Allen Quist, a 1st Congressional District candidate, will hold a free town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19 at the Senior Center at Skyline Plaza in Albert Lea.

Quist plans to address federal spending, balancing the federal budget, his proposals for getting the economy moving and why the Affordable Care Act must be replaced with free market health care solutions. He will also discuss Medicaid fraud in Minnesota.