This week we had our first experience lobbying our elected officials regarding legislation that we want to see passed and I must say, given the hardwork me and Cristina put into calling supporters to invite them to lobby day, calling (and according to Cristina, my “sweetalking” the Legislative Aide’s into meetings) legislators, and finally showing up at the General Assembly ready to talk to legislators, it was rewarding.
It was interesting for me as I showed up late to the General Assembly, even though this time I wasn’t lost (my directional challenges are a bit of a running joke here in the Durham Office). I actually woke up the morning of the Lobby Day without cufflinks for my shirt, which I left at my parents’ house. Even worse, I discovered that no store that sells cufflinks is open at 8 in the morning. So I go into Wal-Mart, in a frantic last-ditch effort to buy a regular shirt, and a pair of cufflinks mysteriously appear on the Wal-Mart floor (who mind you, has never sold cufflinks a day in the store’s history). I knew right then that God is a supporter of Voter-Owned Elections!
It was really cool meeting with Sens. Atwater and McKissick, who offered really good advice on who in the legislature to talk to to push our VOE bills. It was really great meeting with other legislators like Rep. Insko, Speaker Hackey, and Rep. Luebke who invited us into their offices and seemed to really enjoy talking to us about the issues that we support.
All in all it was a great experience…
Stay Tuned,
Brian
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