Resources for Women to Micromanage Their Campaign Promises

If the Problem Is	Call	Why Them
A federal law needs to change	Your two senators and your representative	Congress writes federal law, sets budgets, and can hold hearings and issue subpoenas.
A state law or a statewide referendum	Your state senator and state representative	The Legislature writes state law and can put advisory questions on the ballot.
A member of Congress broke the rules	House or Senate Ethics Committee, or the Office of Congressional Conduct	Each chamber polices its own members. Bring dates and documents.
Federal money was wasted or misused	GAO FraudNet, or the agency's Inspector General	GAO audits federal spending for Congress. Inspectors general investigate inside each agency.
A possible federal crime	Department of Justice	Only DOJ prosecutes federal crimes. Congress can pressure it through oversight.
A federal campaign finance violation	Federal Election Commission	The FEC enforces federal campaign finance law. Formal complaints must be signed, sworn, and notarized.
Broadcast ownership or station licenses	Federal Communications Commission, plus Congress	The FCC licenses broadcasters and sets ownership limits. Congress sets the FCC's authority.
A Wisconsin official broke ethics, lobbying, or campaign finance rules	Wisconsin Ethics Commission	It enforces state ethics, lobbying, and campaign finance law for state officials and candidates.
How Wisconsin elections are run	Wisconsin Elections Commission	It administers state election law and oversees local clerks.

Overturn Citizens United

The 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC opened the door to unlimited outside spending in elections.
It can be undone by a later Court ruling or by a constitutional amendment, which needs two thirds of both chambers of Congress and 38 states.
Hundreds of communities, including well over 100 in Wisconsin, have passed resolutions calling for that amendment.

Call: your two senators and your representative. In Wisconsin, also your state legislators: ask them to support an advisory referendum on the amendment.

While You Were Out

Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent in [City], ZIP code [ZIP]. I am calling to ask [Official's Name] to cosponsor a constitutional amendment that overturns Citizens United and to support full public disclosure of political spending. What is their position? Please record my call. I will be checking back, and I vote in every election. Thank you.

Restore Media Balance

The FCC repealed the Fairness Doctrine in 1987. Broadcast licenses still carry a legal duty to serve the public interest.
A few companies now own a large share of local TV stations, and local newsrooms keep closing.
Congress controls the FCC's authority and budget, and FCC rule changes are open to public comment.

Call: your two senators and your representative. Comment: on open broadcast ownership proceedings at fcc.gov/ecfs.

While You Were Out

Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent in [City], ZIP code [ZIP]. I am calling to ask [Official's Name] to hold public hearings on media consolidation, to oppose any rule that lets one company own more local stations, and to protect funding for local and public news. What is their position? Please record my call. I will be checking back. Thank you.

Release the Epstein Files

The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed in November 2025, ordered the Justice Department to release its files.
The department released millions of pages in January 2026, but reporting shows millions more remain withheld or redacted.
In June 2026 a federal judge ordered the department to unredact certain records. The department appealed.

Call: your two senators and your representative, and the Justice Department comment line. Ask Congress to use its subpoena and oversight power.

While You Were Out

Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent in [City], ZIP code [ZIP]. I am calling to ask [Official's Name] to use every oversight tool Congress has, including subpoenas and public hearings, to force full compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, to protect survivors' identities, and to see that anyone the evidence implicates is prosecuted. What is their position? Please record my call. Thank you.

Investigate and Prosecute Corruption

Members of Congress may still trade individual stocks while writing the laws that move those stocks.
Inspectors general are the watchdogs inside every federal agency; they need funding and protection from removal.
Specific misconduct belongs with the ethics committees, GAO FraudNet, or, for Wisconsin officials, the Ethics Commission.

Call: your two senators and your representative for the policy ask. Use the ethics lines in the directory for a specific complaint, with documents.

While You Were Out

Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent in [City], ZIP code [ZIP]. I am calling to ask [Official's Name] to support a ban on stock trading by members of Congress and their spouses, an enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court, and full funding and protection for inspectors general. What is their position? Please record my call. I will be checking back. Thank you.

Codify Reproductive Rights

The 2022 Dobbs decision ended federal constitutional protection for abortion and left it to each state.
The Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 12 and S. 2150) would put the right to abortion care into federal law. It was introduced in June 2025 and has not had a vote.
In Wisconsin, the state Supreme Court ruled in July 2025 that the 1849 ban no longer applies. Abortion is legal up to 20 weeks under a 2015 state law, and the Legislature can change that.

Call: your two senators and your representative for federal law. Your state legislators for protections in Wisconsin law.

