Help contacting your legislators about a DOR case
How to find your California and federal representatives, what “constituent casework” means, Privacy Act release forms congressional offices require, and a ready-to-use DOR casework request letter. Ask EMILY to fill the letter with you.
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1) Find your representatives (official lookups)
- California Assemblymember & State Senator: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
- U.S. House Representative: house.gov — Find Your Representative (enter your ZIP + street address; some ZIPs span districts)
- U.S. Senators (both represent all of California): Senate.gov California senators — currently Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (verify on the official page)
- Member directories: assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers · senate.ca.gov/senators
2) What “constituent casework” is
Casework is when a legislator’s office helps a constituent get a status update or fair process from a government agency (for example asking DOR or a federal agency for a written status). Offices cannot guarantee a particular outcome, override a court, or give legal advice. For VR advocacy, also use CAP.
For federal agencies, the Privacy Act of 1974 generally means a congressional office needs your signed privacy release / casework authorization before the agency will discuss your records with staff.
3) Privacy release / casework authorization (U.S. Congress)
Use the form from the office that will help you. Verified November 9, 2026:
- Senator Alex Padilla — Agency Assistance + Privacy Release (PDF): Agency Assistance page · Constituent Services Privacy Release PDF
- Senator Adam Schiff — Help with a Federal Agency: Casework page · Congressional Casework Authorization Form (PDF) (for non-USCIS federal agencies)
- U.S. House members: each office has its own process. Start at Find Your Representative, then open that member’s “Help with a federal agency” / casework page. Many House offices use a digital privacy release (example portal: digitalprf.house.gov — office-specific).
California legislators usually do not use the federal Privacy Act form. Most Assemblymembers and State Senators have an online contact / help form on their own site (from the Assembly or Senate member directory). Attach your casework letter and ask them to inquire with DOR.
4) Example: Clovis / Fresno ZIP 93612 (verify with official lookups)
District lines change and some ZIPs cross districts. Always confirm with the official finders above. As of November 2026 public directories for the Clovis area commonly list:
- U.S. House: much of Clovis is associated with Rep. Vince Fong (CA-20) — Help with a Federal Agency · Clovis district office. Other Clovis areas may fall in neighboring districts (e.g. look up via house.gov).
- CA State Senate District 12: directory senate.ca.gov/senators/12 · office site grove.cssrc.us (Sen. Shannon Grove listed on public directories)
- CA Assembly District 8: directory assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers/8 · a08.asmdc.org (Asm. David Tangipa listed on public directories)
- U.S. Senators (statewide): Padilla & Schiff — forms linked above
5) Ready-to-use DOR casework request letter (fillable)
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