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How to Locate Your State Legislator
In the address box in the middle of your screen, enter the address
of your personal residence OR your affiliated hospital/health care
system
Click “Go”
State legislators will be displayed on the
right-side of the box; whereas federal legislators will be displayed on the
left-side.
To get a profile of each legislator, click
on his or her name.
To directly contact your legislator, click
on his or her name. Click on the Contact tab above the legislators picture.
In this link, you can choose to send an e-mail message.
How to Locate Your Federal Legislator
Click into the MHA Legislative Action
Center.
In the address box in the middle of your
screen, enter the address of your personal residence OR your
affiliated hospital/health care system
Click “Go”
Federal legislators will be displayed on the
left-side; whereas state legislators will be displayed on the right-side of
the box;
To get a profile of each legislator, click
on his or her name.
To directly contact your legislator, click
on his or her name. Click on the Contact tab above the legislator’s picture.
In this link, you can choose to send an e-mail message.
To locate the entire Congressional
Delegation, click on the Congressional Directory link located at the top
left hand side of the page.
How to Locate MI House and Senate Committee
Members
Click into the MHA Legislative Action
Center.
Locate MI State Officials and Agencies
under Policy Tools on the right hand side.
Scroll down to Michigan State Legislative
Directory and click on that link.
Scroll down to See All Michigan Senate
Committees and click on that link. Senate Committees are listed first,
followed by House Committees.
How to Contact Your Media
Click into the MHA Legislative Action
Center.
Locate Media Guide under Policy Tools
on the right hand side.
In the Media Guide, a list of national and
state media sources are available.
To obtain the contact information for your
local media outlet, click on the media outlet’s name.
For letters to your local newspaper, select
the media source and click “Compose Message” at the bottom of the page and
fill out pertinent fields and enter the body of your message.
Click “Send Message”.
How to Respond to an Action Alert
Action Alerts are located on the H-ACT Home
page.
Click the “Alert” for a brief description
about the issue will appear, allowing you to familiarize yourself with the
issue and providing other pertinent details.
To send a message, you can use the form
letter that is already in the body of the letter, or you can use your own
personalized message.
Input your contact information in the
address in the in the gray “Take Action Now” box on the right-hand side of
the screen.
The message will be directed to either your
State Senator or Representative based on the status of the legislation,
which will be indicated in the gray “Take Action Now” box on the right-hand
side of the screen.
When completed, click on Send Message
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