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Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) is making good on his offer to attend a town hall meeting in the place of a Republican colleague who won't be there.

Maloney plans to attend a town hall hosted by a local chapter of anti-President Trump group Indivisible in a neighboring New York district on Monday night in the place of Rep. John Faso (R-N.Y.), who represents that area.

The Indivisible chapter said itinvited Faso to the Kingston, N.Y., town hall to explain his vote for the GOPs healthcare bill last week, but he isnt expected to attend.

Faso spokeswoman Courtney Weaver said Monday afternoon that the freshman lawmaker has a previously scheduled event on Mondaynight and never received an invitation to the Indivisible town hall.

"This is a purely partisan political rally," Weaver said. "Now Maloney has reverted to form as a hyper-partisan seeking to advance himself in the eyes of his patrons in Albany and Washington. It's sad."

"Maybe a Democrat ought to go into every district where a Republican who supported TrumpCare won't hold a town hall meeting, and do it for them," Maloney said.

Maloney, who was first elected to the House in 2012, is one of 12 Democrats who represents a district won by President Trump. Maloney won reelection by 11 points in November, while Trump carried the district by 2 points.

Weaver noted that Maloney and Faso had appeared at a joint event at Marist College in April, where local news reports described the discussion as "amicable."

At least one other House Democrat has joined in on Maloneys adopt a district challenge.

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) announced he plans to attend a rally in Tucson on Tuesday to denounce fellow Arizona Rep. Martha McSally (R) for supporting the healthcare bill and to urge the states two Republican senators, John McCainJohn McCainHouse Democrat plans to attend town hall for GOP lawmaker GOP senator pushes to improve hiring process for border patrol agents McCain takes on Tillerson's 'transactional' foreign policy MORE and Jeff FlakeJeff FlakeHouse Democrat plans to attend town hall for GOP lawmaker GOP senator pushes to improve hiring process for border patrol agents 'Path of least resistance' problematic for Congress MORE, to oppose it.

McSallys district went for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonDebra Messing to Ivanka Trump: 'Please stop blindly defending your father' House Democrat plans to attend town hall for GOP lawmaker Comey: Twitter is 'like every dive bar in America' MORE in 2016 by 5 points over Trump.

Maloneys idea to adopt a district started when Fasos constituents, apparently unable to reach their representative, called his office on the day of the House vote on the GOP legislation to repeal and replace the healthcare law.

Hey @RepJohnFaso could you turn your phones on? Your #NY19 constituents are calling my office. #Trumpcare Maloney tweeted hours ahead of the vote.

A spokesman for the House GOP campaign arm dismissed Maloneys plans to appear in a district that he doesnt represent.

Sean 'MIA' Maloney is preoccupied with scoring cheap political points while his constituents are left behind. Perhaps Maloney should spend less time lecturing people outside his district and more time listening to those in his own, National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Chris Martin said.

Updated 4:32 p.m.

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