How to Stay Politically Active Outside an Election Year
6 Things You Can Do to Stay Politically Active, Even When It's Not an Election Year
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One of the simplest ways to be more politically active? Find out who your representatives are, and contact them about issues that matter to you. It only took me a few moments of googling to find my state representatives. And since I made a special effort to follow my state's legislative session this year, I was able to send my state reps several emails about the different issues and laws that came up during the session.
On the national level, you can find your state's senators on the US Senate website. Click on a senator's name to find out about them, what legislation they've sponsored, the committees they serve on, and more, as well as how to contact them. The website for the US House lets you find your representative by typing in your zip code. On this website, too, you can find out more about your representative by clicking on their name, which also shows you contact info.
On both the state and national level, representatives are supposed to listen to the people who elect them: Us, the constituents. So find out who those people are for you, send an email, or try giving them a call.