I was surfing the American Agri-Women (“AAW”) website tonight and came across some nice pointers on being an effective lobbyist. More specifically, I recommend looking at this guide on communicating with your Congressman, this tip-sheet for meeting with your elected official, and this brief summary on how a bill becomes a law.
One of the primary goals of New York Agri-Women is to educate elected officials at the state level on policies that affect New York agriculture. I hope that our membership will go out and meet with their state and local elected representatives to discuss the issues that are important to them. New York Agri-Women does have a legislative committee. We have not passed any policy positions at this time but hope to do so by the next annual meeting. The legislative committee needs a committed group of women ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work. Please contact me specifically if you are interested in joining legislative committee.
