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Correct Forms of Address

Legislators
Here are examples of correct forms of address when writing to your legislators at the state and federal levels. Be sure to spell legislators' names correctly.

The Honorable Jane Doe
Alabama Senate
State Capitol Building
Montgomery, AL 36130

Dear Senator Doe:


The Honorable John Smith
Ohio House of Representatives
State Capitol Building
Columbus, OH 43266

Dear Representative Smith:

-or-

The Honorable Susan Davis
California General Assembly
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814

Dear Assemblywoman Davis:


The Honorable Robert Byrd
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Senator Byrd:


The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Representative Hastert:
-or-
Dear Congressman Hastert:

 

National and State Leaders
Here are examples of correct forms of address when writing to national and state leaders.

President Abraham Lincoln
The White House
Washington, DC 20500

Dear President Lincoln:
-or-
Dear Mr. President:


Vice President Sarah Adams
The White House
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Vice President Adams:
-or-
Dear Ms. Vice President:


Governor Andrew Griffith
State Capitol
Sacramento, California 95814

Dear Governor Griffith:


The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Office of Public Policy

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