SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart is holding a town hall in the heart of Utah’s Democratic stronghold Friday, the first of the state’s congressional delegation since Rep. Jason Chaffetz was shouted down by boos.
Progressive activists who say they’re worried about President Donald Trump’s policies plan to have several hundred people in attendance, but it’s unclear if the Stewart event will reach the same level of discord that Chaffetz faced.
Stewart’s office says the Friday night event at a Salt Lake City high school will be his 51st town hall.
His town hall was originally scheduled for last week but it was postponed after Stewart stayed in Washington for a planned vote in Congress to replace President Barack Obama’s health care law. The bill was pulled before the vote.