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Lance to Hold Telephone Town Hall

7th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance reaches out to constituents via phone.

Town hall meetings have gone virtual.

U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-7th District) is holding a "telephone town hall" on Tuesday, June 26 at 5:25 p.m.

"Your opinions are important to me. That's why I am writing to invite you to an upcoming live telephone town hall meeting," writes Lance in an email message.

Lance says that he holds town hall meetings "both in-person and over the telephone with Seventh District residents in an effort to update constituents on issues pending before the Congress and hear your views."

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He adds, "Since coming to Congress I have hosted more than 30 in-person and telephone town hall meetings."

Lance says that the telephone town halls allow him to communicate with constituents back home when he's still in Washington. doing legislative work.

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Lance is also running for re-election to represent the 7th Congressional District in New Jersey. He in the primary and will face Democrat in November.

The 7th Congressional district currently covers large portions of Union, Morris, Hunterdon and Somerset counties, parts of Warren County, and Millburn in Essex County.

In Union County, the 7th Congressional district includes Berkeley Heights, Clark, Cranford, Garwood, Kenilworth, Mountainside, New Providence, a portion of Scotch Plains, all of Springfield and Summit, a portion of Union, and all of Westfield and Winfield.

CLICK HERE if you would like to participate in Lance's telephone town hall meeting on June 26 at 5:25 pm.


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