All Candidates Submitting Requisite Number Of Signatures By March 23rd To Be Invited
(SCOTTSDALE, AZ) The candidates for Scottsdale City Council will face each other and the public for the first time at a City Council Candidate forum on Monday, April 13th. The event is hosted by the Scottsdale Firefighters Association and will take place from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library Auditorium, located at 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd.
This forum offers Scottsdale citizens a unique opportunity to hear directly from candidates running for City Council. The discussion will focus on the candidates’ visions for the city’s future and their positions on critical public safety issues.
The event will be moderated by Sasha Weller, Scottsdale Firefighter Association President.
“Thanks to all the candidates who want to serve our community just as we try our very best to do every day. Our goal is to give candidates a platform to engage with the residents they hope to serve,” said Weller.
Weller said the forum as well as a questionnaire sent to the candidates previously will play a key role in who the Association may endorse in the July and November elections.
Admission to the forum is free and there is no registration required.
What: 2026 City Council Candidate Forum
When: Monday, April 13th, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (Doors open at 3:30 PM)
Where: Civic Center Library Auditorium, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd.
About Scottsdale Firefighters Association: The Scottsdale Firefighters Association is an association of professional firefighters, EMTs, and Paramedics from Scottsdale, Arizona that work hard to better the community in which we serve by delivering world-class Fire and Medical Services, performing charitable works for the community, and by showing the community we serve that “We’re Here For You” by doing whatever we can do to make the community a better place to live. The group’s annual “Behind the Flames” dinner honoring the Firefighter of the Year and other community heroes has become a meaningful and impactful charity event every fall.