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STATE ADVOCACY 1)Lobby state legislature for tax equity 2)Join and form coalitions, put NARFE on the map 3)Engage state legislators, future Members of Congress

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Page 1: STATE ADVOCACY 1)Lobby state legislature for tax equity 2)Join and form coalitions, put NARFE on the map 3)Engage state legislators, future Members of

STATE ADVOCACY1) Lobby state legislature for tax equity

2) Join and form coalitions, put NARFE on the map3) Engage state legislators, future

Members of Congress

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State Advocacy is not Rocket Science

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Indiana Federation’sNARFE Day @ State House in Indianapolis

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SC Federation Convention Receives General Assembly Proclamation

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Coalition PartnersAARP In Your State: http://www.aarp.org/states/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-INFO-STATE AFSCME: http://www.afscme.org/union/directory Alliance for Retired Americans: http://retiredamericans.org/state-by-state/state-alliances Alzheimer’s Association: http://www.alz.org/apps/findus.asp American Federation of Government Employees: http://www.aflcio.org/Get-Involved/Find-a-State-or-Local-AFL-CIO American Geriatrics Society: http://www.americangeriatrics.org/ags_state_affiliates/current_state_affiliates/ American Postal Workers Union: http://www.apwu.org/apwu-state-and-local-links Federally Employed Women: https://www.few.org/about-us/find-regionchapter/ League of Women Voters: http://lwv.org/get-involved/local-leagues Military Officers Association of America: https://ebiz.moaa.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabId=161 National Association of Area Agencies on Aging: http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Index.aspx Service Employees International Union: http://www.seiu.org/local/ U.S. Chamber of Commerce: https://www.uschamber.com/chamber/directory NARFE Coalition Page: http://www.narfe.org/legislation/articles.cfm?ID=734

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The Informed Citizen:Serialized “How To Manual”

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Governors:Republican, Democrat and Independent

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State Legislatures:Who’s in Charge

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GOP Controls Majorityof State Legislatures, Governorships

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2014 State Legislative Turnover

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State Revenues:States Are Not Yet out of the Woods

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Property Taxes:Statewide Median Burden

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State Population ChangeIncluding Net Domestic Migration

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Two Key Resources forSTATE ADVOCACY

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Resources for FREE

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Route Fifty:New Venture from Atlantic Media

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State Legislators Voting Records:Posted by www.votesmart.org

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In Maine, VoteTrac Allows Public to Easily Find Legislator’s Votes

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State Legislative Websites:OpenStates.org is Gateway Resource

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NARFE’s STATE ADVOCACY WEBSITE

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Same ZIP Code:Elected Officials of Different Parties

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NARFE Member Leads Legislature

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Becoming your Governor’s Pen Pal

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The Governor Said What?

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Gubernatorial Elections:2015 (3), 2016 (12)

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Governors Races 2015-2016 Cycles:Ratings by Stu Rothenberg

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2015 State Legislative Session:Dates and Carryover Rules

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Virginia Federation:State Legislation Newsletter

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Full-and Part-Time Legislatureshttp://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/full-and-part-time-legislatures.aspx

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Average Job Time, Compensation and Staff Size by Category of Legislature

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Redistricting Commissions

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States with Redistricting BillsIntroduced in 2015

https://www.brennancenter.org/redistricting-laws-roundup-2015

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Takeaways• 1) NARFE members stand to benefit financially

from state engagement. Just this year Indiana joins Missouri and Oklahoma where federal retirees save on state income taxes each year.

• 2) Coalitions in state advocacy help humanize federal retirees by breaking down stereotypes.

• 3) State legislatures and governorships produce a majority of the current members of Congress

• 4) Defending existing tax treatment of federal retirement income is becoming an issue in more states.