Garamendi Goes High Tech With Mobile Video Town Hall

John Garamendi, a Democrat, represents California's 10th congressional district. The district includes San Francisco's East Bay suburbs of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

Tomorrow at 9:15 p.m. EST/6:15 p.m. PST, California Congressman John Garamendi will make history when he becomes the first Member of Congress to host a Mobile Video Town Hall. The event will be live streamed on the website Visible Vote with the ability for anyone to submit questions during the telecast. Visible Vote is also available on Facebook and as a free app on Google Android, iPhone and Blackberry smartphones. Here is Garamendi in his own words about this historic event:

"In the days of Washington and Jefferson, Members of Congress had a difficult time reaching the people they represented. A horse and buggy ride from Washington, DC to most states in the union was quite the journey, and most Americans were lucky to have access to their Congressperson one month a year. From the railroad to the telegraph to commercial air travel to this blog, new technologies have made it easier for Members of Congress to reach the American people. On Tuesday, February 8th, at 9:15 PM EST/6:15 PM PST, I'm honored to continue in this tradition by becoming the first Member of Congress to host a live mobile video town hall - or as Josh Richman at the Oakland Tribune coined it, 'Garamendi on the Go.'"