Contacting our public officials
Here are some tips to help with your calls and emails:
- Be respectful. Address the Governor and Legislators by their title and be sure to thank them for their time.
- Be polite. As our representatives, we are merely asking them to advocate on our behalf and do what is best for Iowa's students.
- Leave a message. If you are also calling the capitol, you may not be able to get through on your first try. By all means, keep trying, but when they ask if you’d like to leave a message, say yes! You can be certain they keep track of how many calls they receive on each issue. Many calls on the same issue will help them realize that this is important to Iowans.
- Address each email/letter individually and personally. This lets them know that you are appealing to them directly, not just sending a form letter.
- Tell them why you think this is important.
To contact Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Reynolds:
Office of the Governor: State Capitol | 1007 East Grand Ave. | Des Moines, Iowa 50319,
Phone: 515.281.5211 | Contact Us
Contact information for individual Iowa Legislators can be found at the following link:
Find Your Legislator
To phone your representative call: (515)281-3221
To phone your senator call: (515)281-3371
Office of the Governor: State Capitol | 1007 East Grand Ave. | Des Moines, Iowa 50319,
Phone: 515.281.5211 | Contact Us
Contact information for individual Iowa Legislators can be found at the following link:
Find Your Legislator
To phone your representative call: (515)281-3221
To phone your senator call: (515)281-3371
Senate Education CommitteeAmy Sinclair (R, District 14), Chair
Jeff Edler (R, District 36), Vice Chair Herman C. Quirmbach (D, District 23), Ranking Member Jerry Behn (R, District 24) Tod R. Bowman (D, District 29) Mark Chelgren (R, District 41) Jeff Danielson (D, District 30) Robert E. Dvorsky (D, District 37) Thomas A. Greene (R, District 44) Rita Hart (D, District 49) Craig Johnson (R, District 32) Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 5) Mark S. Lofgren (R, District 46) Liz Mathis (D, District 34) Ken Rozenboom (R, District 40) |
House Education CommitteeWalt Rogers (R, District 60), Chair
Greg Forristall (R, District 22), Vice Chair Sharon S. Steckman (D, District 53), Ranking Member Wes Breckenridge (D, District 29) Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61) Jim Carlin (R, District 6) Cecil Dolecheck (R, District 24) Joel Fry (R, District 27) Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 32) Tedd Gassman (R, District 7) Kristi Hager (R, District 56) Curt Hanson (D, District 82) Mary Ann Hanusa (R, District 16) Megan Jones (R, District 2) Kevin Koester (R, District 38) Mary Mascher (D, District 86) Norlin Mommsen (R, District 97) Tom Moore (R, District 21) Amy Nielsen (D, District 77) Sandy Salmon (R, District 63) Ras Smith (D, District 62) Art Staed (D, District 66) Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4) |
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There are several good sources to find your federal legislators. Here are just a couple we recommend:
http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials |
