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Who to contact and how, suggestions about what to say.
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For new readers, here are links to a few previous posts that will bring you up to date on what the Feathers of Hope network has been doing :
Wait, Exactly How Will We Do This? — (January 28)
Replacing McCarthy - A Progress Report — (February 16)
Moderate Republicans? Really? — (March 2)
The only feasible way to remove and replace Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, and thereby diminish the power and influence of MAGA extremists in the chamber, is for a cross-party alliance of moderate Republicans and Democrats to temporarily join forces and form a majority voting bloc. They can then “move to vacate the chair”, and elect a new Republican Speaker who owes nothing to the minority MAGA group.
As a network of ordinary citizens who still believe in representative democracy, we at Feathers of Hope are committed to using our voices to publicly advocate, rather than to just discuss issues among ourselves.
To this end, it's now time for us to begin calling and writing to Members of the House of Representatives, both moderate Republicans and Democrats. They are already aware of the threat we are facing, and some may even have privately begun considering the proposal we’re suggesting. But in any case, they need widespread public support and encouragement to take the bold step of removing and replacing Speaker McCarthy..
We also need to contact political journalists and broadcast personalities, and initiate a national conversation about both the urgency of the threat and about this very practical response to it.
Keep in mind, there are two parts to our strategy.
There is the main event:
Persuading House Members to remove and replace the Speaker.
And there is the supporting event:
Persuading media to talk about what is being advocated.
In both instances, we are trying to persuade — not just state our position in order to be counted. So some thoughtful preparation will serve you well.
Note: Names and contact information for House Members and Media Personalities are listed at the end of this post.
What follows are some tips, samples and suggested guidelines to help in your preparation.
Contacting House Members
It’s essential to remember that House Members are the decision-makers. They cast the votes and our primary focus must be on them. If you have time to make just five phone calls or write five letters, four should be to a Representative and one to Media.
Unlike other lobbying efforts many of us have been part of, this one is not about passing a resolution or a piece of legislation. This is about power and leadership.
We are asking Members to do something extremely rare, if not entirely unprecedented. Republicans are being asked to turn against their own leader, whom they all voted for in January. And Democrats are being asked to support a new leader from the opposing party.
It’s a heavy lift, and will require a good deal of political courage for each of them. But the eventual result of doing so will be the marginalization of the radical obstructionist MAGA minority — and a victory for all Members who want to serve in a normally functioning legislature.
The Republicans we’ve chosen to contact are all moderates and thus are by nature low-profile, especially as compared to the shouting MAGA extremists we saw disrupting the President’s State of the Union address earlier this year. But that does not mean they are powerless.
In fact, given the weakness of McCarthy’s leadership, moderates actually hold the balance of power in the chamber. Moreover, unlike the poorly-educated life-long politician Kevin McCarthy, they’ve had significant professional lives before becoming Representatives. That background and experience commands respect among their colleagues, and makes their decisions especially influential.
The Democrats we’ve chosen to contact are mostly part of the leadership team. Since we are trying to persuade Democrats to vote for a Republican Speaker, instead of their own leader as is customary, we need the party leaders to bring their Members along in this effort.
This year, leadership passed to a new generation but the previous leaders are still serving in the House. Given their continuing influence we’ll include Members of both the old and new teams.
Also included are Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA 7) who is chair of the Progressive Caucus, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ 5), co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA 17) who appeared on Fox News during the Speakership balloting in January where he promoted the idea of a cross-party alliance.
From now until the end of next week (April 14) is an ideal time to contact Congressional Representatives because it is a recess period. Most are in their home districts where they are usually more attuned to public input. In our listings, you'll find home district address and phone numbers, as well as DC office info. Often congressional aides working in the home district are more attentive and engaged than their DC counterparts when contacted by phone, or when they receive a letter.
Most House Members do not publish their email addresses. Instead they typically provide a form on their website for constituents to submit requests, opinions, etc. You can use these, but since they are designed to screen out correspondents who are not district residents, phone calls or written letters (envelope with a stamp) are probably better ways to reach them.
When calling or writing, it’s often helpful to personalize your message with some reference to the individual Member's biography. (Brief summaries are included with contact info of the Republicans on our list.) Those personal references build rapport and enhance the credibility of your concerns. Here are a couple examples:
Representative Don Bacon (R-NE 2) is a retired Air Force Brigadier General. It's entirely appropriate to thank him for his service and appeal to his patriotism and experience as a decorated leader while urging him to lead once again in this fraught moment.
Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI 8) wrote a magazine article a few years ago ( "How To Salvage Congress" ) wherein he detailed how the leadership structure in Congress creates dysfunction. Read the article and you can point out how the very thing he recognized in that magazine piece has allowed an extremist MAGA minority to gain influence out of all proportion to their numbers.
As mentioned in last week's post (Getting Media Attention), this will necessarily be a sustained effort. What we are doing now is preparing the ground, so that when Congress can no longer postpone taking action on the debt ceiling, the idea of removing and replacing Speaker McCarthy will already be gaining traction. To do that, we need to be determined and persistent.
Phone calls can be followed-up with mail; mail can be followed-up with phone calls. Postings on social media can be shared with our friends and colleagues. Every single mail or phone contact is helpful. More contacts are more helpful.
Guidelines for Contacting House Members:
Identify yourself. If you live in the Member's district, provide your zip code or home town. If you are not a resident of the district and are asked about your residency, explain that the issue you want to talk about affects every district in the country and that you recognize the Member's influence is also nation-wide. If writing a letter, you can use your email address and/or phone number to identify yourself without mentioning your residence.
Be brief. The more words you use, the less likely they will be passed on to the Representative.
Get right to the point. The issue you want to focus on is obstruction by MAGA extremists who will never vote to raise the debt ceiling, as evidenced by their demand that Kevin McCarthy promise to oppose it in exchange for their support of his bid to become Speaker.
Be specific about the solution. There needs to be a cross-party alliance of moderate Republicans and Democrats, a motion to "vacate the chair", and election of a strong Republican Speaker who owes nothing to MAGA. That person should be someone like Dave Joyce (R-OH 14), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA 1), or Don Bacon (R-NE 2). This will restore the normal power dynamic of a Speaker who is in charge, rather than one who is indebted to a radical minority.
Acknowledge that voting to remove the Republican Speaker is a difficult and courageous thing for a Republican Member to do. Similarly, acknowledge that voting for a new Republican Speaker is a difficult and courageous thing for the Democratic Member to do. Loyalty to our democracy and the integrity of the House of Representatives has to come before loyalty to party, and we very much appreciate their willingness to reach across the aisle in partnership.
Be courteous and grateful for the Member's (or their aide's) attention. It's always good to stroke a politician's ego by complementing their work and thanking them for their service to the American people.
Contacting Media Personalities
The purpose of contacting a wide variety of media personalities is to get the idea of a cross-party alliance into the national narrative. As mentioned above, what we are proposing is extremely rare, if not unprecedented. It will require a degree of political courage House Members aren’t normally expected to exercise.
By promoting conversation and discussion of this idea in as many forums as possible, it will increasingly come to be seen as practical and plausible. Indeed, there is hardly any other way that the debt ceiling increase can be passed since the MAGA faction will almost certainly never vote for it. Passage takes 218 votes, so of necessity it will require a bipartisan agreement of some kind.
Politicians are subject to multiple pressures from their constituents, their party leaders, their donors, their colleagues, even from their families and friends. All of these are consumers of media. They are attuned to public opinion and pay attention to what the columnists and talk show hosts are discussing. Once the majority of moderate Members realize they have support from ordinary sensible voters, their reluctance to reach across the aisle will diminish.
Remember, we aren’t necessarily trying to convince media personalities that the proposal we’re advocating is the best solution (though it obviously is). We just want them to feature it as worthy of talking about. Let them bring on the guests, interview their favorite contributors, etc. We can be quietly confident that the merits of a temporary cross-party alliance will become ever more evident the more often it’s considered.
Guidelines for contacting media personalities:
Be brief. The more words you use, the less likely they will be read.
Get right to the point. There's no need to explain the issue beyond what's necessary to identify it. At the same time, you should provide enough details about the proposal for it be taken seriously. Specifying potential candidates for Speaker is important and heightens interest.
Avoid hyperbole. Calling things outrageous, corrupt, disgusting, etc. sounds like an argument rather than a request.
Be courteous and grateful. It may be in the public interest, but still we are asking for the favor of their attention.
Identify yourself. Anonymous communications are usually discarded without being read. Provide your name and some identifying information like your city of residence or an email address.
