Congressman Hoekstra to visit CMU
Congressman Pete Hoekstra will discuss current issues involving the upcoming election in a townhall forum Tuesday.
A variety of topics has been planned to be covered at the forum, which is sponsored by Young Americans for Freedom and Campus Conservatives.
"Congressman Hoekstra will cover a variety of issues that pertain to the upcoming election. Some of these will include the economy, terrorism, energy crises and national security," said Dennis Lennox II, Campus Conservatives spokesman and Topinabee senior.
The townhall forum is at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Bovee University Center Lake Michigan Room.
The forum focuses as an open-ended debate, with expected participation from attendants.
"We encourage all to attend and ask questions," Lennox said.
No numbers were given as to the expected number of attendants and participants.
Hoekstra was first elected to Congress in 1992. He graduated from Hope College with a bachelor of arts degree in political science. He later earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan in 1977.
Hoekstra is the only Dutch-born member of Congress, having immigrated from the Netherlands earlier in his life. Most recently, Hoekstra was co-chairman of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in the state of Michigan.
Becca Hodson, a Manistee freshman and member of Campus Conservatives, is volunteering on Tuesday to help with the townhall forum.
"I'm really excited," Hodson said. "I think that Pete Hoekstra is a really good guy. I've worked on his campaign before."
The forum is open to the public.
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