[IMC] Media Advisory: Where's Rodney? Constituents go looking for Congressman

[Megan Flowers]

*MEDIA ADVISORY *:

             For more information contact:

Mike Doyle, 217-766-4115
*For immediate release: September 20, 2013  ** *

* *

*Where’s Rodney?*

Constituents go looking for Congressman


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*[Champaign, Taylorville, Decatur, Bloomington, IL] — *Residents from the 13
th congressional district will send a caravan of vehicles across the
district next Wednesday, September 25th in search of Congressman Rodney
Davis.  The “Where’s Rodney?” campaign is a grassroots effort to pressure
Congressman Davis to fulfill his commitment to attend a community meeting
on Comprehensive Immigration Reform.

On July 1st at a meeting with community members, Rep. Davis agreed to
attend a community meeting to share his views and hear from the community
on immigration reform.  However, after more than 10 weeks of trying to set
a meeting date and time with his staff, community members have concluded
that he has gone into hiding to avoid being accountable to the people in
his district.

*Quote:* “Like so many career politicians, Congressman Davis has broken his
promise.  His staff says they are worried he will be criticized in public,
but if he is afraid of his constituents – why did he run for office in the
first place?  How does he expect to represent the 13th District if he won’t
meet with community residents?” questioned community member Mike Doyle.
“Well if he is in hiding, we are going to send out a search team to see if
we can find him.”


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*WHAT*

*“Where’s Rodney?” District Caravan*

The District caravan is the kick-off event to a larger campaign aimed at
getting Rep Davis to fulfill his promise to attend a community meeting on
immigration reform.

Media representatives are welcomed to travel with the “Where’s Rodney?”
caravan. * *If media representatives are willing and able to travel with
the caravan, they are encouraged to contact the CU Immigration Forum at
217-979-0255 or email info at cuImmigrationForum.org.



*WHEN/ WHERE:*

The “Where’s Rodney” caravan will travel to all of Rodney Davis’s district
offices on Wednesday September 25th beginning at his office in *Taylorville*,
Illinois at 9:30 AM. From there the caravan will travel to his
*Decatur*office arriving around 11 AM followed by a trip to his
*Normal *office arriving at 1:00 PM.  The final stop will be at his *
Champaign* office at 3 PM.  At each stop constituents will be looking for
the Congressman and will be carrying over 1,022 signed letters to deliver
to Rep. Davis in person.
*Trip Summary: * 9:30am--Taylorville District
Office<http://rodneydavis.house.gov/contact/offices/taylorville-district-office>

108 E. Market

Taylorville, IL 62568

P: 217.824.5117

*11:00am--*Decatur District
Office<http://rodneydavis.house.gov/contact/offices/decatur-district-office>

243 S Water Street, Suite 100

Decatur, IL 62523

P: 217.791.6224
1:00pm--Normal District
Office<http://rodneydavis.house.gov/contact/offices/normal-district-office>

104 W. North Street

Normal, IL 61761

P: 309.252.8834
3:00pm--Champaign District
Office<http://rodneydavis.house.gov/contact/offices/champaign-district-office>

2004 Fox Drive

Champaign, IL 61820

P: 217.403.4690

*WHO:*

The *Where’s Rodney?* campaign is being organized by the Champaign-Urbana
Immigration Forum, a group of immigrants, students, clergy, service
providers, labor union representatives, residents and community
organizations concerned about the progress and plight of immigrants in
central Illinois.  For more information about the CU Immigration Forum,
please visit their site at www.cuimmigratonforum.org.

*CARAVAN DIRECTIONS: *



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-- 
Best,
Megan Flowers
Communications Director
University YMCA
Office: 217-337-1500
Fax: 217-337-1533
Email: megan at universityymca.org
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