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This recess, Democrats are braving constituents ... from their phones

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 22, 2022

Compared to Republicans, congressional Democrats are spending more of their recess holding town halls. But that doesn't mean they're getting more face time with constituents, with more Democrats holding events behind the safety of their phones.

Democrats have scheduled 107 town halls for the August recess, according to LegiStorm data. Half are in person; the rest are mostly by telephone.

Republicans, meanwhile, are hanging up their phones and going face-to-face with constituents. The GOP is hosting four-fiths of their 94 town halls in person - many without any apparent COVID-19 precautions.

Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) takes home the gold for this year's highest number of recess town halls. He's holding 15, all in person, according to LegiStorm data.