"Mr. Assessible" (Rep. Matthew Hill flashback yawn)

A 2004 campaign (flashback yawn) excerpt from the Jonesborough Herald-Courier:

...Accessibility is a major priority in his campaign, according to Hill. Determined to change the current administration practices, Hill foresees various improvements if he is elected.

“I would work to do something that I don’t think is done well right now by the incumbent - and that is accessibility. E-mails are not returned, phone calls are not returned. He doesn’t come to events, he’s not in the community. And that’s unconscionable - we live here, we work here...we’re a part of the community. It should not be that hard to get a hold of your state representative,” Hill said.

As a result, Hill decided to publish his home phone number and cell phone number on his website, matthewlistens.com and on various bulletins and pamphlets for the public to access.

“I had a politician tell me that I was completely insane for putting my cell phone number there because he said, ‘oh you’ll have people calling you all the time!’ That’s the point. That’s the idea. We’re running for state representative, we’re not running for president. We want people in the community to know that people can get a hold of me,” he said.
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To his credit, Rep. Hill reportedly does sleep in Jonesborough while the Tennessee General Assembly is not in session...