New state Rep. David Taylor, R-Moxee, announced today that he’ll hold three town hall meetings later this month in far-flung areas of the expansive 15th Legislative District he represents.

Taylor, a midsession appointment after Dan Newhouse of Sunnyside left the House to take the helm of the state Agriculture Department, will start June 23 in Goldendale.

He’ll bounce from that Klickitat County city over to Stevenson in Skamania County for another town hall on June 24. He’ll be back in Yakima County on June 25 for a town hall in Sunnyside.

“Constituent contact is extremely valuable in helping guide our decisions in Olympia,” Taylor said in a news release announcing the meetings.

Here’s the schedule:

• Goldendale: June 23, 7 p.m., Klickitat County PUD Building, 1313 S. Columbus Ave.      

• Stevenson: June 24, 7 p.m., Rock Creek Community Center, 710 S.W. Rock Creek Dr.

• Sunnyside: June 25, 7 p.m., Banner Bank conference room, 911 E. Edison Ave.

- Pat Muir