WSB-TV Channel 2 and Rough Draft Atlanta will host a Sandy Springs Mayoral Candidate Forum that will stream Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, at 8 p.m. on WSB Now, the station’s free streaming app on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Google TV, Samsung Smart TV and Vizio. 

The forum will also be available on demand at WSBTV.com and on RoughDraftAtlanta.com.

Invited candidates include Andy Bauman, Dontaye Carter, Rusty Paul (I), and Jody Reichel.

Channel 2 Anchor Jorge Estevez will moderate the forum. Channel 2 Action News and Rough Draft reporters will question the candidates. 

The public is invited to submit questions using this form.

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Rough Draft will host online forums for the Sandy Springs City Council races on Mon., Oct. 6. Voters can register to watch the City Council forums live on Zoom, and they will be available on demand.

 DISTRICT ONE: noon to 12:15 p.m.
Invited candidates: Lorri Connor and John Paulson (I)

② DISTRICT TWO: 12:20 to 12:35 p.m.
Invited candidates: Melody Kelley (I), Lauren Locke

③ DISTRICT THREE: 12:40 to 12:55 p.m.
Invited candidates: Melissa Mular (I), Tara Overzat

 DISTRICT FOUR: 1 to 1:25 p.m.
Invited candidates: David Flynn, Steven Hickey, Frank Roberts, and Michelle Sullivan

 DISTRICT FIVE: 1:30 to 1:50 p.m
Invited candidates: Kristen Daddow-Rodriquez, Mary Ford, Colin Hubbard

 DISTRICT SIX: 1:55 to 2:10 p.m.
Invited candidates: Andrew Chinsky, Tesula Stewart

Visit our Sandy Springs election hub for more information.

This report was compiled and written by Rough Draft Atlanta's staff.