Election primer: Check out our video interviews with candidates in all contested spring races

By Bob Brown
CVCTV News Director

Their campaigns may lack the flamboyance of Donald Trump, but the decisions made by those elected to local offices on April 5 may have a more direct effect upon the daily life of Eau Claire County residents.

So as a public service to voters, Chippewa Valley Community Television presents video interviews with every candidate in a major contested race in Eau Claire County.

Here you will find links to 10- to 15-minute interviews with the

following candidates:

Eau Claire County Board

District 10: Mike Conlin and Robert Hooper

District 11: Dave Elvig and Ray Henning

District 14: Judy Gatlin and Jean Schlieve

District 16: Kasey Grams and David Mortimer

District 24: Heather DeLuca and Joshua Sterling

Eau Claire City Council

District 1: Heather DeLuca and Tim Tewalt

At Large: Kate Beaton, Catherine Emmanuelle, Eric Larsen, Dave Strobel and Michael Xiong

Eau Claire School Board

At Large: Carolyn Gabrielsen Barstad, Jennifer Fager, Chris Hambuch-Boyle, Aaron Harder and Rich Spindler

Eau Claire County Circuit Court Judge

Branch 1: John Manydeeds and Brian Wright

We hope you will view these videos as part of your process of becoming an informed voter.

We urge you to then get out and perform your civic duty on April 5 by voting for the candidates of your choice.

Then on election night, beginning at 9 p.m., tune into CVCTV’s Government Channel – channel 994 on the local Charter Communication cable system and WINs IPTV, also streaming at cvctv.org – to track all the local election returns as they come in.