Part 3: Contacting your Federal Representatives

In the first two sections of the “Contacting Your Representatives” series, we discussed contacting local and state representatives. This segment will focus on contacting your federal representatives.

The federal level of government controls laws at a national level. The two types of representatives that make up Congress. The first are Representatives that make up the United States House of Representatives and the second are Senators that make up the United States Senate.

If you are a North End Resident you live within the Twelfth Congressional District of Ohio.  There is currently a vacancy in that seat as Representative Patrick J. Tiberi resigned in January 2018. While technically the seat is vacant, staff members from the office of former Representative Tiberi still work for the people. You can contact this office for more information on legislation, to request a tour, or receive assistance with Federal Government agencies. Click Here to contact the office of former Representative Patrick Tiberi.

For each state, there are two Senators that represent in Congress. Senator Sherrod Brown and Senator Rob Portman are the two representatives. You can contact these Senators for a variety of reasons. You can request tours of landmarks like the White House and the Capitol Building in Washington DC through their offices. You can voice your opinion on a piece of legislation. You can request to have an American Flag flown over the U.S. Capitol Building for a special occasion.

Senator Sherrod Brown was born and raised in Mansfield, Ohio. Senator Brown has offices in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Lorain and Washington DC.  He is a member of four committees which include the Finance Committee, Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee, Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry. If you are interested in visiting his website you can click here. His website offers all of the phone numbers to his various offices and information about current events and much more. If you are looking to contact Senator Brown via email you can click here.

Senator Rob Portman was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo, and Washington DC. Senator Portman is a member of the Finance Committee, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and the Committee on Foreign Relations. If you are interested in visiting his website you can click here. His website offers information like phone numbers to his offices, his biography, and current events. If you are interested in emailing Senator Portman you can click here.

Contacting your representatives is a vital part of being an active and engaged citizen. Elected officials are here to represent you, but first you must make your voice heard.