Get Involved

There are many ways to get involved with your local democratic party.

Volunteer!

You can volunteer with our Get Out The Vote efforts, be an office volunteer, phone banking, canvassing (going door-to-door and encouraging your neighbors to make a plan to vote, informing them about our candidates, etc). Or you can contribute some time to a specific candidate’s campaign. The choice is yours, and we’re happy to have you! Contact our office today, and get involved!

You can keep up with events by signing up for our newsletter or checking out our calender! Come check out our Second Saturday Social every month! This is a great time to meet local candidates, and mingle with fellow Democrats! See the graphic below for details! Lastly, you can join a committee with SNCO Dems or become a precinct committee person!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have more questions? You can call us at the office during operating hours at 785- 272-2646 or send us an email!

You can also get involved in the political process. Begin by tracking your Congressional legislators’ voting activity. In Kansas, find your state legislators’ voting record at www.kslegislature.org. Other resources available through the legislative website include:

• Search for bills by keywords or phrases
• Track a bill through the legislative process
• Listen to House and Senate sessions live

State Library Legislative Hotline

Residents can inquire about various topics, such as:
• Identifying their legislators
• Accessing legislator contact information
• Checking the status of specific bills
• Understanding the legislative process
• Locating historical information
• Other inquiries related to Kansas government

Kansans can connect with the Legislative Hotline by phone, chat, or email:
• Hotline: 1-800-432-3924 (toll-free)
• Online Chat: kslib.info/ask
• Email:

Live assistance is available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Outside of these hours, messages left via voicemail or email are promptly returned on the next business day. Additionally, Kansans can engage in real-time conversations with librarians through the Ask a Librarian service at kslib.info/ask. Information courtesy of the State Library of Kansas.

You can also watch all committees, House and Senate sessions on the KS Legislative Youtube channel. To keep tabs on how your tax dollars are being spent, visit KanView, an “online solution that brings better visibility, openness, and accessibility to state government financial activity for Kansas taxpayers.” KanView data is presented as revenues or expenditures by the Kansas Department of Administration.

Make sure you let your representatives know where you stand on issues. We have gathered all elected officials who represent Topeka and the surrounding areas here!

Office of the Governor

Capitol, 300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 241S
Topeka, KS 66612-1590
Toll Free: 877-KSWORKS (877-579-6757)
Local: 785-296-3232
For the Hearing Impaired: 800-766-3777

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Visit www.kansas.gov for links to state departments and elected officials, including the Attorney General
and Secretary of State. You can find out who donated money to your legislator through reports filed with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission https://ethics.kansas.gov/.

Committee Bill Hearings

Dates, Times, Location, Live Webcasts

From this page on the Kansas Legislature website you can find the hearing information for Bills of interest to you. Choose a date and click “Submit Date” to be taken to the hearing information for that day.

Schedule for Committee Bill Hearings

Action Resources

Loud Light http://www.loudlight.org/ https://www.facebook.com/pg/BeALoudLight/ Loud Light engages, educates, and empowers leaders from under-represented populations to build community power that has an impact on decision makers.

Prairie Roots https://www.prairierootsks.com/ Prairie Roots is a year-round organization that focuses on turning non-voters with likely progressive values into frequent voters through Deep Canvassing. If you want to hear more about the organization and what they do, they offer “What is Prairie Roots?” events every other Monday at 6 pm over Zoom, where they discuss the organization with you! Their January dates are the 3rd, the 17th, and the 31st. Sign up here to find out how they’re organizing Kansas. If you would like to be trained on Deep Canvassing to defeat the abortion amendment on the ballot this August, sign up for the training here.

Kansas Interfaith Action               https://kansasinterfaithaction.org Kansas Interfaith Action is a statewide, multi–faith issue–advocacy organization that “puts faith into action” by educating, engaging and advocating on behalf of people of faith and the public regarding critical social, economic, and climate justice issues.

Mainstream Coalition https://www.mainstreamcoalition.org The Mainstream Coalition is dedicated to creating a more representative and responsive government by empowering informed participation and meaningful action in the political process. We envision a Kansas political system that represents all of its constituents.

ACLU of Kansas https://www.facebook.com/aclukansas/ https://www.aclukansas.org/ The mission of the ACLU of Kansas is to protect and defend the Constitutional rights and civil liberties of every individual regardless of creed, race, religion or other labeling through education, advocacy and litigation. The priority areas of ACLU of Kansas are LGBT Rights, Racial Justice, Reproductive Freedom and Religious Freedom. 6701 W. 64th Street Overland Park, Kansas @aclukansas Call (913) 490-4100

Community Action, Inc. http://www.wefightpoverty.org/ https://www.facebook.com/pg/wefightpoverty/ To alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty through the promotion of public policy that helps those in poverty to move to greater self-reliance, and by providing services and resources that meet basic human needs, promote self-reliance and enhance the quality of life for individuals and families.

Lawyers for Good Government https://www.facebook.com/pg/lawyersforgoodgovernment/ Lawyers for Good Government Inc. was created to harness the energy, passion, and skills of more than 120,000 lawyers, law students, and legal activists who joined together in the wake of the presidential election to fight for equality, justice, freedom, and opportunity.

