In early April 2025, The Audacity submitted a petition containing the names and towns of 1,089 Mainers to the offices of Representative Chellie Pingree, Senator Angus King, and Senator Susan Collins inviting each to visit Knox County for an in-person, listening town hall in which any person in attendance could ask their member of Congress a question. This is a classic mode of political representation in the United States with deep history.

To date, we have received no response from the offices of Senator Angus King or Senator Susan Collins.

In contrast, Rep. Pingree’s chief of staff promptly got in touch with leadership of The Audacity, not only to affirm the communication, but in full agreement regarding the importance of in-person town halls. We are pleased to announce that Rep. Pingree will be holding a Town Hall on Sunday, April 13 at the Camden Hills Regional High School, off Route 90 in Rockport.

Admission to this town hall is free of charge and open to all, but to obtain a free ticket you must register using an Eventbrite page set up by Rep. Pingree’s office. Because the space of the Camden Hills high school auditorium is limited (although large), we encourage you to request a ticket right away through that Eventbrite page.