The list of the Platform for Progress candidates who will be running for office in the local elections on November 15th has been finalized.  With some three weeks before the official campaign period begins the Platform is now taking the opportunity, primarily through social media, to introduce the candidates to the citizens of the cities, towns and municipalities where they will be running for office.  I had the opportunity to speak with Mirsad Hadzikadic, the president of the Platform for Progress, in person for the first time in several months as he is in Charlotte, North Carolina for a few weeks for meetings at the university and to visit with family, friends and colleagues.