Find and Contact Your Elected Officials
Who are my elected officials at the city, state, and federal levels? How do I contact them?
These are common questions! The following are the official government search tools to find your elected officials’ websites, email addresses, mailing addresses, and phone numbers.
Find Your Elected Officials At All Levels of Government
Click the following link to find your elected officials: usa.gov/Elected-Officials
Find Federal Congressional Committees & Their Members
Click the following link for committee websites, member lists for each committee, the latest committee news, and more: congress.gov/Committees
Find Local and State Legislative Committees
There are websites for each political governing body that lists committees, advisory committees, and committee memberships. Search for your city, state, and county committees by entering in your internet search box: (level of government) and the words “legislative committees.” For example, search for “Virginia legislative committees” or “Brown County legislative committees.”
Other Ways to Contact Elected Officials
Federal Elected Officials
- Contact President Joe Biden online, or call the White House switchboard at 202.456.1414 or the comments line at 202.456.1111 during business hours.
- Get contact information for U.S. senators.
- Find website and contact information for U.S. representatives.
State Elected Officials
- Get in touch with state governors.
- Find the names and current activities of state legislators.
Local Elected Officials
- Search for a mayor by name, city, or population size.
- Find a county executive (the head of a county’s executive branch of government) by map search or ZIP code. The county executive may be an elected or an appointed position.
- Get contact information for city, town, and county officials.
OPERA America's advocacy guides were developed in 2024 by Amy Fitterer, consultant, with support from The Music Man Foundation. Download this advocacy guide as a PDF and view the full Advocacy Toolkit.