Merkley Announces Early February Town Halls

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,” Merkley said. “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: Lincoln County Town Hall – with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle Time: 12 p.m. PT Location: Oregon Coast Community College – The Commons 400 SE College Way, Newport, OR 97366 Benton County Town Hall – with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle Time: 3 p.m. PT Location: Philomath High School – Auditorium 2054 Applegate Street, Philomath, OR 97370 Linn County Town Hall Time: 5:30 p.m. PT Location: Linn Benton Community College – Russell Tripp Performance Center in Takena Hall 6500 Pacific Boulevard SW, Albany, OR 97321 Sunday, February 2: Lane County Town Hall Time: 1 p.m. PT Location: South Eugene High School – Auditorium 400 E 19th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401 Marion County Town Hall – with U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas Time: 4:30 p.m. PT Location: Parrish Middle School – Main Gym 802 Capitol Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 ###