We are living through what can charitably be called interesting times, and one of the questions that many people are asking is: “What can I do?” One answer to that question — no matter what side of the political spectrum you fall on — is to contact your federal or local representatives and let them know how you feel, via social media, texts, emails, or phone calls.

Even if you (like me) can get a little nervous about actually calling your government representatives, that shouldn’t stop you from letting the people you voted for (or against) know what their constituents are thinking. And there are several online sites and mobile apps that can help, by letting us who to contact, helping us know what the issues are, or actually offering a script to follow when we make that call.

Here are some resources that you can use in order to contact your representatives on issues that concern you.

USA.gov

The best place to start is probably from the source: the USA.gov site. This site (which was still active at the time of this writing) lets you enter your address in order to find out who your federal, state, and local officials are. Once you’ve got the list, you can click on eac …

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