Contact Elected Official

Posted by: at 2:23 pm on January 5th, 2014

Contact Elected Official

As an American citizen, it is your right to contact your elected officials. You may contact your Representative or Senator via phone call, e-mail, or formal letter.

First, determine who your elected officials are.  Every person in America has 3 individuals representing them on Capitol Hill, 1 member in the House of Representatives and 2 members in the Senate.  Use these links to determine who represents you in Congress. 

• http://www.house.gov/ - US House of Representatives

• http://www.senate.gov/ - US Senate

To contact your elected official via telephone, call the Capitol Hill operator (1-888-762-8760) and ask to be connected to the office of your elected official.

To contact your elected official via email, use the following links. 

• https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml - US House of Representatives

• http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm - US Senate

To contact your elected official via formal letter, obtain their address information from the House of Representative links above.  Address your letter as follows:

To Your Senator:

The Honorable (full name)
(Room #) (Name) Senate Office Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

To Your Representative:

The Honorable (full name)
(Room #) (Name) House Office Building
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

Sample Letters 

• Letter to Senate Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3590

• SenateAge55retirementlegislation