How to Lobby Your Representative’s District Office | A Field Guide
What to say, what to bring, and how to document your visit
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SUMMARY
Today, February 17, is a coordinated National Day of Lobbying focused on demanding congressional impeachment action against Donald Trump and members of his administration for tyranny, treason, and obstruction of justice. This guide provides scripts, preparation steps, and talking points for visiting your representative's district office whether you're participating in an organized event or going independently.
Across the country today, constituents are walking into their representatives’ district offices with a demand to file articles of impeachment. This coordinated effort, organized by FLARE, Citizens’ Impeachment, and 50501, marks a significant push for congressional accountability through direct, in-district constituent pressure.
If you’ve never done this before or if you want to make sure your visit is as effective as possible, here’s exactly how to prepare, what to say, and how to document what happens.
The 10-Minute Preparation Checklist
1. Find your representative’s district office
Most members of Congress have multiple offices, one in Washington, D.C., and one or more in their home district or state. Find your representative here and find your senators here.
While Congress is in recess, district offices are often where members hold constituent meetings.
Check the Feb 17 coordinated event map to see if there’s an organized visit in your area.
2. Prepare your story
The campaign emphasizes sharing how this administration has affected you personally. Before you go, prepare a brief (1-2 minute) statement about:
How Trump’s policies have impacted you, your family, or your community
Specific examples (students in your classroom, patients you’ve treated, businesses affected, threats to constitutional norms you’ve witnessed)
Why you believe impeachment is a constitutional necessity
Personal stories make abstract constitutional arguments concrete for staffers.
3. Know your specific ask
Your primary ask today is clear: Demand that your representative file articles of impeachment against Donald Trump and members of his administration.
The campaign focuses on three grounds:
Tyranny: Seeking to establish himself as tyrant and autocrat over the People of the United States
Treason: Levying war against the United States in full view of the public
Obstruction of Justice: Obstructing lawful government investigations
4. Prepare a one-page leave-behind (optional but recommended)
Include:
Your name and district/zip code
Your ask: “File articles of impeachment against Donald Trump”
2-3 bullet points on why (your personal story or constitutional concerns)
Request for response by specific date
5. Bring what you need
The script (see below: print it or have it on your phone)
Your one-page leave-behind
A notepad to record staffer name and commitments
Photo ID if required by building security
What to Say: The Campaign Script
*Opening (same for all offices):
“Hello, my name is [FIRST LAST]. I am a constituent from [YOUR TOWN]. I am here to talk about impeaching Donald Trump and his enablers.”
*Share your story (1-2 minutes):
Tell them about your life. Talk about how this administration has harmed you and your community. Get specific. Are you a teacher? How has this administration harmed your students? Are you a doctor? How has this administration harmed your patients? Are you in real estate? How has this administration changed the way your buyers or sellers think about the long-term future of the country?
*Then make your ask based on their position:
If your representative supports impeachment:
“I want you to lead on impeachment. Not just cosign articles or vote for them, but to file articles and force votes.” Explain why you want your representative to lead on impeachment a good reason is that their oath to the Constitution demands it. Explain also that you will not vote for a representative that does not hold this administration accountable.
Ask them what they plan to do:
If the staffer says they will bring this to the representative, ask them WHEN. Then ask when you should follow up. Get dates. They will not want to give you one. Stand there as long as it takes to get a date when you should follow up with them.
If your representative doesn’t yet support impeachment:
Explain why you want them to lead on impeachment. A great reason is that their oath to the Constitution demands it. Tell them point blank that their job is to get the votes, the republic demands it. Politics is their job. Their boss… you.. expects them to do their job and impeach Donald Trump.
If the staffer says they’re still thinking:
Tell them that their oath of office is sworn to the Constitution, not the president. It compels them to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Donald Trump is a domestic enemy of the Constitution, a tyrant deploying armed paramilitary forces against the United States. Their job is to defend us through impeachment.
If the staffer says they don’t have the votes:
Remind them that this is a fight the American people want them to take on. Tell them point blank that their job is to get the votes, the republic demands it. Politics is their job. Their boss… you… expects them to do their job and impeach Donald Trump.
If the staffer says they have to work with leadership on this (for Democratic representatives):
Tell them that leadership is on the wrong side of history here and the losing side of Congress. During the last vote to table impeachment, only 47 representatives voted ‘present’ alongside leadership. More than 80 reps have now cosponsored impeachment articles against Kristi Noem. Leadership can’t win this fight. The American people want impeachment.