To help expand our network and recruit more volunteers it would also be helpful to say something like "You can learn more at www.FeathersOfHope.net"
Sample Messages
Sample message to Representative Bacon
April 5, 2023
Representative Don Bacon
13906 Gold Circle
Suite 101
Omaha, NE 68144
Dear Mr. Bacon,
Our country faces the prospect of a fiscal calamity if the House of Representatives fails to raise the debt ceiling. As you know, and as Rep. Tom Cole recently observed, the same MAGA extremists to whom Kevin McCarthy traded away his authority in January “will never vote for any debt ceiling increase.”
Unfortunately, this is only one of many similar “crises” we can expect to see in the coming months as a result of Mr. McCarthy’s weak leadership and his empowering of the MAGA minority.
We need a strong, experienced leader in the office of Speaker of the House. Frankly, we need someone like yourself, a decorated U.S. Air Force General Officer with a distinguished history of loyal service to our country.
To avoid default and the severe economic consequences that would result, a cross-party alliance such as the one you spoke of late last year on CSPAN will be needed to pass a debt ceiling increase. That would be the perfect time for you to take the lead, urge the alliance to pass a motion to vacate the chair, and elect a moderate Republican Speaker who owes nothing to the MAGA faction.
If you don’t wish to be considered for the office, either Dave Joyce (R-OH) or Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would be ideal candidates.
I appreciate that it’s difficult to dismiss a colleague in whom you’ve entrusted great responsibility. But Mr. McCarthy has failed to be an effective leader at a time when it’s most essential. As you said last year, “We need to govern. We can’t sit in neutral; we can’t have total gridlock for two years.”
Thank you for considering this suggestion. I hope I can write to you this summer congratulating you as the new Speaker of the House.
Jerry Weiss
jerandand@earthlink.net
Sample message to media personality:
To: media personality@platform.com
Subject: Remove and Replace Speaker McCarthy
I'm writing to ask that you consider the following topic for discussion in/on your (TV show, newspaper column, blog, newsletter, substack publication):
In exchange for their votes to elect him Speaker, Kevin McCarthy promised MAGA extremists in the House of Representatives to oppose raising the debt ceiling (among other concessions). Now we are past the deadline, and there is no likelihood that those who forced this agreement on him will ever vote for doing so. Because Speaker McCarthy is powerless to confront them, the threat of default is serious and imminent.
In order to isolate and marginalize the radical MAGA minority, a cross-party alliance of moderate Republicans and Democrats could make and pass a "motion to vacate the chair," elect a Republican Speaker who owes nothing to MAGA, and raise the debt ceiling with a bipartisan majority. Doing so would also restore integrity to the Speakership and the institution of the House of Representatives.
Logical replacement candidates for Speaker are Dave Joyce (R-OH 14), chair of the mainstream Republican Governance Conference, Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA 1), co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, or Don Bacon (R-NE 2), who publicly endorsed the idea of a temporary cross-party alliance last November as being the best alternative if McCarthy were to be unable to garner enough Republican votes to be elected Speaker in January.
Spreading awareness of both the urgency of this threat and the path to countering it will help build public support for a bipartisan majority to work together and take this bold step.
Many thanks for taking the time to read this, and I hope you will (write a piece about/host a segment about) the on-going MAGA threat and how it can be neutralized.
--Jerry Weiss
JerryWeiss@substack.com
You can learn more at www.FeathersOfHope.net
House Members Contact Info
Republicans
John Curtis (202) 225-7751 D.C. —— (801) 922-5400 District
2323 Rayburn House Office Building - Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 3549 North University Avenue, Suite 275 — Provo, UT 84604
Represents Utah’s 3rd District, in Congress since 2017; originally registered as a Democrat to “counter one-party dominance” in Utah (switched to Repub. in 2006); publicly emphasizes his independence from Trump and need for bipartisanship; opposed efforts to overturn 2020 election
Ashley Hinson (202) 225-2911 D.C. —— (319) 364-2288 District
1717 Longworth House Office Building - Washington,DC 20515
District Office: 118 Third Avenue SE, Suite 206 — Cedar Rapids,IA 52401
Represents Iowa’s 2nd District, in Congress since 2020; formerly was anchor/reporer/producer on KCRG-TV9; represents swing district formerly represented by a a Democrat; won 2 terms in her state House district which Hillary Clinton won in 2016; was one of 39 Republicans to vote with all Democrats for an anti-trust bill (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) targeting corporations for anti-competitive behavior; voted for Respect for Marriage Act.
