Rep. Kind to Hold Third, LIVE Telephone Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, May 20

Washington, D.C. –Following the success of his first two Telephone Town Halls, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) today announced that he will hold a third LIVE discussion for residents of the Third Congressional District on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 from 6:40-7:40 p.m. CDT.

The Telephone Town Hall Meeting uses new technology that will allow Rep. Kind to reach thousands of Third Congressional District constituents at once, providing an opportunity for constituents to hear directly from Rep. Kind on the issues affecting them, and communicate their questions and concerns directly to Rep. Kind from their own home. With each Telephone Town Hall participation increases; the last one garnered as many as 6,000 participants and a great deal of positive feedback from constituents.

“While I continue to enjoy meeting with residents face-to-face at my conventional town hall meetings across the district, they can sometimes be difficult for people to attend, given work, family, or health reasons,” Rep. Kind said. “This way, people can participate from their own home. I am looking forward to again engaging constituents from across the district, and discussing these important issues that affect their everyday lives.”

New teleconferencing technology allows Rep. Kind to set up a large-scale conference call involving potentially thousands of Third Congressional District constituents. At the start of the call on Tuesday (approximately 6:40 p.m. CDT), a random selection of households in the 3rd CD will receive a call from Rep. Kind, inviting them to participate in the Telephone Town Hall. Constituents will then have the option of staying on the line to hear a few comments by Rep. Kind followed by the opportunity to participate in a question and answer session.

Constituents may also dial-into the Telephone Town Hall themselves by calling toll-free 1-866-447-5149, and entering the code 13433.

Note to the media: Media are also invited to participate using the call-in information provided. Please call Anne Lupardus at 202-225-5506 if you have further questions regarding the Telephone Town Hall.