If you were at tonight’s central committee meeting, you heard a lot about the importance of contacting your government officials — governors, senators, representatives, the president… all of them!
The thought of calling them every time we have a grievance or concern, though, can be daunting, but what if making your voice heard could be as simple as sending a text message?
That’s the idea behind ResistBot, a tool which I’ve been using since the first Trump administration to keep my concerns on the desks (so to speak) of my elected officials.
The idea is simple: The first time you contact ResistBot via text, it will walk you through identifying who all of your officials are. Once it knows who represents you, you can start submitting letters — as long or as short as you want — to them!
Getting Started
Text RESIST to ResistBot! That’s it! Once you initiate this contact, ResistBot will reply back and get you all set up! Here are some shortcuts to get you started on the platform of your choice:
- Send RESIST on Apple Messages
- Send RESIST on Messenger
- Send RESIST on Instagram
- Send RESIST on Telegram
- Send RESIST by text to 50409
It really is that simple! Once your initial setup is done, any time you want to reach out, repeat the process: send RESIST!
Who Can I Contact with ResistBot?
ResistBot gives you the power to quickly contact everyone from the President down to your mayor! As of the time of this post, ResistBot lets you contact the following individuals and groups:
- City or county mayor
- Chief election official (secretary of state, lieutenant govenor, or election director)
- Your state house representatives
- Your state senators
- State representatives and senators
- Governor
- Junior United States senator
- Senior United States senator
- Vice president
- President
- United States Supreme Court
- Your congressional representatives
- Your congressional senators
- Your congressional representatives and senators
- Governor
- The president and Congress
- The president, Congress, governors, and legislators
All of them will be within your reach with ResistBot!
What Can I Do with ResistBot?
I use ResistBot to sign petitions and send brief letters to my congressional representatives and senators, but there is a lot more that this tool can do for you! You can use ResistBot to…
- Learn about issues like gun control or abortion
- Find nearby blood drives and food banks
- Find mutual aid networks near you
- Build your own network of activists
- Find Moms Demand Action events
- Find offices that you may be interested in running for
- Check your voter registration
- Track your early or mail-in ballot
- Use AI to generate letters about specific bills automatically
- And much more!
If you want to take full advantage of what ResistBot can do for you, check out their user guide — and remember, it’s all handled by text messaging!
Like they say, ResistBot is the “easiest way to be heard,” and they might be on to something with that! If you aren’t up to phoning all of your elected officials about the increasingly worrisome state of our nation, give ResistBot a try. You might find that having a voice with your officials is easier than you ever expected!
Oh, and did I mention that ResistBot is free unless you want to upgrade from email delivery of your messages to something like faxes or hand-delivered letters? What have you got to lose!