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UPDATE: U.S. Rep. Jim Himes will NOT be holding a Town Hall meeting in Darien on Tuesday, he announced. On Twitter, Himes said later (at 6:46 p.m.) on Friday:

“Unfortunately bc of the expected storm this weekend & a change in the votes calendar, I’ve had to cancel my town halls scheduled for Sunday & Tuesday. However, join me at 1:00pm on Sunday for a Facebook Live town hall. Ask questions from the safety of your home.” Original artile at 10:02 a.m., Friday:

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, who represents Darien and the rest of the Fourth District in the U.S. House of Representatives, is holding a Town Hall meeting to discuss current affairs with the public this coming Tuesday, Jan.

Since Election Day, Nov. 8, these legislators, each representing Darien at the state or federal levels, have issued statements about the wider implications of the election to the United States. Excerpts of President-elect Donald Trump’s election night statement have been added to the bottom. Here are the statements:

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy — Nov. 9
Murphy posted this statement on his Facebook page:

Despite how it may appear to some, America is not a different place today than it was yesterday.

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Come learn about opportunities in the US. Service Academies and College ROTC at Congressman Jim Himes’ Service Academy Day, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at Norwalk High School. You can get information on how to apply to the service academies and other opportunities for those interested in military service after high school. Congressional staff will be at the event, along with representatives from

The United States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York.

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes is hosting a forum on race relations in America from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday July 25, at Darien Library. Doors open at 6 p.m.

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UPDATE: Darien Police Chief Duane Lovello may attend the meeting. Darien police recently stopped a black Bridgeport man on a bicycle in Tokeneke. Allegations have been raised about whether racial profiling led to the stop, and Darien police just released more information about it:

Police Give Out Two New, Important Details on Stop of Black Man in Tokeneke (July 25)
Video: Online Petition Wants Darien Police Apology for Alleged Racial Profiling of Bridgeport Bike Rider (Friday, July 22)

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Along with Himes, a Democrat who represents Darien and the Fourth Congressional District these panelists will talk at the event:

Dr. Anthony L. Bennett, Head Pastor of Mount Aery Baptist Church and President of C.O.N.E.C.T,
Deputy Chief Ashley Gonzalez of Norwalk Police Department
Rev. Cass Shaw, Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport
Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean, Quinnipiac University Political Science Department
Tenisi Davis.

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U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, a Greenwich Democrat whose Fourth District includes Darien, walked off the floor of the House of Representatives after a moment of silence for those massacred in Orlando was announced Monday. His walkout, which was then joined by three other congressmen, was the first part of what Roll Call, a Capitol Hill publication, described as an “uproar” among Democrats surrounding the moment of silence. Democrats used it to make a point about lack of a House vote on legislation concerning some gun control proposals. Himes was joined by Reps. John Larson and Joe Courtney of Connecticut, and Peter Welch of Vermont in walking off of the floor of the House.

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, in an angry outburst of five tweets over the course of seven minutes, has declared that God wants Congress to change policy in reaction to the massacre early Sunday in Orlando, and if Congress doesn’t, hell awaits “if God is an angry God.” UPDATES: State representative candidate Randy Klein issues statement; Himes responds to Darienite on Twitter, and Darienite replies (see below). In wording that sounds like a prophet from the Bible, or reminiscent of angry words from an even Higher Authority, Himes first took exception to a moment of silence on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, because the symbolism was, Himes indicated, accompanied by an unwillingness to change policy. “I will not attend one more ‘Moment of Silence’ on the Floor,” Himes tweeted at 8:45 p.m., Sunday. “Our silence does not honor the victims, it mocks them.”

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The meeting will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20 at the UConn Stamford GenRe Auditorium, 1 University Place in Stamford. “Our nation is facing a variety of challenges, from the threats of domestic and international terrorism to the need to grow and invest in our economy,” U.S. Rep. Jim Himes said in a Facebook Events post. “Jobs, education, transportation and energy policy are all at the top of the list of issues I think we need Congressional action on, but I want to hear from you.”