"Citizen's Handbook for Influencing Elected Officials"

Practical guidance how to prepare for and meet with elected officials and staff, how to write effective letters and emails to elected officials, strategies for influencing legislators face-to-face, best practices for communicating with Congress and state legislatures, and how to write persuasive "letters to the editor".

This book is one part research studies, one part interviews and focus groups, and one part experience. It uses available research on Congress and its decision making. Dozens of elected officials, including members of Congress, and their staff agreed to off-the-record interviews and discussed the factors that contribute to their decision-making process.

 "If you want to know how Congress works and how to be a more effective advocate, it's best to learn from a master. Bradford Fitch is a master, and his book, Citizen's Handbook for Influencing Elected Officials is where to start. Buy it, and get copies for your group. I highly recommend it." -- Sam Daley-Harris, Founder, RESULTS and Civic Courage and author, Reclaiming Our Democracy: Every Citizen's Guide to Transformational Advocacy