Here's what happened when I called Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's office re: Al Franken [View all]

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Just a few minutes ago.

It rang a few times, a recording came on suggesting leaving a message, and then somebody picked up!

I tried to be civil. Voiced my complaints. Expressed my outrage that she railroaded Al Franken out of his job, led the lynch mob, and denied him due process - a HORRID move and she should know better, since she IS a lawyer, okay? That she also denied the people of Minnesota a brilliant, courageous, and eloquent voice, and denied women everywhere a Senator who championed so many issues important to women. I haven't heard, seen, or read any other sentiments among my own peers. Nobody I know is glad or feels in ANY way vindicated by what Gillibrand has done. Nobody in my little Indivisible group that went to a meeting at Dianne Feinstein's office differed on that, either. We were ALL feeling various levels of upset and outrage (and we demanded, as one of our "asks" that since DiFi went zero-tolerance on Franken, then she damn well better go zero-tolerance on a possible Senator Roy Moore - AND on trump, too).

I tried to be civil with this kid in Gillibrand's New York City office, who took my call. I've learned these staffers are basically noncombatants just trying to do their jobs, and THEY'RE blameless here. I could hear the gratitude in his voice. He thanked me for being polite - which he said was NOT what he was hearing from other callers. He said there'd been 70 calls so far this morning, and they were enraged, really angry, yelling, scolding, and very definitely not holding back. I found that most informative. (GOOD to know there's a lot of strong and negative reaction like mine.)

I asked him to urge her NOT to try to run for president in 2020 because she's made a LOAD of people angry enough to refuse to support her, and she might want to consider saving face, because we're not gonna forget this. He said he'd pass that along.

BTW - I was NOT asked for an address or a zip code. So I did not need to identify myself as not a constituent. I was actually prepared for that, though, having the address of a good friend of mine who does live and work there and with whom I've stayed in touch. When I go to NYC, she's definitely one I go to see.

I noticed from Gillibrand's Facebook page that people calling her office in Washington to complain are having trouble getting through.

SO: Try her regional offices (which I did, and I got right through! Into her NYC office no less!)! All of their contact info can be found here:
https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/office-locations