Politics & Government
Raskin To Attend Town Hall About Hot Topic Issues Before Congress
Topics at the town hall on Saturday, July 20 include campaign financing and gerrymandering.
From Ward Circle Strategies: How would marylanders fix our political system? New kind of town hall with Rep. Raskin sets discussion of MD-8 citizens’ views on hot topics before congress.
Topics include campaign financing, gerrymandering, and more
New U-MD survey of Maryland’s 8thDistrict drops at Saturday event
WHAT: Congressman Jamie Raskin will join his 8th District constituents as a new survey is released showing what they really think about proposals for fixing the broken political system—in what is designed to be a new kind of civil town hall.
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The meeting is part of a national Citizen Panel Initiative using a new online survey tool that offers participants arguments for and against various policy issues before Congress. This “policymaking simulation” enables citizens to make their own recommendation on how they want their member of Congress to vote.
The University of Maryland survey results, to be revealed on Saturday, relate to hot topic political reform issues including how to deal with money in politics, how district boundaries are drawn and more.
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(The survey can be found here.)
At the forum, Congressman Raskin and local residents will learn the results of the survey—which participants will have taken in advance—and discuss the underlying issues.
WHO: Congressman Jamie Raskin, 8th District of Maryland
Steven Kull, Director, Program for Public Consultation, School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and President of Voice of the People
WHEN: Saturday, July 20, 2019, 10:00 AM – Noon
WHERE: Auditorium, Rockville Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville
BACKGROUND: The Citizen Panel Initiative, sponsored by Voice of the People and Common Ground Solutions, is an alternative to the traditional town hall that helps leaders listen to their constituents, promotes civil dialogue, and shows where voters hold common ground on key issues.
This press release was produced by Ward Circle Strategies on behalf of U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin. The views expressed here are the author's own.
