This Arizona lawmaker is one of few who still hosts town halls — and she says civility is not lost

LAUREN GILGER: It’s pretty rare these days that candidates hold town hall type events where they come face-to-face with voters. But, our next guest thought it was an important thing to do.

So, last year, she held three of them — and found that civility is not lost in Arizona.

Democratic Rep. Janeen Connolly is a freshman lawmaker from District 8, which covers downtown Tempe and the surrounding areas. It’s an historically safe Democratic district, but she wanted to talk to voters who didn’t vote for her — because she represents them, too…

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