Check Your Stakeholder Relations IQ
Everyone has a role to play in building relationships and communicating with our
stakeholders. Here are a few ways to assess your preparedness for the task:
1) What are the names of my U.S. Senators?
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2) Who represents my district in the Missouri House of Representatives?
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3) Who represents my district in the State Senate?
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4) What is the name of my U.S. Congressman or Congresswoman?
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5) Where can I look up my local representatives’ contact information?
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6) The names of my county commissioners are:
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7) The county commissioner (or county legislator), who is appointed to be on my
county’s extension council is:
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8) I have a relationship with the following county or city officeholders:
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9) I have a relationship with the following legislators:
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10) The following legislators or other stakeholders in my county have extension
connections (program client, kids in 4-H, service on advisory council, etc.):
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11) If I run into a legislator, commissioner or city officeholder, I am prepared to
deliver a short message about why University of Missouri Extension is important
to their constituents.
That message is:
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12) Extension’s liaison in the UM System Government Relations Office is:
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