10/15/2026
Congress has a 10% approval rating. Nine out of ten Americans look at the institution that decides what their healthcare costs, what their electric bill is, and whether their kids can afford to live near them — and say it isn’t working. That doesn’t get fixed in Washington. It gets fixed here, by voters who know exactly who they’re sending and why.
So on Tuesday, October 20, I’m hosting the Voters First Forum in West Chester. What this isn’t. This isn’t a stage-managed debate. Nobody is producing it. There’s no script, no approved question list, no marks to hit, no clock running out while you wait for a real answer. Congresswoman Houlahan has agreed to a debate with pre-submitted questions and no audience in the room. I’ll be there, and I’ll take it seriously — I want every opportunity I can get to put information in front of voters, and I don’t believe a candidate should get to pick which questions he answers. But a produced debate and a room full of your neighbors are not the same thing. I’ve invited her to this one too. Her chair will remain open.
Why I’m doing it. Because this is home. My mother taught at West Chester East. My kids go to school here. Whatever this seat decides lands on my street the same way it lands on yours. And the things that actually matter aren’t the ones being shouted about on cable news. They’re the ones sitting on your kitchen table — the premium that went up in January, the electric bill, the payroll for the six people who work for you, whether your daughter can afford to live in the town she grew up in. Washington has gotten very good at arguing and very bad at answering. You deserve better than that. And you deserve to be in the room for it — not talked at about it from a stage.
The only requirement to attend? Be a registered voter in the 6th District. That’s it. 📅 Tuesday, October 20 · 6:30–8:30 PM · Doors at 6:00
📍 West Chester, PA
🎟️ Free — 250 seats, registration required
💻 Livestreamed, full recording posted afterward
♿ Accessible venue and parking
Register: voteyoung.com
⚠️ Not registered yet? Pennsylvania’s deadline is Monday, October 19 — the day before the forum.
vote.pa.gov