THE EFFECTIVE MEMBER LOBBYIST

Lobbying simply is a political technique for directly making public officials aware of our views in hopes that they will be influenced to support our position on issues.

Lobby Techniques

1. Most effective lobbying techniques
1. Personal meeting
2. Telephone contact
3. E-mail
4. Letter
   
   
2. Rules to remember when lobbying
1. Always be courteous
2. Don't be combative
3. Know the issue
4. Explain succinctly what you want and why
5. When possible, refer to a bill by the bill number and describe the intent of the bill

For more detailed information on lobbying techniques, you may e-mail AEA Government Relations Director Richard Hutchinson at rhutchinson@nea.org.



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