Brian Fitzpatrick (202) 225-7751 D.C. —— (215) 579-8102 District
2323 Rayburn House Office Building - Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 1717 Langhorne Newtown Rd. Suite 225 — Langhorne, PA 19047
Represents Pennsylvania’s 1st District, in Congress since 2016; formerly was FBI Special Agent and Federal Prosecutor; embedded with U.S. Special Forces in Iraq; represents swing district (carried by Pres. Biden 52% to 46%); said he could not vote for Trump; opposed GOP effort to repeal Obamacare; opposed building border wall; supported Paris climate agreement; opposed efforts to overturn 2020 election, Brian Fitzpatrick is co-chair of Problem Solvers Caucus. He was also just appointed to United States Group of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (legislators from NATO-member countries working together on global security issues).
David Joyce (202) 225-5731 D.C. —— (440) 352-3939 District
2065 Rayburn House Office Building -- Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 8500 Station Street, Suite 390 — Mentor, OH 44060
Represents Ohio’s 14th District, in Congress since 2012; attorney, formerly a public defender, and then a prosecutor; in 2017 voted against repeal of Obamacare; co-chair of bipartisan Cannabis Caucus, favors letting each State decide legality; supports bipartisan efforts for environmental clean-up of water resources (rivers and lakes); opposed effort to overturn 2020 election; chairman, Republican Governance Group. During the balloting for Speaker in early January, former Clinton admin. Labor Secretary Robert Reich proposed that a cross-party alliance should consider electing Representative Joyce as Speaker.
Victoria Spartz (202) 225-2276 D.C. —— (317) 848-0201 District
1609 Longworth House Office Building — Washington,DC 20515
District Office: 5540 Pebble Village Lane, Suite 400 Noblesville,IN 46062
Represents Indiana’s 5th District, in Congress since 2020; formerly was Certified Public Accountant and real estate broker; Ukrainian immigrant, earned Bachelor of Science and MBA degrees from the Kyiv National Economic University, and Master of Accountancy from Indiana University; formerly Chief Financial Officer of Indiana Attorney General’s office; voted to certify electoral college results during first week in office; voted “present” on 8 of the 15 votes for Speaker in January; introduced a bill with progressive Representative Pramila Jayapal aimed at curbing anti-competitive conduct (hospital mergers) in the healthcare industry. Representative Spartz was quoted a few weeks ago reprimanding Kevin McCarthy, saying it’s time for him to “stop bread and circuses in Congress and start governing for a change.”
Don Bacon (202) 225-4155 D.C. —— (402) 938-0300 District
2104 Rayburn House Office Building —Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 3906 Gold Circle, Suite 101 — Omaha, NE 68144
Represents Nebraska’s 2nd District, in Congress since 2017; formerly Brigadier General, United States Air Force; has earned four Master’s degrees, including one from the National War College; after retiring from military was Assistant Professor at University of Bellevue (Nebraska) until elected to House in 2016; represents swing district (carried by Pres. Biden 52% to 46%) one of 13 Republicans to vote with Democrats for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; voted with Democrats to establish January 6 Commission; opposed efforts to overturn 2020 election. In November 2022, Rep. Bacon said that if Kevin McCarthy did not have enough votes to become Speaker that he’d be willing to “work with like-minded people across the aisle to find someone agreeable for Speaker,” adding “we need to govern. We can't sit neutral; we can't have total gridlock for two years".
Mike Gallagher (202) 225-5665 D.C. —— (920) 301-4500 District
1211 Longworth HouseOfficeBuilding — Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 1702 Scheuring Road, Suite B — De Pere,WI 54115
Represents Wisconsin’s 8th District, in Congress since 2017; served 7 years as intelligence officer in U.S. Marine Corps (Iraq), then was a Foreign Policy Advisor to U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee; speaks Arabic; holds 3 Master’s Degrees and a PhD from Georgetown University; criticized Trump for “side shows distracting from real issues” and opposed efforts to overturn 2020 election; has history of working with Democratic House Members on tariffs, jobs, veterans affairs and cybersecurity issues; chairs the new committee on the Chinese Communist Party (created by a 365-65 vote) which has been praised as “bipartisan, serious and productive”; supports military aid for Ukrain; voted for Respect for Marriage Act.
In 2018, Mr. Gallagher wrote an article for Atlantic Monthly titled "How to Salvage Congress" in which he wrote: “The problem is a defective process and a power structure that, whichever party is in charge, funnels all power to leadership and stifles debate and initiative within the ranks.”
