Oconee County Town Hall Meeting with State Rep. Eric Gisler (D)

Описание: Newly elected State Rep. Eric Gisler (D) held a town hall meeting at the Oconee Veterans Park Community Center on January 10, 2026. Most of the town hall consisted of an extended Q&A session on widely varying topics.

0:00 - Town hall starts
1:30 - Eric Gisler introduces himself
8:30 - How to keep in touch with Eric (1)
10:34 - 2026 legislative session (1)
13:36 - Food, water & air regulations, vaccine recommendations
15:20 - State transportation board
16:45 - Cell phones in high schools (1)
17:52 - Voters in the district
19:00 - State income tax
23:19 - Housing affordability (1)
29:30 - Relationships with local officials
31:30 - Voting accessibility
34:05 - Georgia's budget surplus
37:11 - Education and homelessness (1)
43:31 - Are you a freemason?
44:16 - Healthcare affordability (1)
47:52 - Housing affordability (2 - minimum lot size)
52:13 - Retention rates of special education teachers
53:34 - Cell phones in high schools (2)
57:40 - Housing affordability (3 - infill)
59:58 - Cell phones in high schools (3)
1:02:45 - How to keep in touch with Eric (2)
1:06:50 - 2026 legislative session (2)
1:08:58 - How will you reach out to Republicans?
1:12:05 - Independent redistricting (1)
1:16:13 - Mass surveillance and Flock Safety
1:17:49 - Independent redistricting (2)
1:18:45 - Gen Z's anger
1:22:16 - Homelessness (2)
1:26:08 - Free lunches at school
1:28:08 - Transportation infrastructure, traffic calming
1:31:50 - HOPE Scholarship
1:34:30 - Rural internet
1:35:58 - Energy affordability and data centers
1:38:01 - Healthcare affordability (2 - Ob/Gyn, abortion ban)
1:40:22 - Youth mental health crisis
1:45:41 - Making a difference (1 - voting)
1:46:58 - Gun control and school shootings
1:51:42 - Making a difference (2 - getting involved)
1:53:30 - Donating to Eric's re-election campaign
1:54:48 - Online gambling

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