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Contact information for legislators that need to hear from you:

State Representative XXXX
Iowa House of Representatives
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50319

State Senator XXXX
Iowa Senate
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Hon. Governor Terry Branstad
Office of the Governor
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Iowa’s Water & Land Legacy Coalition supports fully funding the Natural Resources & Outdoor Recreation Trust in an amount equivalent in value to a 3/8ths of one percent sales tax increase. To accomplish this goal we need you to take a number of actions between now and February 26, 2013.

Attend the Iowa¹s Water and Land Legacy Conservation Day Rally in Des Moines
Meet at the auditorium of the Wallace Building, 502 East 9th street, Des Moines on February 26, 2013 starting at 8:00 a.m. to review talking points, listen to a few speakers, and get on the same page for talking to legislators. We will then be at the capitol all day meeting with legislators. Don't forget to wear a blue shirt to identify yourself with the clean water we all want!

Prior to attending the lobby day, the Coalition asks supporters to take the following actions:

Write a letter (or 10!)
We need to generate a number of personalized letters to legislative leadership, key committee members, and the Governor between now and February 26, 2013. Contact these legislators and let them know you will be at the capitol on February 26 (or set up a meeting prior to that date). Encourage them to support a sales tax increase and use the provided talking points to construct a personal message as to why you support fully funding the Natural Resources & Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund.

Iowa House of Representatives
Speaker of the House Kraig Paulsen
House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
State Representative Mark Smith
State Representative Tom Sands
State Representative Henry Rayhons
State Representative Josh Byrnes
State Representative Chuck Soderburg
State Representative Peter Cownie
State Representative Jo Oldson
State Representative Jack Drake

Iowa Senate
Majority Leader Michael Gronstal
Senate President Pam Jochum
Senate Minority Leader Bill Dix
State Senator Joe Bolkcom
State Senator Bob Dvorsky
State Senator David Johnson
State Senator Dick Dearden
State Senator Bill Dotzler

Social Media
Follow the Iowa’s Water & Land Legacy Coalition’s social media properties on Facebook & Twitter to get updates about events, ways to engage, and to help us distribute our message.

Grasstops Outreach
Our Coalition needs to demonstrate support from a diverse set of constituents—business leaders/owners, agricultural operators and organizations, environmentalists, rural & urban and much more. If you have contacts you would like us to reach out to or are willing to help with outreach, please contact us at mark@GroundswellPublicStrategies.com and we can help coordinate meetings and materials.