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In reply to the discussion: So today, I emailed my Congressman (an idiot by the way) [View all]UTUSN
(76,717 posts)She only got in via redistricting/Gerrymandering, replaced a score or more years of Dems. Once she got in she went radio silent for most of the first year, finally dipping a toe into non-controversial community events (think, veterans' ceremonies). But the first year barely over, I started getting campaign-like, glossy, multi-color junk mail from her. Her local field office telephone not answering, I called her D.C. office. Her phone dude heard out my request to be taken off their mailing list, then said, "You've called here before, haven't you." The answer was a definite no. He didn't commit to taking me off the list.
The junk (postage free for congresscritters) kept coming a couple of more times. By the way, there were no overt campaign voting requests in the mailing, so I guess the free postage qualifies as official business, being pictures of her at community events. So then is when I emailed asking to be taken off the list.
And that's when her emails started, which continue after several months - "newsletters" and invites to her upcoming appearances. I tried Blocking, but only succeeded in getting them marked as Spam. So they keep coming, yes straight to the Spam folder, but they don't stop.