After a meeting on Tuesday in Jefferson County, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden announced that he has held 21 town hall meetings during the first three months of 2015, at least one in all 20 counties of the Second District (plus a second in Baker County).
“Thank you to the hundreds of Oregonians who turned out to my town hall meetings — from Grants Pass to Enterprise, Hood River to Ontario,” he said. “In a district as large as ours, these meetings require a lot of ‘windshield time’ between stops but they help me keep my to-do list fresh as I travel back to the Nation’s Capital each week. They are another great way I keep in close touch with Oregonians, along with regular telephone town halls, phone calls, Facebook and Twitter messages, mail, and email.”
Walden, who lives in Hood River with his wife, described the wide variety of questions and concerns he hears as these forums. “While there are many national and global issues that come up—from turmoil in the Middle East to balancing the federal budget—I also get input on solving local problems here at home. Making sure our veterans have access to quality health care, improving management of federal forests, ensuring access to public lands, and providing water and power for job creation all remain top priorities for me,” he said.