Andrew Garbarino (202) 225-7896 D.C. —— (631) 541-4225 District
2344 Rayburn House Office Building — Washington, DC 20515 — Fax: (202) 226-2279
District Office: 31 Oak St., Suite 20 — Patchogue, NY 11772
Represents New York’s 2nd District, in Congress since 2021; former tax attorney and State Assembly Member; 3 days after being sworn in on January 6, 2021, stated that Congress has no authority to overturn the election; voted to establish January 6 Commission; was one of 13 Republicans to vote with Democrats for the Infrastructure Act; voted for Respect for Marriage Act; member of Problem Solvers Caucus and Republican Governance Group.
Nancy Mace (202) 225-3176 D.C. —— (843) 521-2530 District
1728 Longworth House Office Building — Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 710 Boundary Street — Beaufort,SC 29902
Represents South Carolina’s 1st District, in Congress since 2021; first woman graduate of The Citadel, wrote a book about it; MS degree in journalism; first week in Congress was one of 7 Republicans to sign a letter saying Congress has no authority to influence election results; stated she wants "to be a new voice for the Republican Party," pointing out that she has spoken out "strongly against the president" and "against these Qanon conspiracy theorists that led us in a constitutional crisis”; voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt for defying subpoena from Jan 6 committee; in Nov. 2021 defended Ilhan Omar against Lauren Boebert’s anti-Muslim comments; worked with Democratic Representative Ro Khana on Cyber-Security Bill (2021); only Republican to sponsor LGBTQ Veterans Act; voted for Respect for Marriage Act; only Republican to sponsor Judiciary Accountability Act (prohibits discrimination for judicial branch employees); Trump endorsed her primary opponent in 2022.
Dan Newhouse (202) 225-5816 D.C. —— (509) 452-3243 District
504 Cannon House Office Building — Washington,DC 20515 — Fax: (202) 225-3251
District Offices: 402 E. Yakima Ave., Suite #1000 — Yakima,WA 98901 Fax: (509) 452-3438 and 3100 George Washington Way #130 — Richland,WA 99354 — (509) 713-7374
Represents Washington’s 4th District, in Congress since 2015; formerly state Agriculture Director; worked with Democratic Representative Zoe Lofgren on immigration issues; member of Republican Governance Group; opposed Trump’s tariff increases; voted to impeach Trump after Jan. 6; voted for Jan. 6 committee; voted for Respect for Marriage Act.
David Valadao (202) 225-4695 D.C. —— (661) 864-7736 District
2465 Rayburn House Office Building — Washington, DC 20515
District Offices: 2700 M Street, Suite 250B — Bakersfield, CA 93301 — Fax: (833) 284-9090 and 107 South Douty Street — Hanford, CA 93230 — (559) 460-6070 Fax: (559) 584-3564
Represents California’s 21st District, in Congress 2013-2019, 2021-present; former dairy farmer and state Assemblyman; swing district, leans Democratic; worked with Democrats on immigration issues, including protection of DACA program; objected to Trump’s family separation policy; voted to impeach Trump after Jan. 6; voted for Respect for Marriage Act.
Democrats
Hakeem Jeffries (202) 225-5936 D.C. —— (718) 237-2211 District
2433 Rayburn House Office Building — Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 55 Hanson Place, Suite 603 — Brooklyn, NY 11217
Minority Leader, Former Chair House Democratic Caucus, represents New York’s 8th District, in Congress since 2012; formerly practicing attorney and state Assemblyman
Katherine Clark (202) 225-2836 D.C. —— (617) 354-0292 District
2368 Rayburn Building — Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 157 Pleasant St, Suite 4 — Malden, MA 02148
Minority Whip, represents Massachusetts’ 5th District, in Congress since 2013; formerly practicing attorney and state Assemblywoman
Pete Aguilaro (202) 225-3201 D.C. —— (909) 890-4445 District
108 Cannon House Office Building — Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 685 E. Carnegie Drive, Suite 100 — San Bernardino, CA 92408 — Fax: (909) 890-9643
Chair, House Democratic Caucus, represents California’s 33rd District, in Congress since 2021; formerly Mayor of Redlands, CA
Nancy Pelosi (202) 225-4965 D.C. —— (415) 556-4862 District
1236 Longworth House Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 90 7th Street, Suite 2-800 — San Francisco, CA 94103
