Candidate Forum

The Urbandale Chamber of Commerce is proud to hold a candidate forum every year to allow the community to learn more about the candidates running for public office.  In 2022, we will be holding the forum for House District 40 currently held by John Forbes (D) and House District 39, currently held by Eddie Andrews (R).

Covid Policy:

Event hosts will enjoy a hybrid event (both in person and virtual attendees as long as the positivity rate is between 5-14%.  Below 5%, we consider a Normal environment where the host can select in person only. 

Attendance for in-person events may have their maximum number of attendees limited if the positivity rate is between 10-15%. 

If the positivity rates in Polk County exceed 15%, we will move the event to Virtual Only.  

Please note, if the Urbandale Chamber Board Policy dictates that events must be held virtually, the event will be taken virtual and registered guests will be notified. At that time, the candidate forum sponsor will receive a choice of the Extra Virtual Event Perks. 

Virtual Event Extra Perks: If we must move the event to virtual only, sponsors may choose one of the following benefits. 

1.   Chamber Chat ($295 Value): Share your organization's story, promotions, and upcoming events during a pre-recorded Chamber Chat with an Urbandale Chamber staff member. This interview-style video will be posted on the Urbandale Chamber's Facebook page to potentially reach our over 4,600 Facebook followers.

2.   Facebook Live Tour ($325 Value): Share your organization's space by giving ours over 4,600 Facebook followers a live tour of your office space. Urbandale Chamber staff will come and shoot the Facebook Live tour while a representative of your organization walks through the important aspects of your business. 

3.   E-Newsletter Banner Ad ($125 Value): Reach more than 3,300 business professionals in and around the Urbandale area through the Chamber's e-newsletter. The advertisement size is 1" x 8 1/2" full color and it hyperlinks to the sponsor's web site. On average, the e-newsletter has an open rate of 22.5%, which is +6% over the industry average, and a click rate of 8.66%, which is on par with the industry average. 

4.   E-Newsletter Article ($295 Value): Provide an educational article for the Chamber's e-newsletter to share your business's expertise with potentially over 3,300 different business professionals. This article would be a great way to share news about your organization or other information that only your business can provide. 

5.   "Get to Know Our Members" Facebook Post ($295 Value): Share your business with the over 4,600 followers of the Urbandale Chamber Facebook page with a post highlighting your business, a promotion, or an event of your choosing. You will need to provide the content, copy, and any hashtags you would like to promote. Your Facebook page will be tagged to encourage our followers to interact with your page. In addition, we will pay to boost the post to reach a potential additional 1,500 people, for a total reach of potentially 6,100 people.

The extra perk for exhibitors includes two-minutes of face time to address the attendees. You will be notified of the event format four weeks prior to the event. 

• Anderson Properties: Candidate Forum Exhibitor
• Urbandale Food Pantry: Candidate Forum Exhibitor