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Writing To Senators/Congressmen

PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
edited October 2009 in A Moving Train
Anyone had any success when writing to their respective senators or congressmen?

Did you get a personal response? Did you get a form letter? Phone call?

I'm stair-stepping my efforts to get a piece of legislation passed. I started with email, now I'm on to physical letters and will eventually move onto setting up meetings.

Just looking to hear about your experiences.

Cheers,

PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    I just started doing the same so not much experience - the response I got was immediate- form type but did tell me to call if it was something that needed immediate attention.
    Phone calls may be best but I'm afraid they'll want something from me ($$)
  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Good for you!

    I've gotten emails, some felt like form letters, and others felt more personal. And on one issue where I wrote a couple personal letters, where I got a few calls from his assistant. So, you definitely can get personal feedback especially if, like you, you keep at it. Good luck!!
  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    I don't expect contact from senators or congressmen themselves, but assistants are a great step.

    My letters explain which piece of legislation I would like them to co-sponsor and then tell them how this bill effects me. Hopefully, I'll get a response!

    I'll send out my letters today.

    Cheers,

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    several years ago i got a really cheesy form letter from kit bond, R MO complete with a stamped signature when i wrote him before the vote to authorize war in iraq. more recentlyi got a form letter from roy blount r, mo about some legislation i wrote him about. conversely, i got personal email replies from william lacy clay and sen claire mccaskill both D MO. i know these were personal because they referenced specific things from my letters that i had written. its a crapshoot. those people are getting as many letters and phone calls as every so i can expect the form letters, but its nice to get personal correspondence, if even from a staffer. at least i know they read it and heard my voice.
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  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    I was talking to some other advocacy volunteers that I work with and they mentioned email is working better for them. Sometimes physical letters take a long time to get to the person you're trying to reach and they may have to be inspected as well.

    Food for thought.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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