ACTION PLAYBOOK:

Meet With Your State Legislator

Your state legislators need to hear from you on the issues that matter most. It’s their job to represent you.

This gets results! Advocacy research shows that face-to-face meetings are the most effective way to persuade your state legislator. And fortunately, state legislators and their staff are remarkably accessible to constituents.

In 2021, our goal was to get more formal co-sponsors on specific climate bills, so changemakers met with their reps. Our rate of success was 33% for face-to-face meetings—more than 4x the rate of success for calls and emails—and five of those policies became law in 2022.

  • Estimated time: 45-60 minutes to request & prep for a meeting. You can do it!

    This playbook can be completed in one sitting, but you can start and come back anytime. Our community also takes action together during drop-in Zoom meetups called Hours of Action. Join one here!

  • Use this playbook to:

    1. Start with a speed training

    2. Decide who to meet with

    3. Request the meeting

    4. Prepare for the meeting

    5. Report back