It is important to maintain frequent contact with your elected Representatives, even when you are confident that they will vote in agreement with your interests. Positive feedback encourages your Representatives to stay the course and resist the pressure they get from opposing perspectives. They also need evidence of broad public support for Progressive policies to help lobby their colleagues to work together on these important issues. Sufficient public sentiment may even empower them to sway members of the opposition to break with their orthodoxy.
Of particular importance right now are Senate confirmation hearings and votes for Cabinet nominees. Some of the nominees are problematic even for Republican Senators. A concerted effort in opposition to these appointments might cause some nominees to withdraw, or even to fail a Senate vote for confirmation.
Keep up the pressure. It works!
Always be sure to provide your name and ZIP Code when leaving messages. The US Senator’s Fresno numbers are usually the least busy and seldom have full voicemail queues.
US Senate
Senator Alex Padilla
202-224-3553 Washington, D. C.
415-981-9369 Peninsula
559-497-5109 Fresno
Senator Adam Schiff
202-224-3841 Washington, D. C.
415-393-0707 Peninsula
519-485-7430 Fresno
US House
Rep. Sam Liccardo, CD 16
202-225-8104 Washington, D. C.
408-245-2339 San Jose
650-323-2984 Half Moon Bay
Rep. Ro Khanna, CD 17
202-225-2631 Washington, D. C.
408-436-2720 Santa Clara
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, CD18
202-225-3072 Washington, D. C.
408-271-8700 San Jose
831-837-6000 Salinas
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, CD19
202-225-2861 Washington, D. C.
408-960-0333 San Jose
831-429-1976 Santa Cruz
831-424-2229 Monterey
CA Senate
Sen. Josh Becker, SD 13
916-651-4013 Sacramento
650-233-2724 Menlo Park
Sen. Dave Cortese, SD 15
916-651-4015 Sacramento
408-723-4154 San Jose
CA Assembly
Asm. Marc Berman, AD 23
916-319-2023 Sacramento
650-324-0224 Palo Alto
Asm. Patrick Ahrens, AD 26
916-319-2026 Sacramento
408-446-2810 Cupertino
Asm. Gail Pellerin, AD 28
916-319-2028 Sacramento
831-425-1503 Santa Cruz
408-264-2848 San Jose
408-659-3127 Morgan Hill
