Level 3

How to Lobby Your Legislators

Remember: Your state representatives work for you.

LOBBYING ISN’T JUST FOR MAJOR CORPORATIONS. Anyone can meet with state legislators to discuss issues, and advocacy groups like Audubon often organize events called lobby days for constituents to do just that. These gatherings usually happen at the state capitol and can even require hanging out in the hall hoping for a meeting (it is called “lobbying”). But if you don’t want to wait for a formal lobby day, you can also schedule your own sit-down, either as an individual or as part of a group. Whatever your approach, the key is making your voice heard. “So few people meaningfully engage in the democratic process,” says Claire Douglass, national campaigns senior director for the National Audubon Society. “This is still a democracy.”

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