A freshman 'blue wave' House Democrat faces angry voters at a California town hall
"What we really wanted to have was a discussion," Hill said afterward. "The most disappointing thing was that people who wanted to actually have input and have discussions weren't able to ask their question."
Katie Hill, Democrat running for California's 25th Congressional district seat in Congress, speaks during the opening of the SCV Democratic Headquarters for 2018 in Newhall, Calif., on Saturday, May 26, 2018."I never behaved like this at town halls, even when I was somebody running for office against the person who was having those town halls," Hill told reporters.
Before winning the election, Hill ran one of the largest homeless services organizations in California. Hill spoke about the homeless issue at the town hall and noted she's co-chairwoman of the Housing Task Force for the New Democratic Coalition in Congress. Democrats have a slim 4 percentage-point advantage over the GOP in Hill's 25th District, according to the latest voter registration data. Republicans are already plotting their strategy to win back lost seats in California, but the GOP tax plan signed into law in 2017 by Trump could be an obstacle in 2020.— brought up the Republican tax overhaul during a town hall held earlier this month in her district in Orange County.
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