6. Follow Up

Once you’ve made your original call and faxed your letter, it’s time to follow up with your congressperson. Call their DC office again and ask the aide who answers whether they received your letter via fax. If not, send it again; if so, reiterate your requests and ask what the best way to follow up would be (email or phone). Follow up using the recommended follow up you’re given, the next day, a few days later, the next week, or whenever you think is best, but remember NOT TO STOP until you get the answers you want. Even when you get the answers you want, you’re work is not quite over: now you must make sure they do what they’ve said they’ll do.