{"id":12577,"date":"2025-10-22T17:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=12577"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:59:01","slug":"la-prensa-hosts-candidates-for-toledo-city-council-la-prensa-presenta-a-los-candidatos-al-concejo-municipal-de-toledo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/la-prensa-hosts-candidates-for-toledo-city-council-la-prensa-presenta-a-los-candidatos-al-concejo-municipal-de-toledo\/","title":{"rendered":"La Prensa Hosts Candidates for Toledo City Council\/ La Prensa presenta a los candidatos al Concejo Municipal de Toledo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum-2025-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12573 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum-2025-6-300x116.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum-2025-6-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum-2025-6.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On October 15, 2025, the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Latino community of Northwest Ohio came together for a Latino Community Forum with the Candidates for Toledo City Council. This event took place at the Sof\u00eda Quintero Arts and Cultural Center (SQAAC), located at 1225 Broadway Street, in Toledo, Ohio. This event was free, open to the public, and had the Toledo Public Schools (TPS) Escuela SMART Alebrijes Mariachis present to welcome everyone at the door.<\/p>\n<p>Present at this event were twelve (12) candidates, competing for six (6) open seats, who will represent the entire city. Those present at the forum and in the pictures are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum-2025-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12572 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum-2025-4-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum-2025-4-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum-2025-4.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>El \u00faltimo d\u00eda del Mes de la Herencia Hispana, el 15 de octubre de 2025, fue un d\u00eda donde la comunidad latina del noroeste de Ohio se reuni\u00f3 en un Foro Comunitario Latino con los candidatos al Concejo Municipal de Toledo. Este evento se llev\u00f3 a cabo en el Centro de Arte y Cultura Sof\u00eda Quintero (SQAAC), ubicado en la calle Broadway 1225, en Toledo, Ohio. El evento fue gratuito y abierto al p\u00fablico, y cont\u00f3 con la presencia de los Mariachis Alebrijes de la Escuela SMART de las Escuelas P\u00fablicas de Toledo (TPS) para dar la bienvenida a todos.<\/p>\n<p>En este evento estuvieron presentes doce (12) candidatos, compitiendo por seis (6) puestos vacantes, que representar\u00e1n a toda la ciudad. Los presentes en el foro y en las fotos son:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emily Desmond,<\/strong> who recently put her name in after Carrie Hartman withdrew her name (quien recientemente puso su nombre despu\u00e9s de que Carrie Hartman retirara el suyo).<\/li>\n<li><strong> Brittany Jones<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12578 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-Prensa-Host-Latino-Candidates-for-City-Council-Forum.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Mac Driscoll<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nick Komives<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cerssandra McPherson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>George Sarantou<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom Names<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom Waniewski<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ed Beczynski<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erin Kramer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Blair Johnson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert Pasker III<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12571\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baldemar-Velasquez-Carty-Finkbeiner-and-Nathaly-Bernier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12571\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baldemar-Velasquez-Carty-Finkbeiner-and-Nathaly-Bernier-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baldemar-Velasquez-Carty-Finkbeiner-and-Nathaly-Bernier-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baldemar-Velasquez-Carty-Finkbeiner-and-Nathaly-Bernier.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baldemar Velasquez, Carty Finkbeiner, and Nathaly Bernier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This event offered residents a unique opportunity to hear directly from Toledo City Council AT-LARGE candidates ahead of the upcoming election on November 4, 2025, and during the early voting period. Each candidate gave a brief introduction of themselves, responded to a series of community-focused questions designed to foster meaningful dialogue and informed decision-making, and they each shared their views on key issues affecting the Latino community and the city, such as those related to immigration, ICE, housing, and economic development. The evening was moderated by Margarita DeLeon, sponsored by Salinas Exteriors, and in partnership with the Latino Alliance of Northwest Ohio, Nueva Esperanza Credit Union, the Believe Center, Sof\u00eda Quintero Arts and Cultural Center (SQACC), and the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) AFL-CIO.<\/p>\n<p>Este evento ofreci\u00f3 a los residentes una oportunidad \u00fanica de escuchar directamente a los candidatos generales del Concejo Municipal de Toledo antes de las pr\u00f3ximas elecciones del 4 de noviembre de 2025 y durante el per\u00edodo de votaci\u00f3n anticipada. Cada candidato se present\u00f3 brevemente, respondi\u00f3 a una serie de preguntas comunitarias dise\u00f1adas para fomentar un di\u00e1logo constructivo y decisiones informada, y comparti\u00f3 su opini\u00f3n sobre temas clave que afectan a la comunidad latina y a la ciudad, como la inmigraci\u00f3n, el Servicio de Inmigraci\u00f3n y Control de Aduanas (ICE), la vivienda y el desarrollo econ\u00f3mico. Fue moderada por Margarita DeLe\u00f3n, patrocinada por Salinas Exteriors, y en colaboraci\u00f3n con la Alianza Latina del Noroeste de Ohio, la Cooperativa de Cr\u00e9dito Nueva Esperanza, el Centro Believe, el Centro de Arte y Cultura Sof\u00eda Quintero (SQACC) y el Comit\u00e9 Organizador de Trabajadores Agr\u00edcolas (FLOC) de la AFL-CIO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce On October 15, 2025, the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Latino community of Northwest Ohio came together for a Latino Community Forum with the Candidates for Toledo City Council. 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