Welcome. I am Andrea Hobley, president of the League of Women Voters, Woodbury Cottage Grove area. For more than 100 years, the League of Women Voters has been a trusted source of nonpartisan information for voters and a longstanding witness to Minnesota's proud tradition of voter access and election integrity. The mission of the League, national, state, and local, is to empower voters and defend democracy. The League works to encourage informed and active participation of citizens in government. We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate. The league strengthens our communities by conducting candidate forums for voters to learn about who's on their ballot, promoting voter registration, and sharing voter information, working to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influencing public policy through education and advocacy. We invite you to visit our state league's website, lwvvmn.org, to learn about the statutes, best practices, and safeguards associated with Minnesota elections. Follow the link to vote411 for a one-stop shop for all your election needs personalized to you, including a voter's guide. We hope all of our candidates here tonight have submitted their information to the voters's guide. And now I'll turn it over to Liz Nordling who is moderating today. >> Hello and welcome to the candidate forum for Independent School District 833 school board. I'm Liz Nordling, a member of the League of Women Voters and I do not live in district 833. I'm a league trained moderator. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan volunteer organization which encourages citizens to participate in government. Our mission is to support voter education and voters rights. Though the league studies and takes positions on issues, we do not support or oppose any candidate or political party. The views expressed in each forum are those of the candidates, not of the lows of the League of Women Voters. Our goal is to encourage citizens to learn more about the positions of the candidates who will be on your ballot on November 4th. All nine candidates who filed to run for this school board were invited to participate. And today we have six of the candidates participating. They are Chad Borsef, Elizabeth Bachmann, Ecberg, Juan Huerta, Lori Pacia, Mccelski, I'm sorry if I messed that up, Lori, Katie Schwarz, and Sharon Vanlier. Three more candidates were not able to participate. They are Travis Dal, Bin Forz Forsner, and Louise Hines. Our timekeeper will show warning signs of 30 and 15 seconds and then a stop sign. At that time you can finish your sentence. To begin, each candidate will introduce themselves by name and make an opening statement of up to one minute. For the opening statement, candidates will respond in alphabetical order. Thereafter, the order of speaking will be rotated. Candidates will have one minute to respond to each question. Candidates, you do not have to …