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Christ School Hosts Congressman Meadows


 

Christ School Hosts Congressman Meadows

 

Key Republican legislator answers questions from Christ School students

Connor Booher '20 never takes for granted the people he sees on a day-in, day-out basis at Christ School. Nor the special guests who come to campus from time to time.

Monday night was one of those instances.

Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) shared his experiences in Washington and took prepared questions from inquisitive Greenie students in Stolz Dining Hall's Bradshaw Room. Meadows had filed to run for re-election in North Carolina's Eleventh District earlier in the day.

Meadows was invited to Christ School by the Politics Discussion Club, which Connor co-founded this school year.

"A speaker like (Meadows), as well as other profile visitors are what make Christ School such an incredible place to attend," Connor said.

"We have such a diversity of thought, from all across the political spectrum, that we get to hear, engage with, and learn from. The opportunity to hear from (the special guests) is one few high schoolers could experience, but at Christ School, we're fortunate enough to do just that."

Meadows has been in Congress for five years, serving on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (including his Chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Government Operations), the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He was elected chairman of the House Freedom Caucus in November 2016.

Meadows' visit was the second by a state legislator this school year. Democratic Senator Terry Van Duyn spoke in the Bradshaw Room as well back in early-November. J.D. Vance, an author and venture capitalist known for his memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," is coming to Christ School on April 23.

Connor said he has been happy with the experiences that the Politics Discussion Club has been able to facilitate in its first year.

"We've been fortunate enough to attend various political events in the area – a New York Times columnist's speech (David Brooks at UNC Asheville on October 12), a redistricting awareness events, and several forums on a wide range of topics," Connor said. "Now, after several months of planning, we get to bring some of that engagement to campus. We're excited to be hosting Congressman Meadows because, at this moment in our political discourse, he is an extremely high-profile figure. Furthermore, in his position as Freedom Caucus Chair, he is responsible for a significant number of conservative votes in the House. Because of this governmental importance, we were excited to hear the Congressman speak and his answers to questions we've prepared."