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Research Their Backgrounds and Policy Interests

  • Many new state legislators come with specific passions or background expertise. Tailor your approach to their known interests to foster relevance from the outset.
  • Use the extensive legislator profiles available in Quorum State to gain insights into state legislators’ backgrounds, prior statements, and policy preferences​.

Connect Early and Offer Support

  • Schedule introductory meetings to discuss their goals and offer your organization as a resource. Avoid heavy lobbying; instead, focus on understanding their priorities and how you can provide support.
  • Quorum's stakeholder engagement tools allow for streamlined scheduling, personalized outreach, and tracking of these interactions across teams to ensure everyone is aligned on engagement history and insights​.

Customize Communication to Their District’s Needs

  • State legislators care deeply about their constituents’ needs. Bring district data, reports, or stories that highlight how your issue impacts their specific district.
  • Quorum’s data-driven reports provide legislative tracking and constituent impact analysis, helping you convey localized information that resonates.

Use Simple, Direct Messaging

  • Be concise and clear about how specific policies impact their district and offer clear, actionable insights. Focus on relationship-building by offering resources or non-partisan information.
  • With Quorum’s messaging tools, you can send personalized emails and newsletters that ensure clarity and focus in every interaction​.

Leverage Social Media for Visibility

  • Most state legislators are active on social media. Engage with their posts, share relevant insights, and provide information they can easily share with their constituents.

Maintain a Consistent Follow-Up Process

  • Engagement isn’t a one-time effort. Regularly check in, provide legislative updates, and offer your organization’s insights on new issues as they arise.
  • With Quorum’s legislative tracking capabilities, you can stay informed of relevant bills or committee developments in each state legislator’s focus area. Set alerts for timely follow-up and updates, ensuring you stay relevant and helpful​.

Engage with Their Staff

  • State legislative staff are crucial points of contact. Build strong relationships with them to facilitate communication and ensure your messages reach the right person at the right time.
  • Use Quorum’s CRM functionality to organize contacts, manage relationships, and track each interaction, helping you develop a holistic engagement strategy across both state legislators and their staff​.
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Research Their Backgrounds and Policy Interests

  • Many new state legislators come with specific passions or background expertise. Tailor your approach to their known interests to foster relevance from the outset.
  • Use the extensive legislator profiles available in Quorum State to gain insights into state legislators’ backgrounds, prior statements, and policy preferences​.

Connect Early and Offer Support

  • Schedule introductory meetings to discuss their goals and offer your organization as a resource. Avoid heavy lobbying; instead, focus on understanding their priorities and how you can provide support.
  • Quorum's stakeholder engagement tools allow for streamlined scheduling, personalized outreach, and tracking of these interactions across teams to ensure everyone is aligned on engagement history and insights​.

Customize Communication to Their District’s Needs

  • State legislators care deeply about their constituents’ needs. Bring district data, reports, or stories that highlight how your issue impacts their specific district.
  • Quorum’s data-driven reports provide legislative tracking and constituent impact analysis, helping you convey localized information that resonates.

Use Simple, Direct Messaging

  • Be concise and clear about how specific policies impact their district and offer clear, actionable insights. Focus on relationship-building by offering resources or non-partisan information.
  • With Quorum’s messaging tools, you can send personalized emails and newsletters that ensure clarity and focus in every interaction​.

Leverage Social Media for Visibility

  • Most state legislators are active on social media. Engage with their posts, share relevant insights, and provide information they can easily share with their constituents.

Maintain a Consistent Follow-Up Process

  • Engagement isn’t a one-time effort. Regularly check in, provide legislative updates, and offer your organization’s insights on new issues as they arise.
  • With Quorum’s legislative tracking capabilities, you can stay informed of relevant bills or committee developments in each state legislator’s focus area. Set alerts for timely follow-up and updates, ensuring you stay relevant and helpful​.

Engage with Their Staff

  • State legislative staff are crucial points of contact. Build strong relationships with them to facilitate communication and ensure your messages reach the right person at the right time.
  • Use Quorum’s CRM functionality to organize contacts, manage relationships, and track each interaction, helping you develop a holistic engagement strategy across both state legislators and their staff​.
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Research Their Backgrounds and Policy Interests

  • Many new state legislators come with specific passions or background expertise. Tailor your approach to their known interests to foster relevance from the outset.
  • Use the extensive legislator profiles available in Quorum State to gain insights into state legislators’ backgrounds, prior statements, and policy preferences​.

