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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 22, 2022 Compared to Republicans, congressional Democrats are spending more of their recess holding town halls. But that doesn't mean they're getting more face time with constituents, with more Democrats holding events behind the safety of their phones. Democrats have scheduled 107 town halls for the August recess, according to LegiStorm data. Half are in person; the rest are mostly by telephone. Republicans, meanwhile, hanging up their phones and going face-to-face with constituents. The GOP is hosting four-fiths of their 94 town halls in person - many without any apparent COVID-19 precautions. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) takes home the gold for this year's highest number of recess town halls. He's holding 15, all in person, according to LegiStorm data. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:Hill Hires - James Mismash, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Military Legislative Assistant
- Cody Sargent, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Press Secretary
Hill Departures - Jose Fontanez, formerly Scheduling Director to Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA)
(now Special Assistant at the Office of the National Cyber Director) - Joy Zieh, formerly Records Clerk to House Homeland Security Committee
(now Briefing Book Coordinator at Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary)
Hill Moves and Promotions - Emily Fehsenfeld, now Press Secretary for Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI)
(formerly Operations Assistant/Press Assistant)
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