Merkley Announces Early April Town Halls

Event in Grant County marks his 600^th town hall since elected to the U.S. Senate

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold five town halls for Oregonians in early April, with in-person community conversations in Jefferson, Deschutes, and Crook counties on Saturday, April 5, followed by conversations in Grant and Wheeler counties on Sunday, April 6. 

Merkley will be joined by U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum for the Deschutes County town hall.

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,” Merkley said.

“I’ve had nearly 600 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 look forward to speaking 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 town hall in Grant County marks his 600^th town hall.

His upcoming town hall conversations are as follows, with additional details to be sent to local media ahead of each event:   

Saturday, April 5: 

Jefferson County Town Hall 

Time: 10 a.m. PT

Location: Madras High School– Gym

390 SE 10^th Street, Madras, OR 97741

Deschutes County Town Hall – with U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum

Time: 1 p.m. PT

Location: Sisters High School– Gym

1700 W. McKinney Butte Road, Sisters, OR 97759

Crook County Town Hall 

Time: 4 p.m. PT

Location: Barnes Butte Elementary School– Gym

1875 NE Ironhorse Drive, Prineville, OR 97754

Sunday, April 6: 

Grant County Town Hall – Merkley’s 600^th Town Hall

Time: 12:30 p.m. PT

Location: Dayville Community Hall

132 Franklin Avenue, Dayville, OR 97825

Wheeler County Town Hall 

Time: 4:30 p.m. PT

Location: Wheeler High School – Gym

600 East B. Street, Fossil, OR 97830  

NOTE: Oregonians have been turning out in record-breaking numbers to Merkley’s town halls this year. His office works to find the best venues available, but please be prepared that venues may reach capacity.

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