Town Halls by the Numbers
Updated: Sept. 3, 3:39 p.m. |
Our list is based on data gathered from local news sources and lawmakers themselves. For the purposes of this list, we count only events in which the member is available to interact with the public; our numbers will be updated once daily.
The lawmaker who’s still at the head of the pack is freshman Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, who made a bit of news at an Aug. 8 town hall meeting thanks to his response to a question from a self-described “birther princess.” He has 26 events scheduled.
Rep. Jared Polis of Colorado has been the only Democratic lawmaker to crack the top 10 so far, but he was knocked off the list on Aug. 21. He has 10 events scheduled; other Democrats who come closest to making it into the top 10 are Washington Reps. Derek Kilmer (9 events) and Denny Heck (8 events).
When broken down overall by state, Oklahoma leads the way with 58 town halls in August. Texas and California round out the top three with 49 events and 46 events, respectively.
Without further ado, the members with the most town halls scheduled as of Sept. 3:
1. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. (26)
2.
Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla.
(26)
2. Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky. (21)
3. (tie)
Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky.
(21)
3. (tie) Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind. (14)
3. (tie)
Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind.
(14)
3. (tie) Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan. (14)
3. (tie)
Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan.
(14)
3. (tie) Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich. (14)
6. (tie)
Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich.
(14)
6. (tie) Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind. (12)
6. (tie)
Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind.
(12)
6. (tie) Rep. Dan Benishek, R-Mich. (12)
6. (tie)
Rep. Dan Benishek, R-Mich.
(12)
6. (tie) Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla. (12)
6. (tie)
Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla.
(12)
6. (tie) Rep. Tom Petri, R-Wis. (12)
10. (tie)
Rep. Tom Petri, R-Wis.
(12)
10. (tie) Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa (11)
10. (tie)
Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa
(11)
10. (tie) Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb. (11)
10. (tie)
Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb.
(11)
10. (tie) Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb. (11)
Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb.
Tim Yoder contributed to this report.