I had a very interesting time last night hosting a telephone town hall with my 33rd District seatmates in the House of Representatives, Rep. Tina Orwall and Rep. Mia Gregerson. We fielded questions on a wide range of issues from a group of more than 1,400 constituents who were on the line pretty much through the entire call. Many of the questions were about the new health care coverage through www.wahealthplanfinder.org.
If you’ve never participated in a telephone town hall, I urge you to try it the next time we host one. It’s easy.
The telephone town halls typically run from 6 to 7 p.m. on a pre-designated evening. Constituents can participate one of two ways: a vendor will auto-call a wide swath of constituents across the district a few minutes before the town hall begins, inviting them to stay on the line; or, if you don’t receive such a call and invitation, you can call a phone number that I’ll publicize on my webpage a week or so before the event and connect yourself. Once you’re in on the call, you can listen to the questions and answers and also ask a question.
The format is pretty flexible. You can dial in anytime and disconnect from the town hall at any time.
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