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10 Ways to Advocate for our Legislative Priorities in 2014
Kate Baber, Homeless Policy and Advocacy Specialist
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1. Know Who Represents You Don’t know who represents you in Olympia? No problem! You can look up your lawmakers at the following website: app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder. |
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2. Learn About the Issues You can learn more about the Housing Trust Fund and Fair Tenant Screening Act at the Housing Alliance’s advocacy webpage: wliha.org/advocacy/overview. |
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3. Call the Washington State Legislative Hotline Leave a toll-free message about the issues your care about for the governor, lieutenant governor, your state senator, or state representatives with a legislative hotline operator. You can reach the legislative hotline by calling 800.562.6000 from 8am to 8pm, weekdays during the legislative session (TTY for Hearing Impaired 800.635.9993 & interpreter services are available for non-English speakers). |
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4. Email Your Lawmakers Send an email to your lawmakers to tell them what your legislative priorities are and how they can support them. You can look up your lawmakers’ email addresses here: apps.leg.wa.gov/rosters/Members.aspx. |
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5. Attend the Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day on January 28, 2014 Join hundreds of fellow advocates from across the state and meet with your lawmakers face-to-face at the Housing Alliance’s annual Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day on January 28, 2014. You can register here: tinyurl.com/hhadreg. |
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6. Sign-Up for Housing Alliance Action Alerts Visit our website at wliha.org to sign-up for regular email action alerts related to state and federal housing and homelessness policy issues. We’ll keep you updated on the latest opportunities to take action and developments in Olympia regarding our issues. |
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7. Follow the Housing Alliance on Social Media Follow the Housing Alliance on Facebook (facebook.com/WLIHA) and Twitter (twitter.com/WLIHA) to receive updates on legislation, affordable housing news, and upcoming events. |
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8. Share Your Story with the Housing Alliance Do you have a story about affordable housing or the high cost of tenant screening reports? Share your story with the Housing Alliance and we’ll let you know when there is an opportunity to testify in front of the legislature, speak to the media, or have your story included on advocacy materials. You can email our communications guy, Joaquin at joaquin(at)wliha(dot)org. |
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9. Sign-Up for the Housing Trust Fund & Fair Tenant Screening Act Rapid Response Advocate List Be the first to learn about committee hearings, opportunities to testify, and legislative action in Olympia by signing up for our rapid response advocate list. You can sign-up by emailing me at kateb(at)wliha(.)org. |
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10. Register to Vote and Keep Your Voter Registration Up-to-Date Ensure you have voice in deciding who is elected to represent you in Olympia by registering to vote: sos.wa.gov/elections/myvote/olvr.html. |
Photo credits: Jim Bowen & Rikki's Refuge
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