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Wyoming Governor Matt Mead to Join AARP For TeleTown Hall

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Wyoming Governor Matt Mead will join AARP Wyoming for a TeleTown Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 3.



Governor Matt Mead will join AARP Wyoming on Monday, Dec. 3 to take part in a TeleTown Hall with AARP Wyoming members around the state.

The TeleTown Hall will get underway at 6:30 p.m. and allow AARP Wyoming members the opportunity to hear the Governor discuss his eight years in office, as well as his view on the future of Wyoming. The TeleTown Hall format will also allow for a select few AARP members to ask the state’s chief executive questions.

The TeleTown Hall will be moderated by Wyoming Public Radio’s Bob Beck, who will be joined on the call by AARP Wyoming State Director Sam Shumway. AARP will dial out to its members around 6:20. If you do not get a call but still want to listen in, click on:   https://video.teleforumonline.com/video/streaming.php?client=6277 .

“Every December for the past eight years, Governor Mead has joined thousands of AARP Wyoming members in a TeleTown Hall,” says Shumway. “He has consistently supported AARP Wyoming’s efforts to promote policies that benefit and enhance the lives of those 50 and older and we appreciate his support.”

Mead's Advocacy for the 50-plus in Wyoming

While he is in AARP Wyoming’s office for the TeleTown Hall, AARP Wyoming will also present Mead with the Capitol Caregiver Award for his work in restoring funding for Home and Community Based Services in Wyoming.Mead also supported the CARE Act, which requires hospitals to notify caregivers when their loved ones are moved from their hospital room, as well as offering the caregiver discharge instructions. In addition to his support of the CARE Act and his work restoring Senior Services funding, Mead also signed the Uniformed Power of Attorney bill into law.

Mead is Wyoming’s 32nd Governor, after taking office in January of 2011. The Jackson native has been a prosecutor, rancher, and US Attorney in Wyoming. During his time in office, Mead has prided himself on maintaining a strong business climate for Wyoming, as well as a comprehensive energy strategy for the state. Mead and his wife, Carol, have been married for 27 years and have two children in college.

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