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✦ SparkCivic Quest · Step 2

Meet the people
running your world.

Most people can't name a single elected official below the president. You're about to change that — in 3 minutes.

Your reps work for you. They answer to constituents — that's you — not corporations or parties.
Local government affects your daily life most. Roads, schools, zoning, water — all local.
Contacting them works. A single phone call from a constituent carries more weight than 1,000 tweets.
✦ Complete this step → earn 100 Spark Points
✦ Free · Nonpartisan · All levels of government
Ready to meet your reps?
Ballotpedia's free lookup tool covers federal, state, and local officials — all from your address. We'll send you there now.
🏛️Your U.S. Senators & Representative
🗺️Your Governor & State Legislature
🏘️Your Mayor & City Council
📞Phone, email & office info included
Find My Representatives on Ballotpedia ↗
Opens Ballotpedia in a new tab — enter your address there.
Come back here when you're done to continue your Quest.
What You'll Find

Three levels.
All yours.

Your address maps to representatives at every level of government — from the person who sets your school budget to the senators casting votes on national policy.

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Federal
Your U.S. Senators, House Rep, and President — the folks setting national policy on taxes, healthcare, foreign affairs.
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State
Your Governor and state legislators — massive impact on education, roads, healthcare access, criminal justice.
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Local
Your Mayor, city council, and school board — the officials most ignored but most likely to shape your daily life.
How to actually reach them 📞
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Phone beats email
A 30-second call to the district office is logged and counted. A form email usually isn't.
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Say you're a constituent
Open with "I'm a constituent from [your city]." It changes how seriously your call is taken.
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One issue per call
Staff log calls by topic. Focused beats a general "I'm unhappy" every time.
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Consistency beats intensity
One call today matters. Twelve over six months on the same issue matters enormously.
✦ SparkCivic AI Tool
Draft a message to your rep.
We'll help it land.
Tell us what's on your mind. We'll turn it into a warm, respectful message ready to email or read aloud on a call. Nonpartisan. Yours to edit.
📧 Subject line
✉️ Your message
✏️ Click any text above to edit before sending.
📍 Don't know who to send it to?
🏛️ Find your U.S. Representative 🇺🇸 U.S. Senators 🏛️ State officials 🏘️ Local officials
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