Perez fields questions at latest town hall

At left, the audience listens to Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez answer a question during Wednesday’s town hall. Compared with other recent town halls for Perez, the Battle Ground event was more subdued with just a few outbursts from protesters in the crowd. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

A sign sits outside the Battle Ground Event Center on Wednesday ahead of a town hall with U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania. A sign posted to the event center doors warned visitors that political signs would not be allowed inside the official event. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/ The Columbian)

An audience member films while others applaud during a town hall with U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, Wednesday at the Battle Ground Event Center. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, answers a question Wednesday at a town hall at the Battle Ground Event Center. The two-term congresswoman answered audience members’ written questions for more than an hour Wednesday. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, left, walks into the Battle Ground Event Center on Wednesday, accompanied by Clark County Councilor Wil Fuentes, center, and a security officer, ahead of a town hall. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, left, answers a question Wednesday at a town hall at the Battle Ground Event Center, while event moderator Wil Fuentes, a Clark County Council member, glances at audience members’ written questions. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, answers a question Wednesday during a town hall at the Battle Ground Event Center.

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, answers a question Wednesday during a town hall at the Battle Ground Event Center. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)