To write to your Representatives and Senators at their offices in Washington, DC, use "Dear Representative (insert last name)" or "Dear Senator (insert last name)," and address your envelopes as follows:

The Honorable (insert first and last names)
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable (insert first and last names)
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510

Senators

Max Baucus (D)
(202) 224-2651
Mailing Address:
United States Senate
187 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-2603

E-mail address:
Web address: http://baucus.senate.gov/

State Offices:
Helena Phone: (406) 449-5480
Missoula Phone: (406) 329-3123
Billings Phone: (406) 657-6790
Butte Phone: (406) 782-8700
Great Falls Phone: (406) 761-1574

Jon Tester (D)
Phone: (202) 224-2644
Fax: (202) 224-8594
Senate Dirksen Building, Room B40 E
Washington, DC 20510
Web Address: http://tester.senate.gov

Billings Phone: (406) 252-0550
Bozeman Phone: (406) 586-4450
Butte Phone: (406) 723-3277
Glendive Phone: (406) 365-2391
Great Falls Phone: (406) 452-9585
Helena Phone: (406) 449-5401
Kalispell Phone: (406) 257-3360
Missoula Phone: (406) 728-3003

Representative At Large

Denny Rehberg (R)
(202) 225-3211
Fax: (202) 224-5687
Email:
Washington Office:
1037 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Helena address:
(406) 443-7878
950 North Montana Avenue
Helena, MT 59601

Congress Web

Please visit www.socialworkers.org/advocacy/congressweb.htm to get a glimpse of NASW's legislative advocacy tool, Congress Web. This new software will allow NASW members to respond to legislative alerts by contacting members of Congress directly through the NASW website. Congress Web works by going to the Advocacy section of the website and clicking on the new "Take Action" icon. The process takes no longer than 5 minutes. There are four quick steps to completing this process.

STEP 1
Enter your zip code and Congress Web will give you the names of your U.S Senators and Representatives in Congress.

STEP 2
Congress Web will ask you to enter your name, address and telephone number. This information will be merged onto your letter to your legislator.

STEP 3
Now you can choose the message to be sent to your legislators. You can draft your own letter or select one of the form letters that NASW Government Relations will post on the web site on priority issues. If you do decide to use the letter drafted, adding personal information will make your letter more effective. (Example: I know first hand about violence in our schools because I have been a school social worker for 8 years.)

STEP 4
After composing or selecting the letter, you can print the letter to send by mail or fax, or send the letter via email through Congress Web! Congress Web will forward a copy of the letter to your email account for your record. It is always more effective to send a fax or hard copy through the mail, but if time does not allow, an email is also valuable.