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Contact Your Representative
It is imperative that we voice our opinions and concerns to our elected officials. We live in a country where we are free to voice said opinion, but change will not happen unless we exercise our Constitutional right to do so. Here are a couple guidelines to use when contacting your representatives:
Please remember to be respectful yet firm in your stated position. Personal phone calls and individual letters carry far more weight than emails. We are a community of faith, and expressing the ways the pending legislation affects your faith or faith community is important to communicate to your representatives. Faith can move mountains, but must be expressed to be realized.
Chances are you will be talking to either volunteers or paid staff that administer the offices. Try to explain to them your concern / issue / commendation, remember the old saying that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. If you have the opportunity to go to Sacramento to attend a public session of the legislature try to let your Senator / Representative know that someone from their home district is in attendance - you will have a much better chance at a personal audience.
Your officials can be contacted through the following offices (check with the local registrar's office if you are not sure who your representatives are):
Governor of California
Governor Jerry Brown
c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Website: http://gov.ca.gov/home.php
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Contact: http://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php
State Senators of California
Barbara Boxer
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3553
Dianne Feinstein
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3841
District Senators and Assembly Members of California
Below is a list of all the District Representatives and Senators. If you do not know who your district Senator or Assembly Member is, please refer to the district maps below the lists
CA State Senators
Go the State Government Website at: http://senate.ca.gov/senators
Or scroll through the list of Senators / Districts below (click on the embedded links to contact your senator). If you are not sure who your Senator is, please call the nearest office and their staff would be happy to assist you.
Or scroll through the list of Senators / Districts below (click on the embedded links to contact your senator). If you are not sure who your Senator is, please call the nearest office and their staff would be happy to assist you.
CA State Assembly Members
Go the State Government Website at: http://assembly.ca.gov/
Or use this handy map link page to find your Assembly Member quickly:
Find your Legislator by your address
Or use this handy map link page to find your Assembly Member quickly:
Find your Legislator by your address
Last Modified 2/27/2012