Why Focus on State Legislators?

Answers: State legislators are key devolution decision-makers. They are the pipeline for future national leaders. Thirty-nine U.S. Senators were former state legislators. There are 228 former state legislators in the House of Representatives. Twenty-five governors are former state legislators. Dennis Hastert, the Speaker of the House, was an Illinois state legislator. The Democratic Minority Whip, David Bonior, was a state legislator from Michigan. Tom Delay, the Majority Whip, was a Texas state legislator. In 26 states, more than 50% of their congressional delegation served in the state legislature.