South Bend Common Council Candidates go head-to-head in District Debates
By:
Jackie Bauer
Posted: Apr 21, 2023 11:36 PM EDT | Updated: Apr 22, 2023 5:20 AM EDT

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. --10 Participating candidates all took the podium at the Leighton Auditorium from all districts on Friday except the 4th District, where the candidate is running unopposed.
District 1: Nick Hamann and Canneth Lee
District 2: Jorden Giger and Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers
District 3: Drew Duncan and Sharon McBride
District 5: Sherry Bolden-Simpson and Patrick Reighter
District 6: Bruce Mitchell and Sheila Niezgodski
This event was sponsored by the American Democracy Project of IU South Bend, League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area, and St. Joe. County Public Library.
For more information on which district, you are voting in as well as to see the candidates' portals, visit,
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