A good question to ask would be, why did you choose to run for elected office if you won't meet with the people you are supposed to represent, at least in a venue of their choosing?
Once component (among others) of effective representation is to know what people think about the issues of the day, and one way to gauge that is to meet with them. If they don't, it is clear that effective representation of their constituency was not the reason that person sought the office. And that is one reason why the country is in decline. The Founders did not intend political offices to be sought by those motivated only by self-interest. Those offices are intended to be a kind of service, but to others, and to the country, not self-serving.
The Fort Collins location on 8/18 is at the Lory Student Center on CSU’s campus. I’ll be there.