Connect Early and Offer Support

  • Schedule introductory meetings to discuss their goals and offer your organization as a resource. Avoid heavy lobbying; instead, focus on understanding their priorities and how you can provide support.
  • Quorum's stakeholder engagement tools allow for streamlined scheduling, personalized outreach, and tracking of these interactions across teams to ensure everyone is aligned on engagement history and insights​.

Customize Communication to Their District’s Needs

  • State legislators care deeply about their constituents’ needs. Bring district data, reports, or stories that highlight how your issue impacts their specific district.
  • Quorum’s data-driven reports provide legislative tracking and constituent impact analysis, helping you convey localized information that resonates.

Use Simple, Direct Messaging

  • Be concise and clear about how specific policies impact their district and offer clear, actionable insights. Focus on relationship-building by offering resources or non-partisan information.
  • With Quorum’s messaging tools, you can send personalized emails and newsletters that ensure clarity and focus in every interaction​.

Leverage Social Media for Visibility

  • Most state legislators are active on social media. Engage with their posts, share relevant insights, and provide information they can easily share with their constituents.

Maintain a Consistent Follow-Up Process

  • Engagement isn’t a one-time effort. Regularly check in, provide legislative updates, and offer your organization’s insights on new issues as they arise.
  • With Quorum’s legislative tracking capabilities, you can stay informed of relevant bills or committee developments in each state legislator’s focus area. Set alerts for timely follow-up and updates, ensuring you stay relevant and helpful​.

Engage with Their Staff

  • State legislative staff are crucial points of contact. Build strong relationships with them to facilitate communication and ensure your messages reach the right person at the right time.
  • Use Quorum’s CRM functionality to organize contacts, manage relationships, and track each interaction, helping you develop a holistic engagement strategy across both state legislators and their staff​.
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How to Engage With New Members of State Legislatures

How to Engage With New Members of State Legislatures

The 2024 elections have introduced hundreds new faces to state legislatures across the country. For policy professionals, now is the time to establish relationships with these legislators to foster collaboration and ensure your organization’s policy positions are well-understood.

Engaging with new members early provides opportunities to influence legislative agendas, build long-term partnerships, and position your organization as a trusted resource. Below are strategic steps for effective engagement, along with tips on how Quorum can support this process.

Research Their Backgrounds and Policy Interests

  • Many new state legislators come with specific passions or background expertise. Tailor your approach to their known interests to foster relevance from the outset.
  • Use the extensive legislator profiles available in Quorum State to gain insights into state legislators’ backgrounds, prior statements, and policy preferences​.

Connect Early and Offer Support

  • Schedule introductory meetings to discuss their goals and offer your organization as a resource. Avoid heavy lobbying; instead, focus on understanding their priorities and how you can provide support.
  • Quorum’s stakeholder engagement tools allow for streamlined scheduling, personalized outreach, and tracking of these interactions across teams to ensure everyone is aligned on engagement history and insights​.

Customize Communication to Their District’s Needs

  • State legislators care deeply about their constituents’ needs. Bring district data, reports, or stories that highlight how your issue impacts their specific district.
  • Quorum’s data-driven reports provide legislative tracking and constituent impact analysis, helping you convey localized information that resonates.

Use Simple, Direct Messaging

  • Be concise and clear about how specific policies impact their district and offer clear, actionable insights. Focus on relationship-building by offering resources or non-partisan information.
  • With Quorum’s messaging tools, you can send personalized emails and newsletters that ensure clarity and focus in every interaction​.

Leverage Social Media for Visibility

  • Most state legislators are active on social media. Engage with their posts, share relevant insights, and provide information they can easily share with their constituents.

Maintain a Consistent Follow-Up Process

  • Engagement isn’t a one-time effort. Regularly check in, provide legislative updates, and offer your organization’s insights on new issues as they arise.
  • With Quorum’s legislative tracking capabilities, you can stay informed of relevant bills or committee developments in each state legislator’s focus area. Set alerts for timely follow-up and updates, ensuring you stay relevant and helpful​.

Engage with Their Staff

  • State legislative staff are crucial points of contact. Build strong relationships with them to facilitate communication and ensure your messages reach the right person at the right time.
  • Use Quorum’s CRM functionality to organize contacts, manage relationships, and track each interaction, helping you develop a holistic engagement strategy across both state legislators and their staff​.

Building effective, early relationships with new members of state legislatures is vital to advancing your organization’s policy objectives. By researching legislators’ interests, connecting meaningfully, maintaining consistent communication, and utilizing Quorum’s robust engagement tools, you can ensure that your outreach is strategic, informed, and impactful.