Legislative Advocacy Training: Activity 2

The HAEA Youth Advocacy Program encourages young people to be active players in shaping the perspectives of elected representatives in both the House and Senate. By participating in HAEA Youth Advocacy initiatives, we can amplify our collective voices to ensure that issues important to HAE patients are heard in the states and federal governments.

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Note: Some of the legislative advocacy training activities may require discussion with your family members. Feel free to reach out to a family member to provide additional insight if you are unsure about how some of the issues impact your family.

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An important part of legislative advocacy is doing research to learn about your representatives and how to communicate with them. But first you need to do some research and find out who they are, how you can contact them, and what their position is on matters that are important to the HAE community.

If you’re not familiar with the legislative branches of our government and the difference between the House and Senate, visit this website to learn more before you start: https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government

This lesson will guide you through the process of finding all pertinent information about your representatives:

Find the Senators for your State:
Each state has two elected Senators, you can find out who they are and learn about issues that are important to them by visiting this website and searching by state: https://www.senate.gov/senators/index.htm

Find your Congressional District Representative (House Member):
Each district has one elected representative. You can find your representative by visiting this website and searching for your zip code: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
Your representative should appear and under their photo you can click on their name. This link will take you to their personal website where you can begin your research.

Now that you have located your House and Senate members and their websites, begin to search their website for the following information:

What state are you in?

Senate Member #1 Name:

Senate Member #1 E-Mail Address (if they have one listed):

Senate Member #1 Social Media Handles:

Senate Member #1: What Health Care initiatives have they supported?

Senate Member #2 Name:

Senate Member #2 E-Mail Address (if they have one listed):

Senate Member #2 Social Media Handles:

Senate Member #2: What Health Care initiatives have they supported?

House Representative Name:

House Representative E-Mail Address:

House Representative Social Media Handles:

House Representative: What Health Care initiatives have they supported?

Legislative Advocacy Training: Activity 2

Learn about your House and Senate Representatives: Activity 2