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not been utilized by our advocates. This session, we saw only 30 tweets, and 18
Facebook posts generated on our advocacy issues. Compare that to the 24,998
Facebook shares and 13,610 Tweet Engagements generated for #bFair2DirectCare.
We must get engaged on social media platforms if we want our priorities to have
the same success.
The fact is, New York’s lawmakers are taking full advantage of social media
platforms. The vast majority of lawmakers from New York have social media
accounts, all of which can be accessed through our on-line advocacy tools,
powered by Phone2Action.
• Every one of New York’s 29 members of Congress (27 House members and 2 US
Senators) use Facebook/Twitter.
• Out of the 213 State Lawmakers, 183 use Facebook/Twitter.
• Governor Cuomo is on Facebook and Twitter.
• 90 local lawmakers (mayors, etc.) in New York utilize Facebook/Twitter
The State Assembly and the State Senate are both on Twitter and Facebook. These
pages, as well as legislators’ personal pages, provide an
The vast majority of lawmakers from New
opportunity for constituents to raise questions, show
support or educate lawmakers about their areas of
York have social media accounts, all of which
interest. Starting a conversation on these social media
can be accessed through our on-line advocacy
outlets allows legislators to see the opinions of their
constituents and supporters. And it gets their attention.
tools, powered by Phone2Action.
In fact, the Congressional Management Foundation
(CMF) issued a report on how lawmakers and
constituents interact through social media. The CMF surveyed congressional
staffers and found the following results:
• 80 percent said their office will pay attention if their lawmaker’s social media
post garners 30 or fewer responses.
• 76 percent said social media allowed their lawmaker to have more meaningful
interactions with constituents.
Effective advocacy has always started by building strong relationships with
legis