🍎 Monday Action #1: Email Your Lawmakers
“I still love my kid. I still love my school.”
Today is not about arguing policy or chasing every rumor.
Today is about something simple:
👉 Remind your House member and your Senator that you still love your kid and you still love your school.
District, charter, or cyber — doesn’t matter. You’re a parent. They work for you.
This is how we start: with a calm, clear, human message that cuts through the noise.
1️⃣ Find your two people
You have two state lawmakers who matter most for this:
Your State Representative (House)
Your State Senator
Use the state website or any “Who’s my legislator?” lookup, plug in your address, and write down:
Their name
Their email
Their Harrisburg phone number
Save it in your notes app, a screenshot, whatever works.
We’re going to need these two over and over again.
2️⃣ Send this email (or make it your own)
You don’t have to write a novel. You just have to be real.
Subject line ideas (pick one):
I still love my kid and my school
Please remember my child in your next vote
A parent in your district asking you to listen
Email body:
Dear [Representative/Senator LAST NAME],
I’m a parent in your district, and I wanted to start with something simple:
I still love my kid, and I still love their school.There has been a lot of debate and a lot of noise about funding, cuts, and who “deserves” support. I just want to make sure you don’t lose sight of what this is really about: real children, in real families, who depend on the school that works for them.
My child attends a [district/charter/cyber charter] school. It has made a real difference in their life. I’m asking you to remember families like mine when you look at numbers on a page or hear talking points in a hearing.
Please keep my child, and their school, in mind as the next budget and any education bills are discussed. I would appreciate a response so I know you’ve heard me.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Town/City]
[Optional: Your child’s school name]
Hit send. That’s it. That’s the first squeak of the wheel.
3️⃣ Bookmark your lawmakers like you’d bookmark homework
Once you’ve emailed them:
Save their contact info in your phone
Bookmark their contact page in your browser
Keep that first email in a folder called “My Lawmakers”
We are going to come back to these same two people every Monday with new messages and new topics.
This is how parents become impossible to ignore:
Not one big outburst, but steady, consistent squeaks.
4️⃣ Tell other parents what you did
You don’t have to post your whole email, just the fact that you sent one.
Something as simple as:
“I emailed my rep and senator today and told them I still love my kid and my school. Your turn.”
The more parents do this, the more lawmakers realize we’re not going away.
🔔 Stay in the loop
Every Monday, I’ll send a new Monday Action with:
A clear topic
A ready-to-use email/post
Who to send it to
👉 Sign up so you don’t miss the next step:
We may be tired. We may be frustrated.
But we are not powerless.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Every Monday, we squeak.