Before you visit or write to your elected representative, get some
basic information about the Member to assist you in presenting your
case. Use the checklist below as a starting point; Congress.org
can help you answer many of these questions. You can also ask the
Member's office to fax you a biography.
| Name ________________________________________________________________ |
| Political Party |
Republican |
Democrat |
Other _____________ |
| Ideology |
Liberal |
Conservative |
Moderate |
| When Elected?
___________ |
| Type of District |
Rural |
Urban |
Mixed |
|
State (& cities) Represented ______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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| Largest Employers
_______________________________________________________
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Major Research
Institutions _______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
|
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Committee Assignments _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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Leadership & Committee Positions
Committee chair __________________________________________________________
Subcommittee chair _______________________________________________________
Leadership ______________________________________________________________
|
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Key Staff Members & Contact Info
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
|
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Public Position/Statements on Biomedical
Research Issues
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
|
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Personal Connection to Biomedical Research
Issues
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
|
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Key Points of My Message
Thank you for your support of biomedical
research
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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What Am I Asking For?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Other Information
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