Effective Advocacy

 
 
Policy Position/Take Action Pages of Sponsoring Organizations
 
Please consider "signing on" to the appeals of our sponsors.
 - Audubon
 - Conservancy of Southwest Florida
 - Estero Council of Community Leaders
 - Florida Wildlife Federation
 - Friends of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
 - People United to Restore Our Rivers & Estuaries
 - Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
 - Save the Manatee Club
 - Snook Foundation
 - St. Lucie Rivers Coalition
 - SW Florida Watershed Council
 
Effective advocacy doesn't have to take lots of time and effort. We have collected tips for being an effective advocate:
Where to E-mail, Call and Write
 - Where to contact your representative in Washington
 - How to identify your Federal Legislators
 - How to identify your State Legislators
 
 

contact them
Call, or visit web sites to e-mail officials.
• U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (202) 224-3041; rubio.senate.gov.
• U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (202) 224-5274; billnelson.senate.gov.
• U.S. Rep. Connie Mack (202) 225-2536; mack.house.gov.
• Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (202) 224-3542; reid.senate.gov.
• Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (202) 224-2541; mcconnell.senate.gov.
• House Speaker John Boehner (202) 225-6205; house.gov/boehner.
• House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (202) 225-0100; house.gov/pelosi.
• President Barack Obama (202) 456-1111; whitehouse.gov.
 

Under update:
- Contacts for the Florida Cabinet:
 
Contact Gov. Scott  
 

Office of Governor Rick Scott
State of Florida
The Capitol
400 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
Get Answers – MyFlorida.com hosts an extensive set of answers to frequently asked questions.
Request a Courtesy Letter – Request a courtesy letter, recognition letter, or proclamation.
Office of Open Government – Contact the office of Open Government to request public records.
Email the Governor
Email the Lt. Governor
Request the Governor, Lt. Governor and First Lady to attend your event.
 

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Governor 
Attorney General
CFO   
Ag Commissioner Adam H. Putnam
Contact: Sarah Criser  Emailt :Sarah.Criser@freshfromflorida.com
(850) 488-3022

 
Agency Secretaries
 
 
 
 - Contact County Commissioners 

• Charlotte County   http://www.charlottecountyfl.com/commissioners 
• Collier County  http://www.colliergov.net/Index.aspx?page=30
• Hendry County  http://www.hendryflorida.com/BOCC.htm
• Highlands County  http://www.hcbcc.net/CntyComishon.html
• Martin County  http://www.martin.fl.us/portal/page?_dad=portal&_pageid=344,1&_schema=PORTAL
• Miami-Dade County   http://www.miamidade.gov/commiss/
• Monroe County   http://www.co.monroe.pa.us/monroe/cwp/view.asp?A=1490&Q=604033
• Okeechobee County   http://www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/index.htm
• Osceola County http://www.osceola.org/index.cfm?lsFuses=department/BCC/BCCBios
• Glades County   http://www.hendryflorida.com/BOCC.htm
• Lee County   http://www.lee-county.com/GOV/BOCC/Pages/default.aspx
• Palm  Beach County   http://www.pbcgov.com/countycommissioners/
• Polk County  s http://www.polk-county.net/subpage.aspx?menu_id=70&nav=gov&id=124
• Sarasota County   http://www.scgov.net/Commissioners/default.asp
• St. Lucie County   http://www.stlucieco.gov/bocc.htm
• 10 County Coalition for Responsible Management of Lake Okeechobee, the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Estuaries, and Lake Worth Lagoon:
  Contact: Commissioner Cliff Betts, Chairman,  
  Telephone: 772-463-3263. Fax: 772-288-5955. 
  Email: pmillar@martin.fl.us. 
  http://crca.caloosahatchee.org/crca_docs/By-Laws_070831.pdf

 - Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission http://myfwc.com/CONTACT/index.htm

 - Florida Department of Envoirnmental Protection http://www.dep.state.fl.us/  
 - Mayors -  http://www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=34
 - Regional Planning Councils http://ncfrpc.org/state.html
 - SFWMD: South Florida Water Management Governing Board
 - SWFWMD: Southwest Florida Water Management Governing Board
 - US Army Corps of Engineers
 - U.S. EPA -  http://www.epa.gov/Region4/water/southflorida/contacts.html
 

Links of Interest

County & City Government Sites

Charlotte County
 
City of LaBelle

Collier County
 
City of Marco Island

Collier County - Neighborhood America, Inc.
 
City of Moore Haven

Hendry County
 
City of Naples

Lee County
 
City of North Port

Sarasota County
 
City of Punta Gorda

City of Bonita Springs
 
City of Sanibel

City of Cape Coral
 
City of Sarasota

City of Clewiston
 
City of Venice

City of Fort Myers
 
Lee County Smart Growth Program

Town of Fort Myers Beach
 

Economic Development Councils and Related Sites

City of Cape Coral Economic Development Office

Charlotte County Economic Development Office

Collier County Economic Development Council

Glades County Economic Development Council

Hendry County Economic Development Council

Lee County Economic Development Council

Sarasota County Chamber of Commerce

Sarasota County Committee for Economic Development

Southwest Florida Regional Development Corporation

Local Colleges

Barry University

Florida Gulf Coast University

Hodges University

Ave Maria University

Edison Community College

New College of Florida

Ringling College of Art and Design
Rasmussen College
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Other Links

 American Association of University Women Greater Naples Branch

American Planning Association

Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program

Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association

Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged

Florida Department of Community Affairs

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Florida Department of Transportation

Florida Department of Transportation's (TRIP) Transportation Regional Incentive Program

Florida Gulf Coast University

Mote Marine

National Association of Regional Councils

Sarasota Bay National Estuary Program

South Florida Water Management District

Southwest Florida Water Management District

Bradford County Traffic Safety Team

Southwest Florida International Airport

Southwest Florida Library Network

USGS Water Resources of Florida

US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville Office

US Census Bureau

Census 2000

West Coast Inland Navigation District

Career and service Centers of Southwest Florida

 
Create An Online Petition
 - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/create-online-petition
 
Tips for Effective Writing
 - Tips for Letters to the Editor / Event Notices
 - Tips for Communicating with Congress
 
Track Florida or Congressional Legislation