Yes! Letters to congress are a great way to let your voice be heard. It goes a step beyond calling and is a wonderful way to standout and get the attention of your representatives. Regardless of whether or not your voted for your area's representatives currently in office, they still represent you in Washington D.C.
While an email is better than nothing, a good old fashioned letter goes a step further to grab the attention of your elected officials. If you only send an email, your voice will still be heard. Our understanding is that it stands out to elected officials when you send a hardcopy letter. A postage stamp today is ~$.60, so why not take 5 extra minutes and some change to stand out?
Sending a letter is simple. We've provided two different templates in two different formats. One letter is for you to write to your senators, the other is for your congressman. Each is available to view and/or download from a Google Doc, the other is a PDF download.
The address for your senators and representative can be found on the official Congress.gov website by entering your zip code.
Senators should be addressed as "Senator [last name]," and members of the House should be addressed "Mr. or Mrs. [last name].
It's super easy to find your elected legislators in Washington D.C. Using the website below, you simply enter the zip code of the location you are registered to vote and the names and contact information for your representatives will appear. Finding your senator is easy since each state has two senators representing the entire state. Finding your representative in the House of Representatives can seem a bit more confusing since a representative's district is organized by population. The website below will help you find your member of the House by zip code.
We've provided two different ways for you to access our template for sending a letter to your senators in Washington D.C. You can access our Google Doc to download the file in the format of your choosing, or you can copy and paste the document's text to your own word process program.
All of the text that should be customized to your person is bolded in the letter. Please change the letter as little or as much as you'd like to make it personal to your thoughts and opinions. Our template should be used as a starting point to make the process of sending a letter to your representatives easier, thus encouraging more people to do so!
We've provided two different ways for you to access our template for sending a letter to your representative in Washington D.C. You can access our Google Doc to download the file in the format of your choosing, or you can copy and paste the document's text to your own word process program.
All of the text that should be customized to your person is bolded in the letter. Please change the letter as little or as much as you'd like to make it personal to your thoughts and opinions. Our template should be used as a starting point to make the process of sending a letter to your representatives easier, thus encouraging more people to do so!
