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Where to Start with Supporting BCHW

Know who your legislative representatives are.

To do this, you first need to know what legislative district you live in. This can be found at Washington Legislative District Finder. Click on your location on the map and it will reveal your representatives and their email addresses. This information will update after the session starts to reflect the newly elected and sworn in representatives.

Another important link is Washington Legislature Home Page This is the main website for the WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE. This site is comprehensive and complete.

Here is information to start with:

Know your representatives - WA Legislative District and Representative Finder
Know how to contact them – Via their email listed
Emails can be found on the district finder map (see above)
- Hotline where you can leave a message 1-800-562-6000
Know how to comment on a bill - Comment here
Know how to testify remotely -
Know how to watch hearings - Check schedule and watch here

Know what to say: SHORT & SIMPLE is best! - Identify yourself, who you are affiliated with, the bill number or issue, how it affects you and how you request they vote on it. Thank them for their time.

PLEASE be very careful about not misrepresenting BCHW. BCHW has distinct positions on certain bills and chooses not to have positions on others. If you are representing an official position, feel free to state this. Otherwise, you are entering your comment as a concerned citizen (who belongs to BCHW if you identified yourself as such in the Organization). Remember we are much more effective when we speak with a common voice. Otherwise, right or wrong, we just come across as noise.