Sarah Dufendach was administrative assistant to Rep. David Bonior. Later she was Chief of Legislative Affairs for Common Cause, the citizens advocacy group.
			The kind of thing he (the Congressman) looks for that’s different from a lobbyist is a personal story, a personal circumstance. Something where a piece of legislation would affect somebody’s life. Sometimes lobbyists can put things in terms that are very canned, very perfect. We don’t look for perfect. We would rather have somebody write on a paper bag about something that is real to them than on a nice flashy glossy piece of stationery from a lobbyist downtown because that may or may not be real. But if somebody takes the time to call or include a personal story or a picture of themselves, that lets us know they really care and we will care in kind.
		Copyright 2007 Joel Blackwell The Grass Roots Guy 2020 Pennsylvania Avenue NW #929 Washington DC 20006 GrassRootsGuy@JoelBlackwell.com Washington (202) 277-5209 / Sacramento (916) 273-9180

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