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This site contains useful links to keep you informed of policy concerning contacting your elected officials as well as reference information for members of Congress in each district of our 8-state Region. We will continue to add additional material as is appropriate, so check back and see what is new. The table below gives you a general idea of the demographics of the Midwest and useful links to specific areas of interest follow below:

State

U.S.
Senators

U.S.
Representatives

State
Senators

State
Representatives

Population *

IIllinois

2

19

59

118

12,419,293

Indiana

2

9

50

100

6,080,485

Iowa

2

5

50

100

2,926,324

Michigan

2

15

38

110

9,938,444

Minnesota

2

8

67

134

4,919,479

Missouri

2

9

34

163

5,595,211

Ohio

2

18

33

99

11,353,140

Wisconsin

2

8

33

99

5,363,675

Total

16

91

364

923

58,596,051

 

* Population as of the 2000 census as listed at the following web site: http://www.fedstats.gov

Total U.S. population = 281,421,906

Congressional Recess Schedule for 2008

The following links will take you to contact information for members of the 110th Congress by state:

 

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Nebraska (for Boyer Chute NWR, administered by DeSoto NWR)

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Ohio

Wisconsin

2005 State Fact books (in pdf format)

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Ohio

Wisconsin

Federal Documents and Resources:

Federal Documents (resources)

What Makes An Effective Advocate?
(Congressional Staff survey conducted by Advanced Consulting)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Links

Executive and Legislative Sites:

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Department of the Interior

White House

State Government Sites

For Further Information on Region 3 Congressional Affairs contact: 

Ryan Aylesworth
Legislative Affairs Liaison
612-713-5311 
email: Ryan_Aylesworth@fws.gov

Last updated: July 7, 2008