Visiting congressman challenges McClintock with town hall
The crowd listens as Congressman Garamendi answers questions at a town hall gathering in Cameron park earlier this month. Mountain Democrat photo by Chris Woodard
El Dorado Progressives and Indivisible El Dorado hosted a town hall featuring Congressman John Garamendi, D-CA, at the Cameron Park Community Services District, who spoke via Zoom with California’s 5th Congressional District constituents on April 9.
Garamendi represents California’s 8th Congressional District, which covers part of the Bay Area and includes the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield and Richmond. He joined the town hall via Zoom from Washington, D.C., to speak to about 350 attendees with about 65 more watching online.
“Why are you all gathered here tonight in El Dorado County? Because you have a representative that doesn’t give a good goddamn about what’s happening,” Garamendi said.
Garamendi echoed a similar sentiments toward 3rd Congressional District Representative Kevin Kiley, R-CA, adding, “Some of you are from Nev…