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Politics and Elected Officials
Up one levelInformation about politicians and their activities; elections, campaigns, and voting; and political activism.
- Voter's Research Hotline
- Call Project Vote Smart's Voter's Research Hotline at 1-800-622-SMART, and your own personal researcher can answer your questions about candidates and elected officials instantly over the phone.
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- Current Congressional Officers
- A list of officers and leaders in the current United States Congress.
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- Researching the United States Congress
- Sources of information about members of the U.S. Congress and their activities.
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- Years and Sessions of Congress
- Table showing beginning and ending dates of each annual series of Congressional meetings, called a session. Includes links to historical information, statistics, and other data related to Congressional sessions.
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- Denton County Residents Legislative Directory
- Contact information for all the federal and state legislators serving the residents of Denton County.
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- Tracking Federal Legislation in Congress
- General explanations of how a bill becomes a law, with resources for following the progress of a bill at the federal level.
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- Tracking State Legislation in Texas
- Description of how a bill becomes law in Texas, with resources for following the progress of a bill through the state legislature.
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- Online Access to Elected Officials
- Resources for identifying your elected officials and their home pages and e-mail addresses.
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- How to Write a Letter to Your Legislator
- Tips on proper format and effective content for a letter urging an action or expressing an opinion to a member of Congress or a member of the state legislature.
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- Voting and Elections
- Resources for researching voting behavior and election results, and tips on voting effectively and encouraging other citizens to vote.
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- U.S. Political Parties and Activist Groups
- Resources for researching political parties, interest groups, lobbyists, activists, and other attemps to influence the political system.
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