Former Speaker of the House, represents California’s 12th District, in Congress since 1987; formerly chair of California Democratic Party and finance chair of DSCC
Steny Hoyer (202) 225-4131 D.C. —— (301) 474-0119 District
1705 Longworth House Office Building — Washington,DC 20515 — Fax: (202) 225-4300
District Offices: U.S. District Courthouse — 6500 Cherrywood Lane, Suite 310 — Greenbelt,MD 20770 — Fax: (301) 474-4697 and 4475 Regency Place, Suite 203 — White Plains,MD 20695 — (301) 843-1577 Fax (301) 843-1331
Former Majority Leader, represents Maryland’s 5th District, in Congress since 1981; holds JD degree from Georgetown University, formerly State Senator
James Clyburn (202) 225-3315 D.C. —— (803) 799-1100 District
274 Cannon House Office Building — Washington, DC 20515
District Offices: 1225 Lady Street, Suite 200 — Columbia, SC 29201 — Fax (803) 799-9060 and 130 W. Main Street — Kingstree, SC 29556 — (843) 355-1211 — Fax (843) 355-1232
Former Majority Whip, represents South Carolina’s 6th District, in Congress since 1993; formerly teacher and State Human Affairs Commissioner
Pramila Jayapal (202) 225-3106 D.C. —— (206) 674-0040 District
2346 Rayburn House Office Building — Washington. DC 20515 — Fax: (202) 225-6197
District Office: 2033 6th Ave, Suite 1011 — Seattle, WA 98121
Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus, represents Washington’s 7th District, in Congress since 2017; formerly State Senator and civil rights activist.
Ro Khanna (202) 225-2631 D.C. —— (408) 436-2720 District
306 Cannon House Office Building — Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 3150 De La Cruz Blvd., Suite 240 — Santa Clara, CA 95054 — Fax: (408) 436-2721
Represents California’s 17th District, in Congress since 2017; formerly practicing attorney, also taught at Santa Clara University School of Law and jurisprudence at San Francisco State University; does not accept campaign contributions from PAC’S or corporations.
Media Contact Info
It is more difficult than one would expect to contact individual columnists or hosts at major newspapers and cable news stations. In researching this, we found that the format for contacting individuals at the corporate level is typically first name or initial, dot, last name @ nytimes.com, or washpost.com, or wsj.com, etc. We’ve used this formula in the past and the emails were not bounced back, but it’s not known whether they were delivered to their intended recipients. If anyone has better information, please let us know in the comments section of this post.
Another option is to write a Letter to the Editor and specify “Attn: (Columnist Name)”
New York Times:
Letters to Editor: letters@nytimes.com
You can try using this format for columnists: first.last@nytimes.com
David Brooks, Gail Collins, Ross Douthat, Bret Stephens, David French, Michelle Goldberg, Nicholas Kristof, Jamelle Bouie, Thomas Edsall, Ezra Klein, Charles Blow
Washington Post:
Letters to Editor: letters@washpost.com
You can try using this format for columnists: first.last@washpost.com
Jennifer Rubin, Greg Sargent, Danielle Allen, Max Boot, E.J. Dionne (ej.dionne), Mitch Daniels, David Ignatius, Ruth Marcus, Eugene Robinson, Paul Waldman, Fareed Zakaria, Karen Tumulty, Helaine Olen, Dana Milbank, Michelle Norris
Wall Street Journal:
Opinion/Editorial page: edit.features@wsj.com
Letters to Editor: wsjcontact@wsj.com
You can try using this format for columnists: first.last@wsj.com
William Galston, Daniel Henninger, Peggy Noonan, Jason Riley, Kimberley Strassel, Adam O’Neal, Allysia Finley, Sadanand Dhume, Kate Odell
Independent writers:
Robert Reich (robertreich@substack.com), John Kasich (info@johnkasich.com), Charlie Sykes (morningshots@substack.com), Mona Charen (monacharen@thebulwark.com), Chris Cilliza (chriscillizza@substack.com), Jay Kuo (statuskuo@substack.com), Steven Beschloss (sb@stevenbeschloss.com) , Jill Lawrence (jilldlawrence@yahoo.com)
MSNBC:
MSNBCTVinfo@nbcuni.com, Rachel Maddow (rachel@msnbc.com)
Rachel Maddow is the only MSNBC host whose email address is easily found — don’t know why. But the format suggests that perhaps Joy Reid, Chris Hayes and others can be reached by using joy@msnbc, chris@msnbc, etc. Just guessing here.
CNN:
CNN website does not provide any contact information. If anyone can find out more, please let us know in the comment section.