Sen. Merkley to hold town hall event in Ashland

February 26, 2024

March 3 event is one of three held in Southern Oregon to kick off a 36-county tour

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall meeting at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Ashland High School gymnasium, 201 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. The event is open to anyone.

It’s part of a trio of Southern Oregon events intended to kick off Sen. Merkley’s 2024 Oregon town hall tour, an annual event where he visits all 36 Oregon’s counties. The additional Southern Oregon town halls will be held in Douglas County at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Umpqua Community College’s Southern Oregon Wine Institute, and at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at Rogue Community College’s Redwood Campus.

“I hold a town hall for every Oregon county, every year because there is simply no substitute to hearing directly from folks about the ideas and priorities that matter most to them and their communities,” Merkley said in a press release.

Email Ashland.news at news@ashland.news.

Ryan

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