Merkley will meet with Jackson County constituents as part of his 2026 statewide town hall tour
Ashland.news staff report
Ashlanders will have a chance to talk to U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley during a town hall meeting at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, in the Ashland High School gymnasium.
The stop in Ashland is part of an eight-stop town hall tour of Oregon, Merkley’s first of 2026, according to a Friday, Jan. 2, news release.
Other town halls will be held in Josephine, Curry, Coos, Multnomah, Marion and Yamhill counties over three days, from Jan. 9 to Jan. 11, the release noted.
Since taking office in 2009, the senator said in his release that he has held open town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties every year.
“I’m looking forward to again visiting wonderful communities all over our state. By talking directly to folks in each county, my team and I can go to work for the interests and needs most important in each corner of our state,” Merkley said.
The release noted that more details would be sent to local media ahead of each event.
Email Ashland.news associate editor Steve Mitchell at [email protected].
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