Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold five town halls the first weekend in February, with in-person community conversations in Lincoln, Benton, and Linn counties on Saturday, February 1, followed by conversations in Lane and Marion counties on Sunday, February 2.
Merkley will be joined by U.S. Representative Val Hoyle for the town halls in Lincoln and Benton counties, and Representative Andrea Salinas will join the community conversation in Marion County.
The five events continue Merkley’s 2025 town hall tour of Oregon, where he will hold a community conversation in each of the state’s 36 counties.
“There is nothing like holding town halls directly in the communities where Oregonians live and work to get to the heart of the ideas, issues, and priorities that matter most to them. That’s why I hold a town hall for every Oregon county, every year,” dijo Merkley.
“I’ve had over 570 of these conversations since Oregonians first sent me to the Senate, and each one helps fuel my fight for working families, shape policies and ideas for bills, and keeps me laser-focused on where to target federal resources to meet local needs.
“These direct community conversations also provide respectful, safe spaces for people to express their unique points of view and open folks up to new perspectives—essential to healing divisions and moving our state forward together.
“I am thrilled to be hitting the road again to meet with Oregonians from all walks of life in their communities.”
Since taking office in 2009, Senator Merkley has kept his promise to hold an open town hall for each of Oregon’s 36 counties every year. His upcoming town hall conversations are as follows, with additional details to be sent to local media ahead of each event:
Saturday, February 1:
Ayuntamiento del condado de Lincoln – con el representante estadounidense Val Hoyle
Tiempo: 12 p. m. hora del Pacífico
Ubicación: Oregon Coast Community College – The Commons
400 SE College Way, Newport, OR 97366
Ayuntamiento del condado de Benton – con el representante estadounidense Val Hoyle
Tiempo: 3 pm hora del Pacífico
Ubicación: Philomath High School – Auditorium
2054 Applegate Street, Philomath, OR 97370
Ayuntamiento del condado de Linn
Tiempo: 5:30 p.m. PT
Ubicación: Linn Benton Community College – Russell Tripp Performance Center in Takena Hall
6500 Pacific Boulevard SW, Albany, OR 97321
Sunday, February 2:
Ayuntamiento del condado de Lane
Tiempo: 13:00 hora del Pacífico
Ubicación: South Eugene High School – Auditorium
400 E 19th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401
Ayuntamiento del condado de Marion – with U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas
Tiempo: 4:30 p.m. hora del Pacífico
Ubicación: Parrish Middle School – Main Gym
802 Capitol Street NE, Salem, OR 97301
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