{"id":12217,"date":"2026-07-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/?p=12217"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:16:20","slug":"event-recap-healthcare-candidate-forum-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/2026\/event-recap-healthcare-candidate-forum-june-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Recap: Healthcare Candidate Forum June 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 22, 2026, the ICPJ VOTE Caucus hosted the Healthcare Candidate Forum at Ypsi Marketplace Hall. We heard where candidates for local and state offices stand on issues like affordable healthcare, mental health, disparities in access, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The participating candidates were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>County &amp; Local Offices: <\/strong><br>Me&#8217;Chelle King, Candidate for Ypsilanti City Council, Ward 1 <br>Amber Fellows, Candidate for Ypsilanti Mayor <br>Yousef Rabhi, Candidate for Ann Arbor Mayor <br>Amy Rondel, Candidate for Ypsilanti City Council, Ward 2 <br>Andy LaBarre, Washtenaw County Commissioner, District 7 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Participated with written answers:<\/em><br>Cynthia Harrison, Candidate for Ann Arbor City Council Ward 1<br><br><strong>State Offices: <\/strong><br>Carrie Rheingans, Candidate for Michigan House, District 47 <br>Jennifer Conlin, Candidate for Michigan House, District 48 <br>Morgan Foreman, Candidate for Michigan House, District 33 <br>Sue Shink, Candidate for Michigan Senate, District 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Participated with written answers:<\/em><br>Felicia Brabec, Candidate for Michigan Senate District 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below, you&#8217;ll find the event video as well as the two sets of written answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thank you to the ICPJ VOTE Caucus, all the participating candidates, and everyone who attended this event!<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Healthcare Candidate Forum June 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dnnu-qGT_2Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cynthia-Harrison-Answers-ICPJ-VOTE-Caucus-Candidate-Healthcare-Forum.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Cynthia Harrison Answers ICPJ VOTE Caucus Candidate Healthcare Forum.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-3f1d0199-ac1d-473a-87f6-69f0bb114ea3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cynthia-Harrison-Answers-ICPJ-VOTE-Caucus-Candidate-Healthcare-Forum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cynthia Harrison Answers ICPJ VOTE Caucus Candidate Healthcare Forum<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Felicia-Brabec-Answers-ICPJ-VOTE-Caucus-Candidate-Healthcare-Forum-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Felicia Brabec Answers ICPJ VOTE Caucus Candidate Healthcare Forum.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-514ed866-396a-4e08-8feb-0888cefb84c1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Felicia-Brabec-Answers-ICPJ-VOTE-Caucus-Candidate-Healthcare-Forum-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Felicia Brabec Answers ICPJ VOTE Caucus Candidate Healthcare Forum<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 22, 2026, the ICPJ VOTE Caucus hosted the Healthcare Candidate Forum at Ypsi Marketplace Hall. 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