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POST ELECTION ADVOCACY TIPS

With the elections just behind us, this is a good time to begin or renew relationships with elected officials, so that when an issue comes up, we know we have informed our supporters.

Eleven Election Follow-ups

Here are some actions to take this November to ease into those relationships.

1) Congratulate: send messages of congratulation to those in your state who won during this election season---everyone from your congressional delegation to your state legislature representatives to local officials in key areas.

2) Thank them for serving.

3) Inform: include in your congratulatory message a brief piece of information or fact about the importance of arts education for students in the area the official represents.

4) Inform some more: let the officials know about any federal or state grants that you have received and their impact on constituents.

5) Offer your assistance. For example, offer to arrange school visits for the official, to provide information or testimony when needed, and to arrange for student groups to perform at an event or for student art to display.

6) Spread the news: encourage your members to congratulate their local officials.

7) Include: add to your mailing list key state legislators including members of education and appropriations committees and other policy makers.

8) Meet: schedule a short meeting with key officials for yourself and a few other advocates to talk about arts education issues for the coming year.

9) Thank them for meeting with you.

10) Ask a new legislator or other official to serve on your advisory board or to speak at your events.

11) Thank elected officials again and again for their service and their support.

"Eleven Election Follow-ups" from the John F. Kennedy Center National Partnerships November 2008 Newsletter. For more information about Kennedy Center programs, visit:

Please refer to the Legislative Arts Survey responses for personalized talking points to include in your message (click on each Senator-Elect's name below to view their responses):

Responses are in PDF format. Download Adobe Reader

Legislative Election Results

Abie, Bellwood, Brainard, Bruno, Cedar Bluffs, Colon, David City, Dwight, Garrison, Ithaca, Leshara, Linwood, Malmo, Mead, Morse Bluff, Octavia, Prague, Richland, Rising City, Rogers, Schuyler, Surprise, Ulysses, Valley, Wahoo, Waterloo, Weston, Yutan

Alda, Ayr, Doniphan, Grand Island, Hastings, Holstein, Juniata, Kenesaw, Prosser, Roseland, Trumbull, Wood River

Arlington, Bennington, Chalco, Elkhorn, Kennard, Omaha (Refer to Map), Washington, Waterloo

Albion, Arcadia, Ashton, Bartlett, Brunswick, Burwell, Cedar Rapids, Clearwater, Cotesfield, Cushing, Dannebrog, Elba, Elgin, Elyria, Ericson, Farwell, Greeley Center, Hazard, Howard City, Litchfield, Loup City, Neligh, North Loup, Oakdale, Orchard, Ord, Petersburg, Primrose, Rockville, Royal, Scotia, Spalding, St. Edward, St. Paul, Tilden, Wolbach

Ainsworth, Anoka, Anselmo, Ansley, Arnold, Atkinson, Bassett, Berwyn, Brewster, Bristow, Broken Bow, Burton, Butte, Callaway, Cody, Comstock, Crookston, Dunning, Emmet, Gandy, Gross, Halsey, Johnstown, Kilgore, Long Pine, Lynch, Mason City, Merna, Monowi, Mullen, Naper, Nenzel, Newport, Oconto, Sargent, Seneca, Spencer, Springview, Stapleton, Stuart, Taylor, Thedford, Valentine, Wood Lake

Arthur, Bayard, Big Springs, Bridgeport, Broadwater, Brule, Bushnell, Chappell, Cisco, Dalton, Dix, Gurley, Harrisburg, Kimball, Lewellen, Lodgepole, Ogallala, Oshkosh, Paxton, Potter, Sidney

Alliance, Chadron, Clinton, Crawford, Gordon, Harrison, Hay Springs, Hemingford, Henry, Hyannis, Lyman, McGrew, Melbeta, Merriman, Morrill, Pine Ridge, Rushville, Whitney

Click here for candidate contact information available from the Secretary of State, John A. Gale (pages 1-3 of the document).