Alliance for a Healthy Kansas http://www.expandkancare.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pg/ExpandKanCare/ The Alliance for a Healthy Kansas is a new, growing statewide coalition. Its members include grassroots citizens, community leaders, and organizations across Kansas — among them are business leaders, doctors and hospitals, social service and safety net organizations, faith communities, chambers of commerce, advocates for health care consumers, and many more. The Alliance is dedicated to engaging communities to become involved in promoting policies aimed at health equity, assuring everyone has the opportunity to attain their highest level of health. We believe that by unifying our voices we will become much harder to ignore.

Working Kansas Alliance https://www.facebook.com/WorkingKansans/ http://www.workingkansans.org/ The Working Kansas Alliance is a coalition of union and non-union groups dedicated to protecting the rights of the hard working Kansas families that fuel our State’s economy at every turn. WKA works tirelessly to ensure that Kansas workers are given a h4 voice in the Kansas Legislature and that their rights, wages, and jobs are protected from the attacks being aimed at them by the anti-worker agenda being carried out in the Capitol. We strive for a Kansas where working people, both the public and private sector, have safe and healthy working conditions, earn wages and benefits sufficient to sustain a family and provide for a secure retirement, and have access to high quality schools, health care, community services, and a safe and secure communication and transportation infrastructure.

Kansas Action for Children     https://www.kac.org Kansas Action for Children’s nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy transforms the lives of Kansas kids. The Topeka-based KAC focuses on early education, health care access, and family supports for the more than 707,000 children who call this state home. With support from individuals and private foundations, KAC has worked for more than four decades to make Kansas the best place to live, work and raise a family.

Equality Kansas-Topeka Chapter, Inc. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Equality-Kansas-Topeka-Chapter-Inc-149015011829951/ http://www.kansasequalitycoalition.org/ The Kansas Equality Coalition is a unified statewide group of fair-minded people who are determined to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. We seek to ensure the dignity, safety and legal equality of all Kansans.

Topeka Pride https://www.facebook.com/topekaprideorg/ We have a vision for Topeka and Shawnee County where all people are accepted and affirmed, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression and are empowered to live happy and healthy lives.

Topeka Center for Peace and Justice http://www.topekacpj.org/ The Topeka Center for Peace and Justice’s mission is to promote justice and peace through education and action for social change.

Washburn Black Student Union https://www.facebook.com/washburnbsu/ Washburn Black Student Union is an organization geared towards making a difference at Washburn University. This organization is not only open to the African American population on campus, but also to any student who is positive, innovative and embraces diversity. For more information contact: Dona Walker – or Kwanequa Jones –

Topekans for Racial Justice https://www.facebook.com/topekansforracialjustice/ We discuss racial injustices happening in current events and in our own community. Formulate action plans to carry out in Topeka.

Black Lives Matter – Topeka KS < https://www.instagram.com/blacklivesmattertopekaks/ As individuals we all have a voice. We believe that if we as individuals come together to accomplish the same goals as a collective our voice will be heard.

Capital Area Federation of Women’s Democratic Club https://www.facebook.com/CAFWDCTopeka/ A gathering of Women who share a common bond. We are Democrats in Kansas. We meet together to try, to the best of our abilities to make Kansas a better place to live, to work for the common good, to strive to be the best citizens we can be.

Wall-of-Us https://www.facebook.com/1beautifulwall/ Our mission is to make it simply irresistible to engage in our democracy. We will serve up four concrete acts of resistance each week for the next four years. He promised a wall. He will be stopped by a wall of us.

Flippable https://www.flippable.org/ Through a seamless user experience, high-quality analytics, and compelling storytelling, flippable will help connect voters with the key races we need to win in order to flip our House, Senate, and Presidency. We will start by emailing users with daily action items. As our community grows, we plan to offer multiple ways to get involved. Most importantly, we’ll do this in a coordinated, strategic way, combining state-of-the-art analytics with tried-and-true organizing tactics. We focus on state races, which play a huge role in national elections but are often overlooked. Information about these races is hard to find, and busy people don’t have the time to sift through it. That’s where we come in. We’ll tell you which races are most important, who’s running, and how you can support them.

Moms Rising https://www.momsrising.org/ https://www.facebook.com/MomsRising.org Moms Rising is working to bring together millions of people who share a common concern about the need to build a more family-friendly America. Moms Rising’s one million members share a common concern about families, the future of our country, and equality for women.

United We Stand KC https://www.facebook.com/pg/UnitedWeStandKC/ United We Stand KC is a coalition of progressive organizations from in and around the Kansas City area that are united in the fight for equality and democracy for all and against the racist, sexist, homophobic and anti-immigrant attacks on working people by the Trump administration.

Brand New Congress – Kansas https://www.facebook.com/groups/BrandNewCongressKansas/ America needs an honest, accountable Congress. But trying to win each Congressional seat one-by-one is impossible. So let’s run one national campaign to replace Congress all at once that whips up the same enthusiasm, volunteerism and money as the insurgent presidential campaigns we’ve seen over the last 15 years.

Bleeding Kansas Advocates @BleedingKansasProtest We seek to provide education, awareness, and support for Kansas patients through various forms of public communication and interaction. bksadvocates.org 913-396-9675

Kansas People’s Agenda https://www.facebook.com/kansaspeoplesagenda/ A statewide coalition of people committed to the historical, moral, and constitutional values of Kansas.