Response from the 4th District Congressman Chris Smith.

[To34 0]

I thought anyone would like to see the sort of reply you will get from the 4th district.

 

 

Dear Friend,

 

Thank you for contacting me using the Write Your Representative (WYR) feature available through my website. This message is to confirm that your email has been received in my office.

 

Please be assured that I will keep your views in mind as the 113th Congress investigates, debates and votes upon the many issues facing us as a nation. As in the past, I will continue to conduct in-depth analysis of information relevant to these issues and will continue to work tirelessly to advance the interests, causes and concerns of the people of New Jersey and the nation.

 

If you are seeking assistance with an individual problem you may be experiencing, either I or one of my staff assistants will be in contact with you shortly. In the interim, you are always welcome to call my constituent service center most convenient for you:

 

Burlington/Mercer Counties:

(609) 585-7878

TTY (609) 585-3650

 

Monmouth/Ocean Counties:

(732) 350-2300

 

Washington, DC

(202) 225-3765

 

Sincerely,

CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH

Member of Congress

[DJ_ 0]

seems canned to me

[emt1231 0]

It's an auto response email. I got the same one about 3 minutes after sending him an email.

[RUTGERS95 890]

this is why you call!!!!!!

[Mike48 0]

I thought anyone would like to see the sort of reply you will get from the 4th district.

 

 

Dear Friend,

 

 

If you are seeking assistance with an individual problem you may be experiencing, either I or one of my staff assistants will be in contact with you shortly. In the interim, you are always welcome to call my constituent service center most convenient for you:

 

Burlington/Mercer Counties:

(609) 585-7878

TTY (609) 585-3650

 

Monmouth/Ocean Counties:

(732) 350-2300

 

Washington, DC

(202) 225-3765

 

Sincerely,

CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH

Member of Congress

 

maybe he is offering to help with your CCW

[Kaiser7 33]

Best way to do it is to be a huge pain in the ass. Call, email, and send regular mail.

 

Well.... my grandfather was a postal worker, guess I can justify all my postage costs now in his memory XD.

[jm1827 284]

^{Agree that we need to do all of the above - call, email, regular mail and fax. Both at the local and federal level}

[To34 0]

Well I couldn't post the phone call... lol but yes I do call, the question is do you ??

[Handyman 5,682]

That is a worse form letter than the prick Menendez sends out. Doesn't even metion the issue at hand.

[Bob2222 317]

Since we we gerrymandered into his district in the latest redistricting, I sent his reelection committee a check before the last election. They still haven't cashed it (!) so my checkbook has been screwed up for several months now. I mention that because I think he has some ongoing organizational problems in both his office and campaign.

 

The upside of gerrymandering is that we're pretty much guaranteed to have a Republican congressman for the next 10 years; the downside is that the staff isn't motivated to do anything close to what would be an acceptable performance in a private business.

[Silent Service 7]

Typical politician, the first line should be the warning.

 

"Dear Friend"

 

Do you know him that well to be friends? Do you go out on his boat? Bar-b-que? Help you sheetrock? Does he visit you in the hospital?

 

Tell him your not my friend, your my elected official and you work for me and the others that elected you. So from now on refer to me as "Sir" or "Fellow citizen" until such a time we have experienced victory, defeat, sorrow and joy together. Then we shall be friends.

 

Maybe nj2a should physically drop letters at his office.

[Handyman 5,682]

the downside is that the staff isn't motivated to do anything close to what would be an acceptable performance in a private business.

 

Pretty much the hallmark of all government employees.

[NorthJersey 1]

Easy, I work harder ANY private sector employee to avoid getting caught sleeping at my desk.