If the staffer says they are working on policy instead:
Tell them that there is no policy that is safe as long as this administration feels free to ignore Congress’s legislation and appropriations. Congress must assert itself and impeach.
*Closing (all offices):
“Can I get your name? Can you confirm this visit will be logged? When should I follow up for a response?”
Key Principles for the Visit
Be calm, firm, respectful you are exercising your constitutional right to petition your government
Stand your ground on dates if they say they’ll “pass this along,” ask when. Get a specific follow-up date.
Record the visit the campaign asks you to document and share using #Lobby217 #InDistrictImpeach #Impeach @FLARE_USA @CitizensImpeachment @50501Movement
Leave a paper trail your one-page leave-behind creates a record
Request the staffer’s name accountability starts with knowing who you spoke with
If You Can’t Visit in Person Today
Option 1: Call the district office
Use the same script above. Ask for:
Confirmation your call is being logged
The staffer’s name
Specific date for follow-up
Option 2: Request a scheduled meeting
Call and ask: “I’d like to schedule a meeting with Representative/Senator [name] or senior staff to discuss impeachment. What’s your process for requesting a meeting?”
Option 3: Submit a written request
Email or use the web form with:
Subject line: “Constituent request: File articles of impeachment”
Your story (2-3 paragraphs)
Your specific ask
Your contact information
Request for written response by specific date
Success Looks Like This:
You succeeded if:
You delivered the impeachment ask clearly
You shared your personal story
You got a staffer’s name
You confirmed your visit was logged
You secured a specific follow-up date
You documented the visit (photo/video/notes)
Follow up within 24-48 hours:
“I visited your [city] office on February 17th and spoke with [staffer name] about filing articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. I’m following up to confirm my visit was logged and to reiterate my demand that Representative/Senator [name] file articles of impeachment for tyranny, treason, and obstruction of justice. I was told to follow up on [date] and I will.”
Why Impeachment
The campaign’s position is grounded in constitutional duty:
On Tyranny: “He has, by his actions and statements, sought to establish himself as tyrant, dictator, and autocrat over the People of the United States, usurping unto himself the constitutional powers of Congress, the courts, and the States, and powers illegitimate and beyond the scope of lawful government altogether.” (Full article)
On Treason: “Donald J. Trump and Peter B. Hegseth have committed an overt act of Treason by levying war against the United States in full view of the public. They have sought to jeopardize the union of these United States by setting the States against one another in pursuit of absolute, unchecked, despotic power.” (Full article)
On Obstruction: Trump has obstructed lawful investigations and congressional oversight. (Full article)
The constitutional argument:
Members of Congress take an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” The campaign argues that Trump represents a domestic threat to constitutional governance, and that impeachment is not optional, it is a constitutional duty.
Document and Share
Record your event:
Photo or video of your visit (if allowed by building security)
Notes on what the staffer said
Any commitments made
Awareness | Share on social media:
Use hashtags: #Lobby217 #InDistrictImpeach #Impeach
Tag: @FLARE_USA @CitizensImpeachment @50501Movement
Collective documentation shows the scale of constituent pressure and holds offices accountable.
Additional Resources
“We are a non-partisan and peaceful movement, urging you to adhere to Article II, Section 4 of the US Constitution to avoid the violent alternative of a tyrant who will cling to power at all costs. You will be held to account.”
We are a peaceful, constitutional movement exercising our fundamental right to petition our government for redress of grievances, a right enshrined in the First Amendment.
As you participate today, stay safe, stay vigilant, and look out for one another.
Travel in groups when possible. Document what happens. Share information with your community.
We are not fighting this alone. Across the country today, thousands of constituents are walking into district offices with the same demand, the same constitutional arguments, and the same commitment to accountability.
You are part of something larger than any single visit, any single office, or any single state.
History will remember these moments of collective action because of what happens in district offices like the one you’re visiting today. Every conversation you have, every staffer name you record, every follow-up email you send builds the documented record of a citizenry that refused to be silent when constitutional governance was threatened.
You should be proud of every action you take.
Showing up speaks volumes. Speaking up motivates and inspires others to fight forward. Following up proves you’re serious. Democracies are defended through the steady pressure of informed citizens demanding that their representatives uphold their oaths.
Institutions shift slowly, until enough people stand in front of them.
Do you see yourself as someone who lobbies elected officials or is this new territory? Or, If you could give one piece of advice to someone going next time, what would it be?
Can’t wait for the walls to come tumbling down…
25th amendment please.