{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.merkley.senate.gov/news/press-releases/-merkley-to-kick-off-2019-with-town-halls-across-oregon", "Merkley to Kick Off 2019 with Town Halls Across Oregon", "2018-12-20", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Jeff Merkley", "M001176", "www.merkley.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Merkley to Kick Off 2019 with Town Halls Across Oregon \n\t\n\t\n\tThursday, December 20, 2018\n\t\n\tPortland, OR  Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Lane, Linn, Benton, Jefferson, Deschutes and Crook counties, Wednesday through Friday, January 2, 3, and 4.\r\n \r\n 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.In our We the People' democracy, town hall meetings are an essential tool for me to hear from Oregonians and represent their interests back in D.C., Merkley said. I invite everyone in these counties to come and discuss what we need to do to 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. These nine town halls will be his 361st, 362nd, 363rd, 364th, 365th, 366th, 367th, 368th and 369th as a U.S. Senator. Details are below.\r\n \r\n\r\nMedia RSVP: Please RSVP to State Communications Director Sara Hottman by email at sara_hottman@merkley.senate.gov or by phone at 503-326-3386 if you are going to cover any of these events. She will provide details for media-only opportunities to media that RSVP. \r\n\r\nWednesday\r\n\r\nWhat:\r\nMultnomah County Town Hall\r\n\r\nWhen:\r\nWednesday, January 2, 2019\r\n10:30 a.m.\r\n\r\nWhere:\r\nEast Portland Community Center\r\n740 SE 106th Ave.\r\nPortland, OR, 97216\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat:\r\nWashington County Town Hall\r\n\r\nWhen:\r\nWednesday, January 2, 2019\r\n2 p.m.\r\n\r\nWhere:\r\nConestoga Recreation and Aquatic Center\r\n9985 SW 125th Ave.\r\nBeaverton, OR, 97008\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat:\r\nClackamas County Town Hall\r\n\r\nWhen:\r\nWednesday, January 2, 2019\r\n6 p.m.\r\n\r\nWhere:\r\nGladstone High School\r\n18800 Portland Ave.\r\nGladstone, OR, 97027\r\n--\r\n\r\nThursday\r\n\r\nWhat:\r\nLane County Town Hall\r\n\r\nWhen:\r\nThursday, January 3, 2019\r\n10:30 a.m.\r\n\r\nWhere:\r\nHamlin Middle School\r\n326 Centennial Blvd.\r\nSpringfield, OR, 97477\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat:\r\nBenton County Town Hall\r\n\r\nWhen:\r\nThursday, January 3, 2019\r\n2:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nWhere:\r\nPhilomath High School\r\n2054 Applegate St.\r\nPhilomath, OR, 97370\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat:\r\nLinn County Town Hall\r\n\r\nWhen:\r\nThursday, January 3, 2019\r\n5:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nWhere:\r\nTimber Ridge School\r\n373 Timber Ridge St. NE\r\nAlbany, OR, 97322\r\n--\r\n\r\nFriday\r\n\r\nWhat:\r\nJefferson County Town Hall\r\n\r\nWhen:\r\nFriday, January 4, 2019\r\n11 a.m.\r\n\r\nWhere:\r\nMadras Performing Arts Center\r\n412 SE Buff St.\r\nMadras, OR, 97741\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat:\r\nDeschutes County Town Hall\r\n\r\nWhen:\r\nFriday, January 4, 2019\r\n3 p.m.\r\n\r\nWhere:\r\nMountain View High School\r\n2755 NE 27th St.\r\nBend, OR, 97701\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat:\r\nCrook County Town Hall\r\n\r\nWhen:\r\nFriday, January 4, 2019\r\n7 p.m.\r\n\r\nWhere:\r\nCrook County High School\r\n1100 SE Lynn Blvd.\r\nPrineville, OR, 97754\r\n###\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n     \n\t\n \n\t\n    \n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t  \n    \n\t\n\t\n\t  \n          \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.merkley.senate.gov/news/press-releases/-merkley-to-kick-off-2019-with-town-halls-across-oregon"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.618742011487484, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}