COLUMBIA, Tenn. -- Democratic U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis hosted a health care town hall meeting in Maury County on Wednesday evening.

The event took place at Columbia State Community College in the Waymon Hickman Building, Cherry Theater. About 500 people were in attendance and many had to be turned away because of capacity restrictions.

Republican U.S. Rep. Marsh Blackburn held a formal town hall meeting last Friday in Franklin. About 500 showed up for the meeting, and hundreds more were turned away due to space issues.

Lawmakers' Town Hall Meetings

Bart Gordon:

Aug. 21: Two telephone town halls: one at 11 a.m. and another at 5:30 p.m. To register, visit www.gordon.house.gov or call 615-896-1986.

Aug. 24: Face-to-face office hours, starting at 9 a.m. at the Patterson Park Community Center (521 Mercury Blvd., Murfreesboro 37130).

Aug. 24: Town hall meeting, moderated by the Daily News Journal, at 7 p.m. in Murfreesboro. Location TBD.

Aug. 25: Face-to-face office hours, starting at 9 a.m., at the Putnam County Courthouse (300 E. Spring St., Cookeville 38501).

Aug. 26: Face-to-face office hours, starting at 9 a.m., at the Sumner County Courthouse (100 Public Sq., Room B-100, Gallatin 37066).

Aug. 26: Town hall meeting, moderated by Mike Towle of The News-Examiner at 7 p.m. in Gallatin. Location TBD.

Rep. Jim Cooper has no town hall meetings scheduled. However, click here to watch his six-minute interview with Channel 4 on health care reform.

Rep. John Tanner
To sign up for Tanner’s meeting, go to http://www.house.gov/tanner/.

The telephone town hall meetings are scheduled for Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. and Aug. 31 at 6 p.m.

Sen. Bob Corker held a town hall meeting in Paris Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 11:30 a.m. at the Henry County Courthouse (101 W. Washington Street, Paris 38242) The event was open the public.

Lincoln Davis

Aug. 18: 3 p.m. at Franklin County Annex in the Community Room in Winchester

Aug. 19: 5 p.m. at Columbia State Community College in the Waymon Hickman Building in the Cherry Theater in Columbia

Aug. 20: 5 p.m. in Crossville City Hall in Crossville

Aug. 21: 8 a.m. in the Jamestown Community Center in Jamestown

Aug. 21: 2 p.m. in the County Courthouse's Chancery Courtroom in Jacksboro

Aug. 24: 9 am. At Kimball City Hall in Kimball

Aug. 24: 1 p.m. in the County Administrative Building's Magnolia Room in McMinnville

Marsh Blackburn held a town hall meeting in Franklin Aug. 14 at the Embassy Suites.