Learn about the impact of contacting your elected officials, how to use Fax Zero and Resistbot to make it easy, and access ready-to-use templates.
Why Calling Your Elected Officials Matters
When you write to your elected officials, your message is noted and shared with the lawmaker and their policy staff. Emails and faxes provide a written record of your concerns, making it easier for staffers to review, reference, and use in policy discussions. When many people write about the same issue, it increases pressure for action.
Calls show that constituents are engaged, attentive, and ready to hold their representatives accountable.
Your written words have weight. Take a few minutes to send an email or fax – it could be the push that shifts a lawmaker’s stance.
Resistbot
Resistbot is a chatbot that turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes. Text the word RESIST to 50409 or click the link below
Fax Zero
Fax Zero makes it easy to fax your senators, representatives, and governors. They compiled all the information, just click the link for your official, write something up (or use the script below), and send it out!
Sample Script
[Your Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Your Email] [Your Phone Number] [Date]
[Reps Title and Name] [Reps Office Address]
Subject: [Short and to the point]
Dear [Official’s Title] [Official’s Name],
I am writing to express my deep disappointment and frustration regarding your recent decision to [support/vote for/sponsor] [specific bill, policy, or action]. This decision not only [describe harmful impact, e.g., cuts essential funding, undermines democratic oversight, prioritizes corporate interests over the public] but also represents a failure to uphold the values and responsibilities entrusted to you by your constituents.
Your role as an elected official is to advocate for the people you serve, not to [capitulate to special interests/side with those who seek to erode our institutions/ignore the needs of your district]. By supporting this measure, you have [broken your promise to your constituents/betrayed the trust of those who elected you/undermined the very principles of democracy].
At a time when [democracy/economic justice/climate action/healthcare access/etc.] is at stake, we need leaders who are willing to fight for the rights and well-being of their communities—not those who enable policies that harm them. Your actions have demonstrated a lack of commitment to the people who put their faith in you, and this failure will not go unnoticed.
I am calling on you to immediately [reverse your stance, take action to rectify this decision, resign from your position, etc.]. If you refuse, you can expect a sustained mobilization of your constituents to demand accountability—through calls, letters, protests, town halls, and, ultimately, at the ballot box. We will not stand by while our leadership prioritizes political survival over the well-being of the people.
It is time for real leadership. We deserve a representative who will fight for us, not sell us out.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your City, State]
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