By Wes Glinsmann Director of State Legislative Affairs ......By Wes Glinsmann Director of State...

By Wes Glinsmann Director of State Legislative Affairs Oklahoma State Medical Association President Kinetic Consulting, LLC

Who is making the decisions about your practice?

• 1st Chamber Committee

• 1st Chamber

• 2nd Chamber Committee

• 2nd Chamber

• Governor

• Individual contributions

• PACs

• Time

1. Personal visit • Invite to your office

• Meet at Capitol

• In-district time

2. Phone call

3. Handwritten letter

4. Personalized Email

5. Form letters/emails

6. Petitions

• It depends.

• Don’t threaten.

• Don’t say you’ll make/withhold a campaign contribution based on vote.

• Don’t insult or impugn lawmakers’ motives.

• Don’t underestimate staff.

• Know who you are calling.

• Be polite.

• Be sure to announce you are a constituent.

• Stick to the facts.

• Share your story.

• Be brief.

• Include the bill number and brief summary of the issue.

• Get an answer.

• If you get a yes, SHUT UP!

• Send a thank you note.

• You have more power than you realize.

• But power that is not put into practice is worthless.