Advocate for Social Studies

It's easy to contact your representatives by phone, e-mail, or letter, but there's nothing like a person-to-person meeting to get their attention on Social Studies education! Meeting them in person now sets you up for a positive lobbying relationship that can lead to establishing yourself as a source of information concerning Social Studies in your legislative district, classroom visits, and eventually votes to support the Social Studies.

HOW CAN YOU ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES?

  • Know Your Legislators

    Know your legislators. They are in office to represent you and want to meet and have conversations with their constituents. Your voice does count and needs to be heard.

    Finder

  • Who is My Representative in Olympia?

    Use this link to look up your representative in Olympia.

    Find My District

  • A Citizen's Guide to Effective Legislative Participation

    A guide to effective legislation participation. Find more on how the process works, how to get to know your legislators and more.

    Learn More

  • Washington Bill Information

    Search Washington bills and initiatives by number or find specific text in a bill.

    Find a Bill

  • Who are My Representatives in Washington D.C.?

    Open Congress brings together official government data with news coverage, blog posts, public comments, and more to give you the real story behind what’s happening in Congress.

    Open Congress

  • Bills in Congress

    Open Congress brings together official government data with news coverage, blog posts, public comments, and more to give you the real story behind what’s happening in Congress.

    Browse

  • Send a Letter

    What would like to teach legislators about Social Studies? What are some good things that are happening concerning Social Studies in your school, district, and statewide? What are things that are making it harder to be successful and help kids be the active, critical, and reflective citizens they need to be? Are there any relevant bills before the House or Senate that you could mention by bill number? Write up a "Leave Behind" sheet with your main points, bill numbers, and other important data.

    Letter Template

  • Legislative Advocacy for 2023 Legislative Session

    Washington State Council for the Social Studies Support for Senate Bill 5102.

    Click below to access the document which includes an email template to send to your Representative /Senator.

    Open Document