Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley plans to kick off 2020 with 12 town halls across Southern and Central Oregon, including one in Curry County. The town halls will be Jan. 2 through 5, in Douglas, Coos, Curry, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Wheeler, Grant, and Gilliam counties.
According to a release from Merkley’s office, he will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America.
“Hearing from Oregonians across the state is critical to doing my job,” Merkley said. “From tackling Sudden Oak Death, to big investments in rural broadband, to making sure small ports get dredged, the ideas and priorities I hear about in town halls wind up as the solutions I fight to get into federal law. I look forward to these discussions about how we can strengthen our state and our nation.”
Since joining the Senate in 2009, Merkley has held a town hall in each of Oregon’s 36 counties every year. In all, the New Year town halls will be his 408th as a U.S. Senator.
The following locations are Merkley’s scheduled town halls.
Jan. 2
10 a.m.
Douglas County Town Hall
Sutherlin High School, gym
500 E. Fourth Ave.
Sutherlin
2 p.m.
Coos County Town Hall
Coquille Community Center, small auditorium
115 N. Birch St.
Coquille
5:30 p.m.
Curry County Town Hall
Port Orford Community Hall
419 Eleventh St.
Port Orford
Jan. 3
8:30 a.m. Josephine County Town Hall
Rogue Community College, gym
3345 Redwood Highway
Grants Pass
12 p.m.
Jackson County Town Hall
Southern Oregon University, Rogue River Room
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland
4 p.m.
Klamath County Town Hall
Oregon Institute of Technology, College Union, Mazama-Scott Room
3201 Campus Drive
Klamath Falls
Jan 4
9 a.m.
Deschutes County Town Hall
Ridgeview High School, auditorium
4555 SW Elkhorn Ave.
Redmond
12 p.m.
Jefferson County Town Hall
Madras Performing Arts Center, auditorium
412 SE Buff St.
Madras
3 p.m.
Crook County Town Hall
Barnes Butte Elementary School, gym
1875 NE Ironhorse Drive
Prineville
6:30 p.m.
Wheeler County Town Hall
Mitchell School, cafeteria
340 SE High St.
Mitchell
Jan. 5
12:30 p.m.
Grant County Town Hall
Mount Vernon Community Hall
640 Ingle St.
Mt. Vernon
5 p.m.
Gilliam County Town Hall
Veterans Memorial Hall
120 S. Main St.
Condon
English 
Spanish