You don't have the luxury of having an army of lobbyists looking out for you, but don't be discouraged, you can still have your say. Be your own lobbyist. Even one thoughtful letter from a constituent can have a real impact.
The NMA has compiled federal, state, and local resources that you can use to check the progress of bills, contact elected officials, or learn more about your government.
Federal
U.S. SenateThis page lists the e-mail and mailing addresses for all senators. Also, learn more about the Senate's activities.
U.S. House of RepresentativesThis site has links to Web sites for each representative.
The Library of CongressThe Library of Congress developed this site to track congressional activity.
The White HouseThis is the White House's official site.
Federal CourtsThis page has links to federal courts at every level.
State
State informationFind information on your state government or a state agency. Listings are state-by-state, plus multi-state commissions, federal resources and national organizations with state ties.
State LegislatorsThis will take you to a list of the various state General Assembly web pages. From there, you have many options. You can find a listing of members of either the state Senate or House of Represenatives and how to contact them (by mail, email, phone, or fax). You can read the various bills that are in existence and what their status may be (passed, failed, going to be voted on, etc.). You can also discover which members are on which committees.
State GovernorsThis will take you to a list of the various state Governors' web pages.
Local
City and county officialsContact Local Elected officials. Find contact information for members of city and county governments. Search by ZIP code or state.
Local governments and topicsThe search engine on this site scours home pages of city and state governments. Select the state and topics in which you are interested.