Skip to Main Content

A Guide to Civic Literacy

This guide will help to serve Brazosport College's community to learn about and engage in civic life at the local, county, state, and federal levels.

Tips for Writing to Elected Officials

  • Contacting Elected Officials: Tips for Contacting Elected Officials: A list of 10 easy tips to follow when writing to your elected officials from the UC Berkeley Library.
  • How to Write a Letter or Email: This guide from the American Psychological Association lists tips on how to compose a letter or email to your congressional representative. A sample email and sample letter are also included.
  • Writing Letters to Elected Officials: A resource from The Community Toolbox, created by the Center for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas. Includes information on how, when, and why to contact elected officials and examples of effective writing strategies.
  • Writing the Basic Business Letter: The Purdue OWL walks through the main components of a business letter. Writing your representative is considered formal correspondence, and the business letter format is an appropriate template for this type of correspondence.

Reaching Your Representative (Federal)

U.S. House of Representatives Members

To find the contact information of the member of the US House of Representatives representing your district, use the source below.

  • Find Your Representative: From the House of Representatives website, use this page to lookup your representative and his or her contact information.

 

U.S. Senators

All U.S. Senators' contact information can be found on the Senate website. The list can be sorted by name, state, party, or their re-election year.

 

The White House

Information on how to send an email or letter to the President of the United States can be found on the White House website.