Newly elected Rep. Ben McAdams is keeping a campaign promise: he’s holding two traditional town hall meetings this month, plus an open house in his new district office.
During the campaign last year, he attacked then-Rep. Mia Love for avoiding town hall meetings where anyone may ask anything.
Instead, she held 85 controlled small-group and open office meetings, though she would frequently call them town halls. She said she moved to those limited meetings as a safety measure, amid reported threats to her and her family.
“I’m a better representative when I’m hearing from Utahns and I plan to have frequent listening sessions,” McAdams said.