Our campaign goal is to secure 100 co-sponsorships for the #WeThePeopleAmendment (House Joint Resolution 48) by April 30, 2021.

To achieve this goal we have identified 135 priority targets based on previous co-sponsorship of the amendment, Pledge to Amend signers, caucus membership, location (districts where Move to Amend has passed initiatives), and voting record/time in Congress.

If your Representative is not on the list below you can definitely still target them, but we suggest starting with the closest Rep to you and recruiting constituents in that District to hold a meeting with their target Representative (or their legislative staff). Either way we will help you!

Here's what you'll need to do:

1. Choose which Representative you're focusing on (see below for the target list, or if your Rep isn't on the campaign target list you can elect to lobby them instead)
2. Recruit 3-5 constituents to join you for the meeting
3. Schedule the meeting (a Move to Amend national organizer will join you for this meeting)
4. Organize a prep call to prepare
5. Hold the meeting and ask your Representative to co-sponsor HJR48
6. Follow up
7. If they don't sign on, time to escalate your tactics! We will help you plan an appropriate action from bombarding their office with phone calls, to organizing a letter-writing campaign to dropping in at their house with Move to Amend petitions! We will work together to decide an appropriate escalation. 

We'll provide you with all the tools and resources needed as well as organizing support. You can expect that this effort will take 2-5 hours a week. 

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Kickoff Call

Campaign Targets

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Campaign Resources

***Click on each task for related templates and instructions.

STEP 1 -- SIGN UP FIRST!

• Sign up to organize or participate in a lobby meeting on our website.
• We will follow up to connect you to our Slack organizing space and get you plugged in to the campaign

STEP 2 -- Recruit 3-5 Constituents to Commit to Join a Meeting with the Representative

• Send an email blast to the Move to Amend list asking people to sign up for the meeting
• Recruit your friends and neighbors through social media, email or text messaging
• Phonebank or text bank the Move to Amend list to ask people to commit to joining the meeting

STEP 3 -- Schedule the Meeting

• Contact your Representative's office and ask for a Zoom meeting

STEP 4 -- Prepare for the Meeting

• Post the meeting date and time to the Move to Amend website to help promote
• Review background information about the #WeThePeopleAmendment
• Line up a Move to Amend national organizer to join you for the meeting
• Hold a prep call to review meeting roles and make sure you are each clear on what you'll say and how to make sure to get to the ask
• Send a blast to constituents on the Move to Amend list a few days in advance to ensure the office gets calls to put the #WeThePeopleAmendment on their radar before your meeting

STEP 5 -- Hold the Meeting

• Follow an agenda because you'll only have 20-30 minutes
• Take good notes, keep track of any questions you get that you can't answer on the spot and commit to follow up with the answer(s)
• Enter the details and notes to Move to Amend's national database
• Make a clear ask: Will you co-sponsor the #WeThePeopleAmendment (HJR48)?

STEP 6 -- Follow up!

• Send a thank you email with any info requests to the staffer(s) and mail a thank you note to the Representative
• Send email blasts to constituents on the Move to Amend list asking them to call each week to keep the pressure up
• In 2 weeks send an email and/or call the office and ask for response. Be persistent! Keep trying every 2-3 days until you get a response

STEP 7 -- Celebrate or Escalate!

• Often this is all it takes, especially for Representatives who agree with our goals. But if you don't have a commitment yet it is time to escalate your tactics. We will work with you to determine how to escalate appropriately, from stepping up the phone calls, to organizing a letter-writing campaign, to car parades around their office, to delivering Move to Amend petitions to their home, and more!

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Communities in Support

Endorsing Organizations

Oregon's Congressional Delegation

U.S. SENATE

Senator: Ron Wyden Cosponsor: NO Pledge Signer: NO DC Office: 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C., 20510 Phone: (202) 224-5244 Fax: (202) 228-2717 Contact

Senator: Jeff Merkley Cosponsor: NO Pledge Signer: NO DC Office: 313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-3753 Fax: (202) 228-3997 Contact

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1st District: Suzanne Bonamici Cosponsor:YES Pledge Signer: YES DC Office: 2231 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-0855 Fax: (202) 225-9497 Contact View District Map	2nd District: Greg Walden Cosponsor:NO Pledge Signer: NO DC Office: 2185 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-6730 Fax: (202) 225-5774 Contact View District Map	3rd District: Earl Blumenauer Cosponsor:YES Pledge Signer: NO DC Office: 1111 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-4811 Fax: (202) 225-8941 Contact View District Map	4th District: Peter DeFazio Cosponsor:YES Pledge Signer: YES DC Office: 2134 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-6416 Contact View District Map
	5th District: Kurt Schrader Cosponsor: NO Pledge Signer: YES DC Office: 2431 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5711 Fax: (202) 225-5699 Contact View District Map

For more information or to get involved, contact: 
Bobbie Hunger, 401-588-1355, [email protected]

Endorsing Organizations

Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation

U.S. SENATE

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1st District: David Cicilline Cosponsor: NO Pledge Signer: NO DC Office: 2233 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-4911 Fax: (202) 225-3290 Contact View District Map

2nd District: James “Jim” Langevin Cosponsor:NO Pledge Signer: YES DC Office: 1527 Longworth HOB   Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5161 Fax: (202) 225-5163 Contact View District Map