Who’s your politician?

by Karen Southall Watts

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I have a secret obsession—soap operas from Asia. Ok, it’s not a secret anymore. I just love them. Most of my favorites are from Taiwan and South Korea. They often have formulaic plots, usually have funny side characters, and best of all they end after a few weeks. My latest indulgence is a Korean drama called “City Hall” about a sassy woman who becomes the mayor of her hometown and romances an up and coming national politician. What does this have to do with United Professionals?

While watching the last thrilling episode I realized I don’t know the names of all of my own local and area politicians. Just like I can’t accomplish much without a professional network, how to I expect to be part of societal change if I don’t know anything about who is working in my government? I now know my mayor is named Dan Pike and he worked for ten years in the seafood industry. His goals for the city include looking at other cities to find best practices for getting input from the public.

What I want all UP members to do is find out who your local, regional, and state level politicians are and what they stand for. Then get in touch with them, and let them know what’s on your mind. Here is a link to get you started: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml It’s as easy as entering your zip code.

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Tags: Karen Southall Watts, local politicians, local politics, societal change

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 2:26 pm and is filed under blog, home. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Robert Buratt Says:
July 6th, 2009 at 9:11 am

Dear Karen;
Why would your mayor look to OTHER cities for
ideas when he has his OWN city of citizens who, if asked, I’m sure would voice THEIR ideas about what changes they want to see take place IN THEIR OWN CITY.
Your mayor’s thinking on this subject I’m pretty sure was not conceived after polling the citiens of his own city; Don’t be too disappointed if your mayor proves to be more of an impediment for the kind of changes your city’s citizens might want–whatever they may be. Do you or yor mayor KNOW what they want and are thinking ?

QuestionAuthority Says:
July 10th, 2009 at 5:31 am

I’m well known to my representatives. I think the reaction I get when my e-mails and letters show up at their offices is, “Oh no! Not HIM again!”

LOL

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ABOUT BECOME A MEMBER CHAPTER BUILDING RESOURCES & SERVICES BLOGS & NEWS BOOKSHELF CONTACT UP Share this on: Share \|	« Previous in this section Next in this section » Who’s your politician? by Karen Southall Watts Link to article I have a secret obsession—soap operas from Asia. Ok, it’s not a secret anymore. I just love them. Most of my favorites are from Taiwan and South Korea. They often have formulaic plots, usually have funny side characters, and best of all they end after a few weeks. My latest indulgence is a Korean drama called “City Hall” about a sassy woman who becomes the mayor of her hometown and romances an up and coming national politician. What does this have to do with United Professionals? While watching the last thrilling episode I realized I don’t know the names of all of my own local and area politicians. Just like I can’t accomplish much without a professional network, how to I expect to be part of societal change if I don’t know anything about who is working in my government? I now know my mayor is named Dan Pike and he worked for ten years in the seafood industry. His goals for the city include looking at other cities to find best practices for getting input from the public. What I want all UP members to do is find out who your local, regional, and state level politicians are and what they stand for. Then get in touch with them, and let them know what’s on your mind. Here is a link to get you started: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml It’s as easy as entering your zip code. Blog: www.karensouthallwatts.com Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ask_Karen Tags: Karen Southall Watts, local politicians, local politics, societal change This entry was posted on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 2:26 pm and is filed under blog, home. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. 2 Responses to “Who’s your politician?” Robert Buratt Says: July 6th, 2009 at 9:11 am Dear Karen; Why would your mayor look to OTHER cities for ideas when he has his OWN city of citizens who, if asked, I’m sure would voice THEIR ideas about what changes they want to see take place IN THEIR OWN CITY. Your mayor’s thinking on this subject I’m pretty sure was not conceived after polling the citiens of his own city; Don’t be too disappointed if your mayor proves to be more of an impediment for the kind of changes your city’s citizens might want–whatever they may be. Do you or yor mayor KNOW what they want and are thinking ? QuestionAuthority Says: July 10th, 2009 at 5:31 am I’m well known to my representatives. I think the reaction I get when my e-mails and letters show up at their offices is, “Oh no! Not HIM again!” LOL Leave a Reply Name Mail (will not be published) Website Spam protection: Sum of 6 + 8 ? Podcast Powered by podPress (v8.8)