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- Mention
you are a constituent.
Write
your full address in
the letter.
Focus
the letter on one issue and keep it brief.
Give
the name and bill number of specific legislation if possible.
State
your reason for writing. Explain how the issue affects you.
Be
courteous,
not hostile.
Ask
the legislator to state his or her position in a reply.
Give
feedback. If your legislator votes as you wished, thank him or her. If
the vote was not as you wished, communicate your disappointment
cordially.
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