Washington, May 23 -

Congressman Jack Kingston (R/Ga) invites the public to the grand opening of his new Valdosta Congressional office Thursday, June 1 with an open house from 4-6 p.m. Congressman Kingston will be on hand to meet area residents.

“I look forward to welcoming everyone to our new office in Valdosta,” Congressman Kingston said. “The 1^st District covers 29 counties so our district offices are very important. They give people somewhere to go if they need help with a federal agency or want to give their opinions on issues.”

Congressman Kingston represents Georgia’s 1^st District which includes part of Lowndes County, and all of Cook, Berrien, Lanier, Clinch and Echols counties. It currently stretched from Valdosta north to Houston County and from Savannah to south Camden County. The 1^st District also includes five military bases including Moody AFB, Robins AFB, Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, Ft. Stewart and Hunter Army Air Field.

The Valdosta office, located in the Federal Building on Patterson Street, will be open to help constituents contact federal agencies such as the IRS, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Passport Services or others.

Congressional Open House:

Thursday, June 1, 2006

4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Federal Building – Room 218

401 North Patterson Street

Valdosta