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NAMI Greater Des Moines - Legislation and Advocacy LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY

Federal Legislative Issues

www.nami.org/advocacy

Contact information for members of Congress

Capitol Switchboard 1-202-224-3121

Contact via E-mail can be made directly through their web sites.

 

State Legislative Issues

Here are 4 places on the web to access E-mail to figure out who your legislators are, to contact your legislators, get mailing addresses, and phone numbers:

http://www.infonetiowa.com/ - Also has the latest on mental health legislation and the links to committee work on the progress of the Mental Health Redesign of the state's mental health system.

www.nami.org/advocacy - state and federal information

http://www.legis.state.ia.us/ - to find out who's on key committees and for postal mail addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of state and federal legislators, governor, and lieutenant governor.

http://polk.ia.networkofcare.org/mh/legislate/state_index.cfm

 

Here are the legislators and officials to contact for Polk County:

Senator Charles Grassley

Senator Tom Harkin

House District 3 – Leonard Boswell (D)

Governor of Iowa – Chet Culver (D)

Lieutenant Governor – Patty Judge (D)

 

Polk, Warren, Madison, Dallas
State SenatorsHouse Representatives
 District 30 Pat Ward (R) District 42 Geri Huser (D)
 District 31 Matt McCoy (D) District 47 Rev. Ralph Watts (R)
 District 32 Brad Zaun (R) District 48 Donovan Olson (D)
 District 33 Jack Hatch (D) District 59 Chris Hagenow (R)
 District 34 Dick Dearden (D) District 60 Peter Cownie (R)
 District 35 Larry Noble (R) District 61 Jo Oldson (D)
 District 37
 Warren & Madison Co.
 Staci Appel (D)
 District 62 Bruce Hunter (D)
 District 63 Scott Raecker (R)
 District 21   Polk Co. Dennis Black (D) District 64 Janet Petersen (D)
 District 24   Dallas Co. Jerry Behn (R) District 65 Wayne Ford (D)
   District 66 Ako Abdul Samad (D)
   District 67 Kevin McCarthy (D)
   District 68 Rick Olson (D)
   District 69 Erik Helland (R)
   District 70 Kevin Koester (R)
   District 73 Jodi Tymeson (R)
   District 74 Kent Sorensen (R)

 

Polk County Supervisors:  http://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/supervisors/

Polk County Sheriff's Department: is also at the above website.

City of Des Moines Mayor and City Council  http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/mayor_council/index.htm


Des Moines Police Department:  http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/departments/POL/index.htm

 

Click on the box of your choice to reach further information and/or websites.

NAMI's Grading the States Report
Iowa's "F" - 2005
NAMI GDM
2009 State Legislative Priorities
"NAMI's Grading the States Report
Iowa's D" - 2009
NAMI GDM
2008 State Legislative Priorities
Treatment Advocacy Center NAMI GDM
2007 State Legislative Priorities
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law NAMI Advocacy
NAMI Faithnet NAMI Research
NAMI Child & Adolescent Action Center NAMI Multicultural Action Center
NAMI on Campus NAMI CIT Technical Assistance Center
NAMI For Providers National Gains Center for Systemic Change for Justice
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Database-Resources-Training-Technical Assistance

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NAMI Stigmabusters NAMI Legal Support
NAMI Information Help Line Iowa Fiscal Partnership
http://www.iowafiscal.org/ - a joint initiative of the Iowa Policy Project
http://www.iowapolicyproject.org/ and the Child & Family Policy Center
http://www.cfpciowa.org/ for analysis of budget and tax policies and their effects on Iowans
Disability Law Handbook

 

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Related Files

GDM 2009 Legislative Priorities (PDF File)
GDM 2008 Legislative Priorities (PDF File)
GDM 2007 Legislative Priorities (PDF File)
NAMI Greater Des Moines Volunteer Opportunities (PDF File)

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