Contact Your Members of Congress

Is there an issue or topic you want to contact your members of Congress about? You can use either the letter writing template or call their office with the aid of the talking points below.

Tips to writing a good email:

Pick one topic to write about per email.
Share a personal story or example of how this issue/topic affects you or someone you know.
Express gratitude to your legislator.

Example phone call script:

"Hello, my name is [name], and I am the senator's/representative's constituent in [city]. I am concerned about [name issue] and would like to see my representatives support/oppose [name specific legislation, like HB ### or short explanation if you don't know of a specific bill]. This issue is important to me because [explain or give personal example]. Thank you."

Note: If you are sending an email, include a subject line that is relevant to what you are writing about. If you are writing about a specific piece of legislation write a subject line like, "Please Support/Oppose [Bill ### or Issue]."