How do they match: Legislators

  • Confer with colleagues to formulate positions and strategies pertaining to pending issues.
  • Determine campaign strategies for media advertising, positions on issues, and public appearances.
  • Hear testimony from constituents, representatives of interest groups, board and commission members, and others with an interest in bills or issues under consideration.
  • Keep abreast of the issues affecting constituents by making personal visits and phone calls, reading local newspapers, and viewing or listening to local broadcasts.

  • Conduct hearings to investigate legal issues.