Cole, R-Moore, will use a phone service to call between 30,000 and 50,000 households, according to his press secretary, Julie Shutley. Cole hopes to make the call late this afternoon, though voting in the House could push it into early evening, she said.
People who answer the phone will hear a recorded message from Cole asking them to participate in the conference call. Those who stay on the line can ask questions or just listen to the call. There is no charge for participating.
Shutley said this will be Cole’s first try at a “tele-town hall meeting,” but other lawmakers have done them successfully. She said Cole will be in his Capitol Hill office.
“My hope is that this will be another effective and beneficial communication tool for me and for the people in my district,” Cole said in a prepared statement. “During the town hall meeting they will get an update on what is happening in Washington and how it affects their lives in Oklahoma. And they can update me on what is happening in Oklahoma and how I can be helpful in Washington.”
Cole’s district goes from Midwest City south through Moore, Norman and Ardmore to the Texas line and goes as far east as Ada and stretches west to take in Duncan, Chickasha and Lawton. He will hold more traditional town meetings across his district during the congressional recess next month.
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