Bynum and Merkley to hold town hall in Sisters April 5

Published 5:16 am Wednesday, April 2, 2025

By Noemi Arellano-Summer

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, addresses an audience of 250 people at a town hall meeting at Lone Pine Elementary School in February 2023.

U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will be holding a joint town hall 1 p.m. April 5 at Sisters High School’s gymnasium.

That same day, Merkley will hold a town hall at 10 a.m. in Jefferson County at Madras High School’s gymnasium. At 4 p.m. April 5, he will hold a town hall in Crook County at Barnes Butte Elementary’s gymnasium.

“I’ve had nearly 600 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,” said Merkley in a press release.

The April 5 event will be the third town hall for Bynum in three different counties since she was elected in November. A Democrat, she represents Oregon’s 5th Congressional District.

 

About Noemi Arellano-Summer

Noemi Arellano-Summer is schools, youth and families reporter at the Bulletin. She previously reported on homelessness and the 2020 eviction moratorium with the Howard Center of Investigative Journalism through Boston University. She was raised in Long Beach, California, where she started her journalism career reporting for her high school newspaper. In her free time, she can be found meandering through a bookstore or writing short stories.

She can be reached at noemi.arellano-summer@bendbulletin.com and 541-383-0325.

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