HOW TO LOBBY THE LEGISLATURE IN PERSON?
Meet in the legislator’s office or somewhere in the member’s home district. If possible, introduce yourself and your organization immediately after the legislator’s election. This would probably be done in the home district before the Legislature convenes. Explain your group’s legislative interests. Interview your legislator or her/his positions. Try to have a person living in the legislator’s district be present or, better yet, have that person conduct the interview. Succeeding contacts may be made in the home district again or at the Legislature. • Make appointments, if possible. Keep them. Be prompt. Some legislators prefer that you drop in on their Capitol office rather than make appointments. If such is the case and you drop in and cannot make contact with your legislator, deliver your message to the secretary or research assistant assigned to her/him. • Go in groups of two or three. You can give each other support. 1. At the interview: 2. Identify yourself and your organization.
