As Christians we are called by the Gospels to advocate for social justice. Sometimes that means contacting the people in government who have the power to create change, including our elected representatives in Washington and St. Paul. In order to make it as easy as possible for your to do this, we’ve listed below names in both places, with phone numbers and links to emails addresses and websites.

Contacting Your Senators in Washington D.C.

Senator Al Franken: Call 651-645-0323 or send an email thru franken.senate.gov

Senator Amy Klobuchar: Call 612-727-5220 or email thru klobuchar.senate.gov

Contacting Your Congressmen and Women in Washington D.C.

Congressman Erik Paulsen, 3rd District: Call 952-405-8580 or 1 202-225-2871 or send an email through paulsen.house.gov
Congressman Keith Ellison, 5th District: Call 612-522-1212 or email through ellison.house.gov
Congresswoman Betty McCollum: Call 651-224-9191 or email through mccollum.house.gov

Contacting Your State House and Senate

Key members of the State House and Senate are listed below. For the contact information of other state legislators you can access a directory here.

Representatives
Speaker of the House – Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL) 60A — Call 651-296-0171 or email rep.margaret.kelliher@house.mn

Keith Downey (GOP) 41A — Call 651-296-4363 or email rep.keith.downey@house

Paul Rosenthal (GOP) 41B — Call 651-296-7803 or email rep.paul.rosenthal@house.mn
Frank Hornstein (DFL) 60B. — Call 651-296-9281 or email rep.frank.hornstein@house.mn
Karen Clark (DFL) 61A — Call 651-296-0294 or email rep.karen.clark@house.mn
Paul Thissen (DFL) 63A — Call 651-296-5375 or email rep.paul.thissen@house.mn

Senators
Scott Dibble (DFL) 60 — Call 651.296.4191 or email sen.scott.dibble@senate.mn
Linda Berglin (DFL) 61 — Call 651.296.4261 or email sen.linda.bergin@senate.mn
Geoff Michel (GOP) 41 — Call 651-286-6238 or email sen.geoff.michel@senate.mn

Contacting The Governor’s Office.
Governor Tim Pawlenty — Call 651-296-3391 or send an email thru governor.state.mn.us

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

Daily Bible Readings
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Liturgy & Worship Office
News Releases
Church Facts

Office of Social Justice of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minnesota

www.osjspm.org or call 651-291-4477
To receive copies of the OSJ quarterly newsletter, “Seeds of Justice,” call 651-291-4477.

To read updated blogs from Catholic Charities’ “Raising Voices for the Common Good,” go to http://www.cctwincities.blogspot.com.