Right now every person challenging an incumbent Member of Congress has received information on "New Member Orientation" so that on 11/4 we can begin working for the people.

This has caused our campaign to have several discussions concerning how our office will function.

Now, nothing is set in stone. We're open to any good idea, but I think it's important for you to know how I plan to conduct business.

First, our office will function as a team. While a hierarchy exists for decision-making purposes, every single person in the office is equal.

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That includes myself. I will not ask the staff of #MO04 to do something I would not.

To that end, every single person will be required to do "constituent intake" which means literally answering constituent calls as they come in and helping them.

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Most offices relegate this to interns. But there is no way to do the work for #MO04 if you're removed from the immediate concerns, complaints, questions, and needs of constituents.

Each constituent in need of a service will be connected with a specific #MO04 staffer.

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This is the one person in the office who is handling *your* case whatever it might be. That way you know who to ask for each time and they get to know you.

On the district level, we'll have locations throughout #MO04 and they will be staffed every single day.

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Within those offices will be a virtual meeting room, so that the citizens of #MO04 can visit and have a virtual face-to-face meeting with me. I will set aside a block of hours, every single day, to do constituent meetings.

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Usually, Members of Congress meet only with folks who stroll into their DC office. Well, the good people of #MO04 shouldn't have to pay to travel to DC to hear from their Congressperson + certainly shouldn't have to wait until the one day a year she's in the next county over.

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Members of Congress tend to not have time to do that level of constituent work because they're asked to spend 4-6 hours a day fundraising starting the day they're elected.

That's not how we're going to do business.

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Further, our #MO04 staff will not be siloed into specific issue areas. I've worked in offices where one person only handled transportation and someone else handled only education.

When in reality these are two components of building a strong rural economy.

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Our method of approach will be like a non-profit law firm. We will prioritize specific pieces of advocacy which will be assigned to small teams of staffers. We will look at the issue holistically--using every tool at our disposal to work for the people of #MO04.

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To pass something like HR3 which would allow the government to negotiate prescription drug prices with BigPharma, we would prepare for the hearings, conduct research, find experts, but also work to inform #MO04 on its importance.

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When it comes to new ideas we'd craft legislation, consider whether the legal system could advance our work, reach out to #MO04, and consider all of the implications of our efforts.

Our goal is to be a constituent-centered service that advances good policy for the many.

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That means improving accessibility, demanding transparency, and advocating for the interests of those in #MO04.

Our goal isn't to "get rich" it's to get to work.

We don't need another politician. But we could sure use some good public servants.

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