Please follow the steps below at your convenience - you don't need to do them all at once. Each of the links will open a new page in your browser, and you will need to go back and forth between these pages.

1. Create a permanent home page for your Congressional District (CD)

We are using this standardized format:
http://democrats.com/st-dd
where st is the 2-digit postal abbreviation for your state in lower case
where dd is a 2-digit number for your district, such as 15 or 07 (for 1-digit districts) or 00 (for single-district states like ND, SD, MT, VT, WY as well as AS, DC, GU, PR, VI)

Here is a model page we would like you to copy (it will open a new page showing the example):
http://democrats.com/ny-07

Click here to create your permanent page (it will open a new blank page)

• Title: SS-dd First Last (Party)
  For example: NY-07 Joe Crowley (D)
  (the name of the incumbent Member who represents the district now)
  use the nickname if that is how (s)he is known locally (i.e. Joe Crowley, not Joseph Crowley)
• Path alias: ss-## [e.g. ny-07] - use lower case
• Parent: click the down arrow over to the right, scroll down to the bottom, and click your state [e.g. New York]
• Click inside the body area, but don't enter anything yet - first scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and press submit to save it

To make sure you created the page properly, view the state page and click on your state. You should see your CD listed. If you don't see it, hit Shift-Refresh to clear your cache. If you still don't see it, you put it in the wrong place so hit Back until you find the page, then edit, then change the "parent" to your state.

Now click edit to add all of the information into the body area, following the example page and the instructions below.

Note: You should save your work periodically so you won't lose much if your computer crashes.

2. Add content to your CD page

Organizer: Type "Organizer:" and then your name. Click here for the URL of your Democrats.com user page. When it loads, copy the full address in the URL box. Go back to your CD page, highlight your name, click the link icon above (the chain link below right-justify), and paste the URL into the "Link url" field. For target, select "Open link in new window," then click "Insert."

Announce upcoming activities using bullets here. You can use this text as your default announcements and modify/add/delete at will. 

• Weekly protest: Saturday 10 a.m. starting Feb. 25
• Where: on the sidewalk in front of Joe Crowley's home (below).
• Activity: peaceful picketing with signs and distribution of flyers
• Materials: make your own signs, we'll provide flyers
• RSVP: not required, bring friends!
• Restrictions: No pets or small children (to avoid traffic accidents)
• Cancellations: for rain, snow, below 30 degrees.

Representative Name: use the nickname (just like the page title) followed by party. Then hit [return] and press the bullet icon above (far left). For each item below, start the line by typing the word in bold.

• Home: Click here and enter the last name of your Representative in the box right below the map. When the match list appears, click the correct full name. You will see the address - copy/paste to your CD page.
• Home phone: return to the window where you found the address, and copy/paste the phone.
• Web-campaign: return to the window where you found the address, and look for the campaign web site next to the photo below "Website." Highlight the text and copy it, then paste it as a link for the "Campaign" - be sure it starts with "http://".
• Bio: Click here for a list of all Representatives. Find (Ctrl-F) your Representative, click the name, wait for the page to load, and copy the URL from the URL box. Paste the URL next to "Bio: "
• Web-office: Return to the Member page you opened for "Bio" and look for the Contact Information in the middle. Highlight the web site URL and copy it (but don't click on it). Paste the URL next to "Web office: " and insert http:// at the front leaving no spaces.
• DC E-mail: Return to the Member page and copy/paste the e-mail address
• DC phone: ditto
• DC fax: ditto
• Main District Office: copy/paste the full address with phone/fax
• (more district offices) if you see this link, click it and a new page will open - skip the main office if it appears again - copy/paste each district office (there could be several) - hit return for a new bullet for each office
• Staff: On the Member page, it's the third blue link below the photo - click the link, wait for the page to load, and copy/paste the URL
• Voting: Progressive Punch: Click here for Progressive Punch. Scroll down to "Search by Members of Congress" and find your Representative. Highlight the name and click "search." Copy the "All Issues" score on the first line and paste it next to "Progressive Punch: " Go back to Progressive Punch and copy the URL in the navigation bar. Go back to your CD page and highlight Progressive Punch and the score, click the Link icon above, paste in the URL, click "Open in new window" and press Insert.
• District Map:
  Outline: copy this URL but change SSDD to your state/district
  http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/SSDD_109.gif
  Detail: there is no national resource, but you can Google your state government web sites (e.g. "New York Congressional District Maps")