Senator Wyden holding town halls soon in Madras and Sisters; Rep. Bynum to co-host Sisters event
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that he will hold eight open-to-all town halls starting next week in Jefferson, Deschutes, Clackamas, Marion, Lane, Tillamook, Clatsop and Columbia counties.
Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., will co-host the town halls in Deschutes and Clackamas counties.
Heading into these eight town halls from Jan. 16-24, Wyden has held 1,138 open-to-all town halls in keeping his promise to hold at least one town hall each year in each of Oregon’s 36 counties, his office said.
“A new year means new opportunities for all Oregonians to share opinions, ask questions and discuss ideas in open-to-all town halls in community gatherings with their neighbors,” Wyden said. “These face-to-face meetings are always important, and I look forward to these town halls at the start of 2026 to hear Oregonians’ thoughts on priorities for the year ahead in rural, suburban and urban parts of our state.”
Bynum said, "Hearing directly from Oregonians is the most important part of my job,. "That's why I held 21 town halls last year and that's why I'm so excited to join Senator Wyden for 2 more to kick off 2026. I'll see you out there, Oregon!"
The schedule for the upcoming town halls is as follows:
Friday, Jan. 16
- Jefferson County, 1 pm, Madras Performing Arts Center, 412 SE Buff St., Madras
Saturday, Jan. 17
- Deschutes County, Noon, Sisters High School, 1700 W McKinney Butte Rd., Sisters
Sunday, Jan. 18
- Clackamas County, 1 pm, Camp Withycombe, 15300 SE Industrial Way, Happy Valley
Tuesday, Jan. 20
- Marion County, Noon, Chemeketa Community College Auditorium Building 6, 4000 Lancaster Dr. NE, Salem
Wednesday, Jan. 21
- Lane County, 5 pm, Siuslaw Middle School main gym, 2525 Oak St., Florence
Thursday, Jan. 22
- Tillamook County, 5 pm, Port of Tillamook Bay Officers Mess Hall, 6825 Officer’s Row Road, Tillamook
Friday, Jan. 23
- Clatsop County, 12:30 pm, Seaside High School, 2600 Spruce Dr Suite 200, Seaside
Saturday, Jan. 24
- Columbia County, 11 am, Scappoose High School auditorium, 33700 SE High School Way, Scappoose
For everyone’s security, backpacks and large bags will not be allowed in the town halls.
