Your federal representatives and senators are elected to serve you. You can contact your elected official’s office in several ways, which we outline below.

Your goal is to get to know your elected official and for her or him to get to know you. Help your legislator learn about Vasculitis, the Vasculitis Foundation and important legislation.

Wondering who your elected officials are? Continue reading to find out below, or click here.

You can call your elected officials.

You can meet with your elected official in the home district, or in Washington, D.C. Make sure to call ahead. Sometimes, scheduling conflicts make it difficult to meet with your legislator; if this is the case, ask to make an appointment to meet with staff, particularly staff assigned to work on health care policy.

Consider making a family trip to the nation’s capital. Be sure to call well in advance to make an appointment to meet with your legislator.

Send a letter through regular mail. We recommend that you send a letter to the home or local office rather than to the nation’s capital because security procedures delay mail delivery in Washington D.C. Click here to see sample letters.

Send an email. Click here to send an email through the VF website.

Call your legislator.

Be sure to prepare your message ahead of time. You'll want to have your talking points all set before any communication with members of Congress.

Click here for help with your message.

• Find the contact information for your Representative.
• Find the contact information for your Senator.

 



• Preparing Your Message

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