How to Address a Letter to a Senator
So, you want to write a letter to your senator, but you are wondering how to address it? Writing this type of letter is easy, as long as you have some key information and know how to begin the letter and what to put on the outside of your envelope.
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Instructions
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Put your return address on the letter first. If you write to politicians, you will most likely get a response back, even if it is just a thank you for writing the letter. It should be placed to the right of the center of the page (as far right as you can go where your name and address will fit.) You can also include your email address.
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Leave two blank lines and place the date. Spell out the full name of the month. Do not use abbreviations. The date starts at the left margin.
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Leave two to four blank spaces, depending on how long your letter is. (If at all possible, try to keep your letter to one page.) Then write the senator's name and address. The senator's address also starts on the left margin. For a United States senator, you write "Honorable" and his or her full name such as "Honorable Olympia Snowe" or "Honorable Barbara Boxer." Place the address underneath that. The Washington, D. C., address is: United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510.
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Leave two blank spaces between the senator's address and your greeting. Write "Dear Senator (Last Name)" when writing the salutation of a letter to a senator. So, write "Dear Senator Snowe" or "Dear Senator Boxer." Then put a colon after the greeting, like in a business letter.
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Address the envelope to "Honorable (Full Name)," just as you did with the senator's address in the letter. Write the street address and so on.
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Tips & Warnings
You can find senators' addresses on the Internet (see Resources).
Resources
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Dear Ms. Dill. Fantastic advice with one comment: The form for the envelope and letter using the courtesy title should be "The Honorable" rather than just "Honorable": "The Honorable Olympia Snowe" and "the Honorable Barbara Boxer" would be the correct forms. And then for the salutation using the honorific of their office "Senator" as in "Senator Snowe" and "Senator Boxer" will be perfect. -- Robert Hickey.
