LEGISLATIVE

NATIONAL & STATE LEGISLATIVE CHAIRMAN

 

SCOTT CRAIG

 (610) 568-8700
 legislative@vfwsc.org
 Post 8738 

 
First, thank you for continuing to serve. The work the VFW does is important and your commitment to fellow warfighters is appreciated. The mission of our VFW is: To foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. To serve our veterans, the military and our communities. To advocate on behalf of all veterans. This election season is an important time for us to fulfill that last promise, and to advocate on behalf of all veterans.


The first step is to make sure our comrades have the capacity to be represented and are registered to vote. It can be as simple as making sure they have the following web address.
https://scvotes.gov/voters/register-to-vote/


Another low commitment but high impact way for our Vets to be heard, is to get enrolled in the Action Corp.  https://votervoice.net/VFW/Register. Once enrolled, they will be given alerts on upcoming votes that impact their benefits. We are focused on fighting claim sharks, erasing pay disparity between the VA and retirement, protecting our widows and widowers from tax increases when the service member passes, and many other bills.The sidebar at the link contains information on National’s legislative priorities.


Finally, as  leadership teams, we need to develop relationships with our National and State legislators. Election season has changed the landscape. It has knocked out known allies and we need to lock down support for our priorities. Use https://www.scstatehouse.gov/legislatorssearch.phpto find the State Representatives and Senators for your post. Invite them out to your social evenings, incorporate them in your Community Service projects, and impress upon them that the VFW is a force multiplier for veteran care.


It is our duty to advocate for our veterans, their spouses, and their children. It is why the VFW exists. So please, reach out if you have any questions. I will be working hard this upcoming term, but I need your help. Thanks for your time, and thanks again for still serving.

 
Grassroots Efforts

The VFW Action Corps is our national grassroots advocacy network comprised of more than 300,000 VFW members and patriotic supporters of veterans. This group stays up-to-date on the issues facing our veterans, our military and their families, standing ready to email, write, call and visit our nation’s lawmakers to make their voices heard. The VFW Action Corps is free and open to all patriotic Americans who care about the military and veterans’ communities.

 

Join the VFW Action Corps today  and add your voice to the thousands of veterans’ advocates making a difference every day, and if you’re already a member of the VFW Action Corps, encourage your friends and neighbors to join the effort!

 

Participants receive:

The VFW Action Corps Weekly, an easy-to-read electronic newsletter that highlights the VFW’s advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill.

Immediate access to a nationwide database of contact information for all elected officials, a congressional directory.

Regular VFW "Action Alerts” on how to get involved when our nation’s veterans, service members and their families need their voices heard on Capitol Hill.

The VFW Action Corps is what gives the VFW its strength in advocating for our nation’s heroes. Working hand-in-hand with the VFW’s National Legislative Service -- whose office is in eye-shot of the Capitol dome in Washington -- members of the VFW Action Corps are armed with all of the tools and information they need to help the VFW in its mission to support our nation’s veterans.