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 State Government Officials e-Mailing Center  (print out the instructions below, then access the Center by clicking on the preceeding link)
 

Please DO NOT SPAM THE LEGISLATURE.  Send e-mails to the Governor, your State Senator (facility and home) and your State Representative (facility and home).

For assistance on how to use this feature, please print out the following How to use the State Government Officials e-Mailing Center,  call (860-290-9424) or e-mail Richard C. Brown at the Association.
State Legislative Contact Information
 

How To Contact Your 2008 State Legislators (includes home addresses and home telephone numbers; includes contact information for Governor M. Jodi Rell)

2008 State Legislative Districts Sorted by Facility Name

           Facilities with multiple State Senate and House districts have their actual district listed first; subsequent districts are in the same
           city/town.

2008 State Legislators Sorted by Senate and House Districts

Write to your legislator:

     The Honorable (title and name, e.g., The Honorable Senator Donald E. Williams)
     Connecticut General Assembly
     Legislative Office Building
     Hartford, CT  06106

Call your legislator:

     House Democrats    1-800-842-1902
     Senate Democrats    1-800-842-1420

     House Republicans    1-800-842-1421
     Senate Republicans    1-800-842-1423

To find out who your elected representatives are, please print out the following How To Determine Who Are Your Elected Representatives, call (860-290-9424) or e-mail Richard C. Brown at the Association.  Remember..., it's not just where your facility is located, but where you live, also!
SEE All of our Legislative Alerts
 
Budget Process
 
     Overview of the State Budget Process, December 10, 2002  State CT Office of Fiscal Analysis
     Overview of  State Revenue, December 10, 2002  State CT Office of Fiscal Analysis
     Legislative History of Balanced Budget Law  State CT Office of Legislative Research
     Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 2-33a. Limitation on expenditures authorized by General Assembly
     Connecticut's Spending Cap: Questions and Answers  The Connecticut Health Foundation  May 2001
 
Connecticut General Assembly website
 
Levin, Powers, Brennan and Shea website for CAHCF  Please call (860-290-9424) or e-mail Richard C. Brown at the Association for username/password.
 
Public Hearings

     Public Hearings / Bills  SEE Levin, Powers, et al ABOVE
     Connecticut General Assembly's "A Guide for Reaching State Legislators and Testifying at Hearings"
     Sample testimony format
     Directions to the Legislative Office Building (LOB) and Parking
 

We recommend that you visit Project Vote Smart.  You can connect by clicking on the hyperlink or through our Links to Sites of Interest page.  Enter your zip code in the box on the left-hand side of the page, click on Go and every one of your elected representatives, Federal and State, will be listed.   Click on any elected representative and an extensive dossier appears and ALL of the contact information will be listed. Remember..., when writing your US Senators and/or Congressman, please use their District Office address.  That way, they'll get your letter before the next Ice Age.

E-mail is cool.  It's fast, costs nothing and gets an elected representative's attention.

Problems making a connection?  Please contact Richard C. Brown for assistance at CAHCF.

ADVOCATE for your residents..., EDUCATE your elected representatives.  Your residents and their families, friends and staff are counting on YOU!!!