{"id":21214,"date":"2025-01-17T13:53:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=21214"},"modified":"2025-01-24T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T21:07:42","slug":"merkley-announces-first-town-halls-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-announces-first-town-halls-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Merkley Announces First Town Halls of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UPDATE: Because of a change in the U.S. Senate voting schedule, Senator Merkley\u2019s Sherman County Town Hall, which was previously scheduled for 11:00 a.m. PT on Saturday, January 25, 2025, has been postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The town halls in Wasco, Hood River, Washington, and Multnomah counties will take place as planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An updated event schedule and invitations will be shared in the coming weeks, so please\u00a0stay\u00a0tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley&nbsp;announced today he will hold his first town halls of 2025 with in-person community conversations in Sherman, Wasco, and Hood River counties on Saturday, January 25, followed by conversations in Washington and Multnomah counties on Sunday, January 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merkley will be joined by U.S. Representative Maxine Dexter at the Hood River County and Multnomah County town halls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The five events kick off Merkley\u2019s 2025&nbsp;town&nbsp;hall&nbsp;tour of Oregon, where he will hold a community conversation in each of the state\u2019s 36 counties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThere 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\u2019s why I hold a town hall for every Oregon county, every year,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>dijo Merkley.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese direct community conversations also provide respectful, safe spaces for people to express their unique points of view and open folks up to new perspectives\u2014essential to healing divisions and moving our state forward together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled\u202fto be hitting the road again to meet with Oregonians from all walks of life in their communities.\u201d\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u202f&nbsp;Since taking office in 2009, Senator Merkley has kept his promise to hold an open&nbsp;town&nbsp;hall&nbsp;for each of Oregon\u2019s 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:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Saturday, January 25:<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ayuntamiento del condado de Sherman<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiempo:&nbsp;<\/em>11 a.m. PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ubicaci\u00f3n:&nbsp;<\/em>Sherman County Courthouse \u2013 Commissioners Meeting Room<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>500 Court Street, Moro, OR 97039<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ayuntamiento del condado de Wasco<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiempo:<\/em>&nbsp;2 p. m. hora del Pac\u00edfico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ubicaci\u00f3n:&nbsp;<\/em>Auditorio de la escuela secundaria The Dalles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>220 E. 10th Street, The Dalles, OR 97058<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ayuntamiento del condado de Hood River&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;<em>con la representante estadounidense Maxine Dexter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiempo:&nbsp;<\/em>4:30 p.m. hora del Pac\u00edfico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ubicaci\u00f3n:<\/em>&nbsp;Gimnasio de la escuela secundaria Hood River<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1602 May Street, Hood River, OR 97031<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Sunday, January 26:<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ayuntamiento del condado de Washington<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiempo:&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;12:30 p. m. hora del Pac\u00edfico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ubicaci\u00f3n:&nbsp;<\/em>Gimnasio de la escuela secundaria Hazelbrook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11300 SW Hazelbrook Road, Tualatin, OR 97062<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ayuntamiento del condado de Multnomah<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<em>con la representante estadounidense Maxine Dexter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiempo:&nbsp;<\/em>3:30 p. m. 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