Title: Rep. Laura Lanese Letter Writing Resource Page
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Created: 2022-08-10 16:29:28
Updated: 2024-02-02 21:50:49
Published: 2022-08-10 03:00:00
Converted: 2025-04-14T20:29:04.773082078
Supporter of COS Ohio:
Thank you for taking the time to write letters to your legislators in support of the Convention of States Resolution HJR-1 in Ohio.
We have reached out to you specifically because your representative has not publicly supported our movement in Ohio and we need your help to engage these uncommitted representatives.
It is understood that hand-written letters are a highly effective tool for influencing elected officials. While we feel hand-write your letters are best, it's fine to type them if need be.
Below is a sample letter to use as a guide if you are in need of inspiration. It is important that your letter is clear and as unique as possible.
We need letters to be worded somewhat differently so please pepper in your own verbiage and feel free not to use the verbiage we have suggested below. We do want to be sure to compliment our representatives on any recent or ongoing efforts which we have listed below.
If you have any questions at any point in your letter-writing, please contact Diana Telles at diana.telles@cosaction.com.
Sample Ohio (preferably) handwritten letter to be mailed to Rep. Lanese:
Month x, 2022
Dear Rep. Lanese,
Please accept my sincere appreciation for your commitment to the state of Ohio. Also know I respect elected officials like you who are willing to face the challenge of balancing family life with time spent in Columbus representing our district.
In addition, I applaud you on your initiative with the ______bill and ______ bill this past year. I was in support of this legislation and am satisfied the intent of such bills helped forward conservative values in Ohio which are important to me.
I write to you today to promote the Convention of States (COS) movement in Ohio and ask for your support in the passage of our resolution HJR-1 this year. For eight long years, we have been urging the Ohio legislature to invoke Art V of the U.S. Constitution, joining the 19 states who have passed a COS resolution thus far.
It is clear to me that Washington is broken. It is in the hands of people who do not share my values of freedom and liberty. Holding a convention limited to proposing amendments is the best way I’ve found to push back on the overbearing Federal Government and bring power back into the states. Please vote in favor of HJR-1 when this resolution makes its way to the floor of the Ohio House.
Thank you so much for your consideration on this immensely important opportunity to promote liberty in our country.
Sincerely,
First name Last name,
Ohio House District 23
Your address
Mailing Address:
Rep. Laura Lanese
77 South High Street
11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Information about Rep. Lanese, HD-23
“We need to work together as Ohioans to keep businesses open and operating while keeping employees and customers safe and healthy.” She is in her third term in the Ohio House of Representatives; serving as the Chair of the House Higher Education and Career Readiness Committee. Lanese is passionate about aiding Ohio’s military personnel and veterans, ensuring our criminal justice system is fair, and being accessible to her constituents. She worked as an attorney with the United States Department of Justice, specializing in appellate political asylum cases and as the pro se habeas corpus law clerk for the United States District Court in the Southern District of Ohio, where she focused on the constitutional issues of prisoner appeals. Her background also includes military service as an administrative specialist in the Ohio Air National Guard and as an intelligence and legal specialist in the United States Army Reserve.
Listed below is relevant state legislation supported by Rep. Lanese that may resemble the pillars of COS: government overreach, term limits, and fiscal responsibility.
H. B. No. 450 Allow development of community solar projects
H. B. No. 6 Modify laws governing certain professions due to COVID-19
H. B. No. 120 Permit compassionate care visits in long-term care facilities
S. B. No. 181 Regards student religious expression in athletics, activities
H. B. No. 207 Increase amount/expand qualification for homestead exemption
H. B. No. 319 Enact Expanding Human Trafficking Justice Act
H. B. No. 504 Increase penalty for disturbing a religious worship meeting
S. C. R. No. 3 Adopt Legislative Code of Ethics
H. C. R. No. 7 Urge Congress/Dept of Defense maintain C130 fleet
H. C. R. No. 13 Urge Congress enact The Sunshine Protection Act of 2021.
H. C. R. No. 22 Urge United States government to secure southern border.
H. C. R. No. 30 Urge Congress oppose COVID vaccine mandates, ban discrimination.
H. C. R. No. 36 Urge non-passage federal proposal to report financial transactions.
H. R. No. 57 Urge protection of integrity / independence of U.S. Supreme Court.
To learn more about Rep. Lanese, refer to the Ohio House web page: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/laura-lanese