Organizing for Action is asking Americans to reach out to their senators today and voice their opinions on gun control.
This afternoon, senators will vote on measures that will expand background checks for gun sales at stores, shows and online. These proposed measures will prevent criminals and the mentally ill from making purchases.
It’s time to pick up the phone. You can call Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 to contact your senator directly.
You may tweet your senator with your opinion and support. Below you’ll find your senator’s Twitter handle.
Please share with your senator where you’re from and the reason why you’re supporting these new gun measures.
Also, please join ESSENCE’s Gun’s Down Initiative in downloading, signing and tweeting this letter to President Barack Obama. It’s a national movement to protect our children and get guns off the streets.
Click here to download the letter and tweet it using the hashtag #ESSENCEGunsDown.
Senator Twitter Handles
Compiled by Nicole A. Tinson
Alabama
Sen. Richard Shelby
@SenShelbyPress
Sen. Jeff Sessions
@SenatorSessions
Alaska
Sen. Mark Begich
@SenatorBegich
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
@lisamurkowski
Arizona
Sen. John McCain
@SenJohnMcCain
Sen. Jeff Flake
@JeffFlake
Arkansas
Sen. John Boozman
@JohnBoozman
Sen. Mark Pryor
@SenMarkPryor
California
Sen. Barbara Boxer
@SenatorBoxer
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
@SenFeinstein
Colorado
Sen. Michael Bennet
@SenBennetCO
Sen. Mark Udall
@MarkUdall
Connecticut
Sen. Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
@SenBlumenthal
Delaware
Sen. Tom Carper
@SenatorCarper
Sen. Chris Coons
@SenCoonsOffice
Florida
Sen. Bill Nelson
@SenBillNelson
Sen. Marco Rubio
@marcorubio
Georgia
Sen. Saxby Chambliss
@SaxbyChambliss
Sen. Johnny Isakson
@SenatorIsakson
Hawaii
Sen. Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono
Sen. Brian Schatz
@SenBrianSchatz
Idaho
Sen. Mike Crapo
@MikeCrapo
Sen. Jim Risch
@SenatorRisch
Illinois
Sen. Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
Sen. Mark Kirk
@SenatorKirk
Indiana
Sen. Dan Coats
@SenDanCoats
Sen. Joe Donnelly
@SenDonnelly
Iowa
Sen. Chuck Grassley
@ChuckGrassley
Sen. Tom Harkin
@SenatorHarkin
Kansas
Sen. Jerry Moran
@JerryMoran
Sen. Pat Roberts
@SenPatRoberts
Kentucky
Sen. Mitch McConnell
@McConnellPress
Sen. Rand Paul
@SenRandPaul
Louisiana
Sen. Mary Landrieu
@SenLandrieu
Sen. David Vitter
@DavidVitter
Maine
Sen. Susan Collins
@SenatorCollins
Sen. Angus S. King, Jr.
@SenAngusKing
Maryland
Sen. Ben Cardin
@SenatorCardin
Sen. Barbara Mikulski
@SenatorBarb
Massachusetts
Sen. William “Mo” Cowan
@SenMoCowan
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
@SenWarren
Michigan
Sen. Carl Levin
@SenCarlLevin
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
@StabenowPress
Minnesota
Sen. Al Franken
@alfranken
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar
Mississippi
Sen. Thad Cochran
@SenThadCochran
Sen. Roger Wicker
@SenatorWicker
Missouri
Sen. Roy Blunt
@RoyBlunt
Sen. Claire McCaskill
@McCaskillOffice
Nebraska
Sen. Deb Fischer
@SenatorFischer
Sen. Mike Johanns
@Mike_Johanns
Nevada
Sen. Dean Heller
@SenDeanHeller
Sen. Harry Reid
@SenatorReid
New Hampshire
Sen. Kelly Ayotte
@KellyAyotte
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
@SenatorShahee
New Jersey
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg
@FrankLautenberg
Sen. Robert Menendez
@SenatorMenendez
New Mexico
Sen. Martin Heinrich
@MartinHeinrich
Sen. Tom Udall
@SenatorTomUdall
New York
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
@SenGillibrand
Sen. Chuck Schumer
@ChuckSchumer
North Carolina
Sen. Richard Burr
@SenatorBurr
Sen. Kay Hagan
@SenatorHagan
North Dakota
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
@SenatorHeitkamp
Sen. John Hoeven
@SenJohnHoeven
Ohio
Sen. Sherrod Brown
@SenSherrodBrown
Sen. Rob Portman
@robportman
Oklahoma
Sen. Tom Coburn M.D.
@TomCoburn
Sen. James Inhofe
@InhofePress
Oregon
Sen. Jeff Merkley
@SenJeffMerkley
Sen. Ron Wyden
@RonWyden
Pennsylvania
Sen. Bob Casey
@SenBobCasey
Sen. Pat Toomey
@SenToomey
Rhode Island
Sen. Jack Reed
@SenJackReed
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
@SenWhitehouse
South Carolina
Sen. Lindsey Graham
@GrahamBlog
Sen. Tim Scott
@SenatorTimScott
South Dakota
Sen. Tim Johnson
@SenJohnsonSD
Sen. John Thune
@SenJohnThune
Tennessee
Sen. Lamar Alexander
@SenAlexander
Sen. Bob Corker
@SenBobCorker
Texas
Sen. John Cornyn
@JohnCornyn
Sen. Ted Cruz
@SenTedCruz
Utah
Sen. Orrin Hatch
@SenOrrinHatch
Sen. Mike Lee
@SenMikeLee
Vermont
Sen. Patrick Leahy
@SenatorLeahy
Sen. Bernie Sanders
@SenSanders
Virginia
Sen. Tim Kaine
@SenKaineOffice
Sen. Mark Warner
@MarkWarner
Washington
Sen. Maria Cantwell
@CantwellPress
Sen. Patty Murray
@PattyMurray
West Virginia
Sen. Joe Manchin
@Sen_JoeManchin
Sen. Jay Rockefeller
@SenRockefeller
Wisconsin
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin
Sen. Ron Johnson
@SenRonJohnson
Wyoming
Sen. John Barrasso
@SenJohnBarrasso
Sen. Mike Enzi
@SenatorEnzi