Linda’s Legislative Tips
Information of Interest from the DKG U.S. Forum
By Linda Elliott
If you are like me, you like to keep up on what is happening with legislative issues. I find it difficult to find information that is not slanted one way or the other. But there are places we can go to find the facts so that we can make intelligent choices. This helps so that we can advocate for the issues that are important to us as educators and women. Did you know that five constituent contacts will cause a legislator to pay serious attention to a given issue? We have more influence than we realize.
The United States Forum of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society is one very valuable resource. Dr. Angela Bedenbaugh puts together the US Forum Connection that is periodically sent out via email. If you have not signed up to receive this wonderful newsletter, you can send a request to . I recently received Issue #80 which told about a bill that is stalled and another bill, Keep Our Educators Working Act of 2010 (S.3206) that passed. Archival copies of the U.S. Forum Connection can be found here.
Here are some more sites you might want to check out:
For on-line information on specific bills go to this site.
Information on how your congressman voted on key bills
U.S. Government Contact Information can be obtained through Congressional Switchboard 1-866-327-8670 (this is a toll free number). You can contact your Congressman and Senator through this number without paying long distance charges. Click here for members of the House of Representatives and click here for members of the U.S. Senate.
State Government Contact Information can be obtained through this site. Information available at this site allows contact with governors, members of the state legislature, state supreme court, congressional delegation and state agencies such as the Education Department, Attorney General, Motor Vehicles Department and Voter Registration.
