Effective Advocacy

How to effectively impact public policy

To be accountable to citizens and voters, legislators need to understand how we feel about issues that we care about and that affect our lives. Accountability can be assured when we become actively involved in the political process.

Legislators are more likely to pay attention to the comments and opinions of people they know and respect than to constituents they've never met. Get to know your legislators!

Two important ways to let your legislators know your feelings about issues are meeting with them and writing to them.

Here's how to set up, prepare for and follow up on a meeting with your state representative or senator.

Here's how to write effective letters to state legislators.