Step 1: Get Informed

• Join the Maine Association of Nonprofits and receive the MANP Legislative Alert.
• Follow bill status and committee work from the State's website.
• Become familiar with the Maine State Government Website:
  Maine Legislature - House & Senate
  Office of the Governor
  State Departments
• Use the MANP Advocacy tools
• Use the MANP Public Policy Resources

Step 2: Take Action

• Contact your elected officials:
  
  Maine Representatives in the US House & Senate:
  Representative Mike Michaud
  Representative Chellie Pingree
  Senator Susan Collins
  Senator Olympia Snowe
  
  Your State Representative
  Your State Senator
  
  Joint Standing Committee Members
  
  
• Write a letter to the editor of your local paper
  Find your local newspaper's information at the Maine Press Association Listings
  
  
• Join a Coalition or Advocacy Organization
  Political coalitions come and go with the issues they support, but here are a few Maine organizations who are active in Public Policy.  If you know of other coalitions that should be listed here, please contact Brenda Peluso.
  
  The Bicycle Coalition of Maine
  Conservation Law Foundation
  Grow Smart Maine
  Maine Administrators for Services for Children with Disabilities
  Maine Affordable Housing Network
  Maine Association of Mental Health Providers
  Maine Association of Substance Abuse Programs
  Maine Can Do Better
  Maine Center for Economic Policy
  Maine Civil Liberties Union
  Maine Community Action Association
  Maine Council of Churches
  Maine People's Alliance
  Maine Women's Policy Center

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