ELECTION 2023 | MONONA MAYOR Candidate Q&A: Monona Mayor From the Dane County-area candidate Q&As series Mar 13, 2023 Mar 13, 2023 Updated Mar 29, 2023 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Responses to the Wisconsin State Journal’s candidate questionnaire. The general election is April 4. Goforth Kristie Goforth k9bmzC:DE:6 v@7@CE9k^9bmkAmkDEC@?8mp86ik^DEC@?8m d`k^AmkAmkDEC@?8mu2>:=Jik^DEC@?8m p 52F89E6C[ `c[ 2?5 2 D@?[ hk^AmkAmkDEC@?8my@3ik^DEC@?8m tI64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 uC66 q:<6D c z:5K |25:D@?k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m!C:@C 6=64E65 @77:46k^DEC@?8mi |@?@?2 r:EJ r@F?4:= a_a_\a_aa k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m~E96C AF3=:4 D6CG:46k^DEC@?8mi s2?6 r@F?EJ !2C<D r@>>:DD:@?6C D:?46 a_a_j s2?6 r@F?EJ rF=EFC2= p772:CD vC2?E #6G:6H !2?6= a_`g\a_`hj (:D4@?D:? q:<6 u65 a_`g\a_a`j |@?@?2 s:G6CD:EJ[ tBF:EJ[ x?4=FD:@? 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