1.
Call the district office(s) of your State
Representative and/or State Senator to schedule an appointment to
meet with the legislator in her/his district office. Contact
information for your legislators can be found on the
LAMPa website, by contacting the LAMPa office at (717) 545-3500, or via email to
lampa@lamp.org.
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Access the LAMPa website at http://www.lamp.org.
On the homepage, look for the box, “Find
Your Elected Officals.” Enter your zip
code and click “Find.” Click on the
“State” tab. (In many locations, you
will need the Zip+4 code to access the
information. If you don’t know it,
click on the button “Look up Zip+4” at
the bottom of the open window.) |
2. Please report
to the LAMPa office via email, mail, or phone the
date/time of scheduled meeting(s) with your
legislator(s) and the contact information of meeting
participants when the meeting(s) is scheduled.
3. Email or call
the LAMPa office to make arrangements to receive
your Legislative Advocacy Challenge
Kit. Resources are also available via
the LAMPa website and by mail. In addition to
copies of the 2007-2008 LAMPa Public Policy Agenda
(that you will give to, and review with, your
legislators), the kit includes tips on visiting
a legislator and an outline for the office visit. You can also call the LAMPa
office for help in organizing a group for the
meeting(s).
4. Decide if
there are other issues for discussion during your
advocacy visit with your legislator(s). LAMPa’s
public policy agenda includes an emphasis on two
priorities: poverty/hunger and health/health care.
For example, you may want to visit with your
legislator about the Death Penalty Moratorium issue
or the Energy Reduction Act proposals (global
warming). Let us know if we can help you with these
decisions.
5.
Please file a post-visit report(s) with the LAMPa
office via email, mail, or phone indicating the
names of meeting participants and a brief summary of
the meeting(s).
