The State of US Politics and the Consequences for Europe

Donnerstag 26.10.2023, 18:00 - 20:00 Uhr
Ort: Kinosaal im Dortmunder U, Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse 44137 Dortmund

AmerikaHaus NRW e.V., Europe Direct Dortmund, Auslandsgesellschaft.de and the City of Dortmund cordially invite to our anual townhall discussion on 26.10.2023 at 6 pm. The event will take place in the cinema of Dortmunder U (ground floor). Two former Members of the United States Congress – Val Demings (DEM) and Luke Messer (REP) – are going to discuss the state of U.S. politics and its consequences for Europe.

Val Demings
Valdez Venita “Val” Demings served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Florida’s 10th District from 2017- 2023. In 2022, she was the Democratic candidate from Florida for the U.S. Senate, but lost in the general election to incumbent Marco Rubio. Demings was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminology in 1979. Demings began her career as a social worker in Jacksonville. In 1983, she graduated from the police academy of the Orlando Police Department and was hired as a patrol officer. She was appointed chief of police in December 2007, the first woman to lead the department, and served until her retirement in June 2011.

Luke Messer
Messer served three terms as U.S. Congressman for Indiana’s 6th Congressional District from 2013 to 2019. He was the chairman of the Republican Policy Committee for four years where he led hearings on Conservative Clean Energy Agenda, Women in the 21st Century Workforce and others. From 2003 to 2006 he served at the Indiana House of Representatives. Messer currently is a principal at Bose Public Affairs Group, where he counsels clients on state and federal policy matters in Indiana and in Washington, D.C.