Political Advocacy Groups

A Directory of United States Lobbyists

Government Reform

General, multi-issue groups are now located on a new webpage.

30th Percentile Center for Public Integrity
http://www.publicintegrity.org
E-Mail: feedback form
910 17th St. NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-466-1300
Fax: 202-466-1101
"The mission of the Center for Public Integrity is to provide the American people with the findings of our investigations and analyses of public service, government accountability and ethics related issues."
(http://www.publicintegrity.org --> About the Center)
30th Percentile Center for Responsive Politics
http://www.opensecrets.org/
E-Mail: info@crp.org
1101 14th St. NW, Suite 1030
Washington, DC 20005-5635
Phone: 202-857-0044
Fax: 202-857-7809
"The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy."
(http://www.crp.org/about/index.asp)
60th Percentile
Citizens Against Government Waste
http://cagw.org/
E-Mail: membership@cagw.org
1301 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-467-5300
Fax: 202-467-4253
"CAGW's mission is to eliminate waste, mismanagement, and inefficiency in the federal government."
(http://cagw.org/ --> About Us)
Citizens Flag Alliance
http://www.cfa-inc.org/
E-Mail: cfa-inc@cfa-inc.org
PO Box 7197
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7197
Phone: 317-630-1384
Fax: 317-630-1385
"The Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., is a coalition of organizations, most of which are national in scope, that have come together for one reason: to persuade the Congress of the United States to propose a constitutional amendment to protect the Flag of the United States from acts of physical desecration and send it to the states for ratification."
(http://www.cfa-inc.org/about/about.htm)
  Coalition for Federal Sentencing Reform
see National Center on Institutions & Alternatives (below)
 
10th Percentile Common Cause
http://www.commoncause.org
1250 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-833-1200
Fax: 202-659-3716
"Common Cause is a non-partisan citizens' organization whose goal is to ensure open, honest, accountable and effective government at the federal, state, and local levels."
(http://www.commoncause.org/about/mission.htm)
60th Percentile Council for Excellence in Government
http://www.excelgov.org
E-Mail: ceg@excelgov.org
1301 K St. NW, Suite 450 W
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-728-0418
Fax: 202-728-0422
"The Council for Excellence in Government works to improve the performance of government at all levels; and government's place in the lives and esteem of American citizens. With its experienced staff, network of experts and members, and diverse partners, the Council helps to create stronger public sector leadership and management, driven by innovation and focused on results; and increased citizen confidence and participation in government, through better understanding of government and its role."
(http://www.excelgov.org/displayContent.asp?keyword=abHomePage)
  National Center on Institutions & Alternatives
http://www.sentencing.org/
3125 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22305
Phone: 703-684-0373
Fax: 703-684-6037
"Educating the general public on the benefits of alternative sentencing for first-time, non-violent offenders and general sentencing guidelines is paramount to NCIA. In addition, NCIA works with attorneys and judges across the country to provide assistance in death penalty cases and help reform stringent Federal Sentencing Guidelines." (http://www.sentencing.org/advind.cfm)
National Committee for an Effective Congress
http://www.ncec.org
E-Mail: feedback form
122 C St. NW, Suite 650
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 800-547-5911
" NCEC is a vital force in American Politics. We support progressive candidates who fight for the issues you believe in, like freedom of choice, separation of church and state, gun control, equal rights, and environmental protection."
(http://www.ncec.org/)
60th Percentile OMB Watch
http://ombwatch.org/
E-Mail: ombwatch@ombwatch.org
1742 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Phone: 202-234-8494
Fax: 202-234-8584
"OMB Watch was formed in 1983 to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which oversees regulation, the budget, information collection and dissemination, proposed legislation, testimony by agencies, and much more...In all our work, we are guided by the belief that improving access to our governmental decision-makers and energizing citizen participation will lead to a more just, equitable and accountable government, which will ultimately strengthen our civil society."
(http://www.ombwatch.org/ --> What We Do)