Actions for the Week of 8/31/25
How to contact your elected officials
Use this link to find contact information for ALL of your elected officials – Federal, State, City, and County – just by entering your address: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
Other useful links:
Find contact info for your senator: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
Find contact info for your House representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
Find contact info for your state attorney general: https://www.usa.gov/state-attorney-general
Find contact info for your governor: https://www.usa.gov/state-governor
Modify shopping habits to help get money out of politics
Did you know that the average consumer funds politicians and PACs about 3 times more through their purchasing decisions as compared to their direct political contributions? Goods Unite Us is a non-partisan organization that "runs political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is. Goods Unite Us is about bringing more accountability and transparency to our political process. Look up the political giving of brands and companies and start making a difference today!" https://www.goodsuniteus.com/
You can download their app or just search for products/companies on their website. Based on several objective criteria, each company is assigned a Campaign Finance Reform score from -100 (worst) to +100 (perfect) depending on how likely money spent on that company's products will lead to political influence. The score is based on 1. whether or not the company makes political donations and how much (the more they donate, the lower the score); 2. whether or not they donate to progressive individuals and PACs that are actively working to repeal or limit the impact of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision. The only companies that get a perfect score of 100 are ones that make no significant political donations. The table below shows the results from best to worst for large grocery store chains as an example.
Thank Gavin Newsom for working to counter Texas’s gerrymandering power grab.
Either call (916) 445-2841, email him here (choose OTHER as the topic), or send him a letter at: Governor Gavin Newsom, 1021 O Street, Suite 9000, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Phonebanking
Multiple campaigns and dates with Volunteer Blue: https://volunteerblue.org/phoning/
Phone Bank for National Women's Political Caucus of Virginia candidates: https://www.mobilize.us/psea/event/804090/
Choose your own outrage with 5 Calls
5 Calls has been around since the first Trump term and offers a quick and easy way to make calls to your elected representatives. Enter your zip code or address and pick a topic. Then choose the representative you want to call, make the call, and read the script provided. Calling your congressperson is one of the most effective ways to influence policy. Please check it out here: https://5calls.org/