The Columbian’s Editorial Board met with Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, Wednesday ahead of three planned 3rd District townhalls.

Perez answered questions on a variety of topics, from Gaza to constituent concerns about her recent votes in Congress to her priorities go for the coming year.

Her first town hall of the break was Thursday in Longview. The second will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Battle Ground Event Center, 912 E. Main St., Battle Ground, with the final town hall of the month at 5:30 p.m. Friday, at the Skamania County Fairgrounds’ Hegewald Center, 710 S.W. Rock Creek Drive, Stevenson.

There will be an opportunity for questions and Perez will discuss her priorities this session, according to a statement from her office.

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