim Mattson (St. Louis County Commissioner, District 6), Annie Bachschneider and Steven B. Johnson (Virginia Mayor), Adam Roen (Eveleth Mayor), Tyler Nesset (Biwabik City Council)
School Board: Nicole Culbert-Dahl, Troy Loisel, Paul Peltier, Alan Sherek, and Lisa Westby (Rock Ridge ISD 2909)
📍 Iron Trail Motors Event Center ballroom, Virginia
🗓 Thursday, October 15, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public. Cash bar available by Boomtown.
Hosted by the Laurentian Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs Committee. Questions? Contact [email protected].
