Wausau Pilot & Review Invites Readers to Help Shape Candidate Questions

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Wausau Pilot & Review is asking readers to provide input on the questions the newsroom will send to candidates running for local offices in the upcoming spring election. The publication plans to send questionnaires to candidates in contested races across Marathon County and the Wausau area, including city council, county board, municipal, and school board elections. Reader suggestions will help guide the topics and issues covered in the final questionnaires, which will then be published for voters to review ahead of the election.

Why it matters

By inviting reader input, Wausau Pilot & Review aims to ensure the candidate questionnaires address the concerns and priorities that matter most to the local community. This collaborative approach helps strengthen the newsroom's role in informing voters and promoting civic engagement in the democratic process.

The details

Wausau Pilot & Review has created a short form where readers can submit suggested questions for the candidate questionnaires. The newsroom plans to send the questionnaires to candidates in contested races for the Wausau City Council, Marathon County Board, municipal races in Weston, Kronenwetter and Rib Mountain, and school board elections in the Wausau, D.C. Everest and Mosinee school districts. While not every reader submission will be included in the final questionnaires, the newsroom will use the input to identify the key issues and concerns that are important to the community.

• The spring election is approaching.
• Next week, the newsroom will send questionnaires to candidates in contested local races.
• Reader suggestions will be accepted ahead of the newsroom finalizing the questionnaires.

What’s next

Readers can submit their suggested questions for the candidate questionnaires through the form provided by Wausau Pilot & Review.