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 2009
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
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