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5 Steps to a Successful Contact With a Legislator
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Say who you are
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Say who you are with (if affiliated with an organization)
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Say why you are contacting them—the 1 sentence version
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Make your case—the <5 minute version
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Ask for something specific—their sponsorship of a bill, their vote,their advocacy, etc.
Other Tips to Make the Legislative Contact a Success
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Try to leave something in writing
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A fact sheet, article, newspaper clipping
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Ask if there is any other info the legislative contact would like
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Ask how else the legislative contact might help you
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Verbally review what you have agreed to do
for the legislator and what the legislator has agreed to do for you
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Do what you said you will do
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Thank them
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