Fax Patrick Morrisey

How to address your fax to Patrick Morrisey

By convention, correspondence to a sitting governor is addressed to “The Honorable Patrick Morrisey”, with the salutation “Dear Governor Morrisey”. If you mail a letter instead, address it to the Office of the Governor at the state capitol — the exact mailing address is published on the governor's official website.

What to include

• One state issue per fax. Reference a specific state bill number or state agency if you have one — offices sort constituent mail by topic, and a one-issue fax is far easier to log under the right topic than a three-issue letter.
• Your name and mailing address. A governor answers to the voters of West Virginia; an in-state address signals your position should be counted as a West Virginia constituent.
• A clear ask. Sign or veto a bill, direct an agency to act, look into a permitting problem — say what you want Governor Morrisey to do, in one sentence, on one page.

Governor or Congress — where does your issue go?

Patrick Morrisey runs West Virginia state government: the state budget, state agencies and licensing, Medicaid and state programs, state police and the National Guard, disaster response, pardons, and the veto pen on bills passed by the state legislature. Federal issues — federal taxes, Social Security, immigration, foreign policy — belong to West Virginia's two U.S. senators and your U.S. representative. When in doubt, send the state part to the governor and the federal part to Congress.

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