Citizens' Climate Lobby

U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a Republican who represents Florida’s 26th District, is our guest for the March 12 call. Along with Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), he recently formed the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus in the House. Congressman Curbelo was also the first Republican to cosponsor the climate resolution introduced by Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY) last September.

Meeting in the home district of a member of Congress increases the likelihood of a face-to-face meeting and allows more CCL volunteers to participate in lobbying. This session will cover why "In-District" is so important and how to involve local people of influence (faith, business, labor and political leaders) in the meetings. And we'll demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach by describing some of our greatest successes. 

CCL's Marketing and Liaison Director Ashley Hunt-Martorano, and two of our most experienced citizen lobbyists, Marti Roach and Jay Butera, discuss strategies for successful in-district lobbying.

CCL's Executive Director Mark Reynolds and Program Director Madeleine Para demonstrate how to listen for values inside of a congressional lobby meeting.