WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold an open-to-all town hall for Lincoln County on Thursday, May 7 at the Oregon Coast Community College campus in Newport.

Heading into this 4:30 pm town hall on May 7 at the community college (400 SE College Way, Newport), Wyden has held 1,163 open-to-all town halls statewide in keeping his promise to hold at least one town hall each year in each of Oregon's 36 counties.

"I made my town hall pledge because all Oregonians deserve opportunities to voice their views directly on decisions that affect them," Wyden said. "That's exactly what happened at my Lincoln County town hall last November where the community showed...