While You Were Out

Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent in [City], ZIP code [ZIP]. I am calling to ask [Official's Name] to cosponsor and vote for the Women's Health Protection Act, which would put the right to abortion care into federal law, and to protect access to contraception and IVF. What is their position? Please record my call. I will be checking back, and I vote in every election. Thank you.

Put Equal Rights for Women in the Constitution

The Constitution does not explicitly guarantee equal rights regardless of sex. The Equal Rights Amendment would.
Congress passed the ERA in 1972. Virginia became the 38th state to ratify it in 2020, the number the Constitution requires.
The National Archives says it cannot certify the ERA because Congress's ratification deadline passed. Congress can remove that deadline by resolution.

Call: your two senators and your representative.

While You Were Out

Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent in [City], ZIP code [ZIP]. I am calling to ask [Official's Name] to support a resolution removing the ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment and to recognize it as the 28th Amendment. Equal rights for women belong in the Constitution. What is their position? Please record my call. Thank you.

Enforce the Separation of Church and State

The First Amendment bars the government from establishing a religion. The Wisconsin Constitution also bars spending state money for the benefit of religious societies or seminaries.
In 2026 a federal appeals court allowed Texas and Louisiana laws requiring the Ten Commandments in every public classroom. A Supreme Court case is expected, and other states have passed similar laws.
The Senate confirms the federal judges who decide these cases.

Call: your two senators about judges and federal law. Your state legislators about public schools and public money.

While You Were Out

Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent in [City], ZIP code [ZIP]. I am calling to ask [Official's Name] to enforce the separation of church and state: oppose any law that requires religious displays or instruction in public schools, oppose public money for religious instruction, and support judges who uphold the Establishment Clause. What is their position? Please record my call. Thank you.

Guarantee Universal Health Care

Tens of millions of Americans have no health insurance, and many more have coverage they cannot afford to use.
The Medicare for All Act (H.R. 3069 and S. 1506), introduced in April 2025, would cover everyone under one public health insurance program. It has not had a vote.
Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies cover millions of women now, including a large share of births. Congress sets their funding.

Call: your two senators and your representative.

While You Were Out

Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent in [City], ZIP code [ZIP]. I am calling to ask [Official's Name] to support universal health care, including the Medicare for All Act, and to protect Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage in the meantime. What is their position? Please record my call. I will be checking back, and I vote in every election. Thank you.

Make Child Care Affordable

For many families, child care costs as much as rent, and it pushes mothers out of paid work.
The Child Care for Working Families Act, reintroduced in July 2025, would cap child care costs at 7 percent of income for most families, make it free for lower-income families, and raise pay for child care workers. It has not had a vote.
In Wisconsin, state child care funding is set in the state budget by the Legislature and the governor.

Call: your two senators and your representative for federal funding. Your state legislators and the governor for the state budget.

While You Were Out

Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent in [City], ZIP code [ZIP]. I am calling to ask [Official's Name] to support the Child Care for Working Families Act, so no family pays more than 7 percent of its income for child care and child care workers earn a living wage. What is their position? Please record my call. Thank you.

Fund Good Public Education

Congress sets federal school funding each year, including Title I for schools serving low-income students and IDEA for students with disabilities.
The administration has cut thousands of Education Department staff and moved its programs to other agencies. Closing the department outright requires an act of Congress.
Most school money comes from state and local sources. In Wisconsin, the Legislature sets state school aid and the revenue limits that cap district budgets.

Call: your two senators and your representative for federal funding. Your state legislators for school aid and revenue limits.

While You Were Out

Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent in [City], ZIP code [ZIP]. I am calling to ask [Official's Name] to fully fund Title I and special education, to vote against closing the Department of Education, and to protect civil rights enforcement for students. Public money belongs in strong public schools. What is their position? Please record my call. Thank you.

Any Other Issue

Name a bill number if there is one. Staff log calls by bill.
Ask one yes or no question. A vague call gets a vague answer.
Ask for the staffer's name, and write it down. Next time, ask for them.

Call: whoever holds the vote. Federal law goes to Congress; state law goes to your statehouse.

While You Were Out

Hello, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent in [City], ZIP code [ZIP]. I am calling about [Issue or Bill Number]. I am asking [Official's Name] to [Vote Yes / Vote No / Cosponsor / Hold a Hearing]. Will they commit to that? May I have your name so I can follow up? Thank you.

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Overturn Citizens United

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Congress: Writes Federal Law

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Wisconsin

The Asks and the Scripts

Overturn Citizens United

Restore Media Balance

Release the Epstein Files

Investigate and Prosecute Corruption

Codify Reproductive Rights

Put Equal Rights for Women in the Constitution

Enforce the Separation of Church and State

Guarantee Universal Health Care

Make Child Care Affordable

Fund Good Public Education

Any Other Issue

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