List of State Offices

The state public policy offices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are listed below. Click on a state to find out more about its office.

In addition, most state public policy offices are equipped with their own Web site in addition to the information offered here. For more information, click on the Web address in any state public policy office listing.

To find a policy office quickly and easily, select the office name from the following dropdown box. States are listed in alphabetical order.

What if I don't see my state listed?

Arizona
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Arizona
Director, Teri Traaen
7227 North 16th Street, Suite 260
Phoenix, AZ 85020
- web: www.gcsynod.org/advocacy
- e-mail: ttraaen@gcsynod.org
- phone: (602) 957-3223 ext. 113
- fax: (602) 956-8104
California
Lutheran Office of Public Policy - California
Director, Mark E. Carlson
1701 "L" Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
- web: www.loppca.org
- e-mail: lutheranadvocate@earthlink.net
- phone: (916) 447-6666
- fax: (916) 447-6668
Colorado
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry - Colorado
Director, Brad Wood
455 Sherman Street, Suite 160
Denver, CO 80203
- web: www.lam-co.org
- e-mail: bwood@rmselca.org
- phone: (303) 777-6700
- fax: (303) 733-0750

Illinois
Lutheran Advocacy -- Illinois
Director, Jennifer De Leon
1001 East Touhy Avenue, Suite 50
Des Plaines, IL 60018
- web: www.lutheranadvocacy.org
- e-mail: jennifer.deleon@lssi.org
- phone:
  (847) 390-1428 (Jennifer)
- fax: (847) 635-6764

Iowa
Social Justice Advocacy Lutheran Services in Iowa, Inc.
Kaye Englin, Vice President of Advancement, Church Relations and Advocacy
P.O. Box 848
106 16th Street Southwest
Waverly, IA 50677

web: www.lsiowa.org/advocacy
e-mail: kaye.englin@lsiowa.org
phone: (319) 859-3521
fax: (319) 352-0773

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Minnesota
Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in Minnesota
Director, the Rev. Mark Peters
105 University Avenue West
St. Paul, MN 55103-2094
- web: http://lcppm.org
- e-mail: peters@lcppm.org
- phone: (651) 224-5499
- fax: (651) 224-5646
Nebraska
Nebraska Synod Public Policy Ministry
Director, Mitch McCartney
4980 South 118 Street, Suite D
Omaha, NE 68137-2220
- web: http://web.nebraskasynod.org/
- e-mail: mitch@nebraskasynod.org
- phone: (402) 896-5311
- fax: (402) 896-5334

Nevada
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Nevada (LAMN)
Director of Advocacy in Nevada, Assistant to the Bishop of the Grand Canyon Synod, Larry Struve
c/o Faith Lutheran Church
2075 W. 7th St.
Reno, NV 89503
- web: www.lutheranadvocacynv.org
- e-mail: ldstruve@sbcglobal.net
- phone: (775) 747-3246
- fax: (775) 747- 4201
New Jersey
Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry in NJ
Director, Sara Lilja
1930 State Highway #33
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
- web: www.njsynod.org
- e-mail: logm@njsynod.org
- phone: (609) 586-6800 ext. 114
- fax: (609) 586-1597
New Mexico
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry - New Mexico
Director, Ruth Hoffman
1701 Arroyo Chamiso Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4775
- web: www.lam-nm.org
- e-mail: lutheranadvocacy@yahoo.com
- phone: (505) 984-8005
- fax: (505) 984-8005
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Oregon
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry of Oregon
Director, Norene N. Goplen
2800 N. Vancouver Avenue, Suite 101
Portland, OR 97227-1643
- web: www.oregonsynod.org
- e-mail: lutheranadvocate@aol.com
- phone: (503) 502-6211
Pennsylvania
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania
Director, Amy Reumann
Advocacy Developer, Marissa Harris Krey
900 S. Arlington Avenue, Suite 234A
Harrisburg, PA 17109
- web: www.lutheranadvocacypa.org
- organization e-mail: lampa@lutheranadvocacypa.org
- e-mail: amy@lutheranadvocacypa.org
  marissa@lutheranadvocacypa.org
- phone: (717) 545-3500
- fax: (717) 545-3501
Virginia
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
Executive Director, the Rev. C. Douglas Smith
1716 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23223
- web: http://virginiainterfaithcenter.org
- e-mail: doug@virginiainterfaithcenter.org
- phone: (804) 643-2474 ext. 116
Washington
Lutheran Public Policy Office of Washington State
Director, the Rev. Paul Benz
766 John Street, Suite B
Seattle, WA 98109-5186
- web: http://lppowa.org
- e-mail: pbenz@lcsnw.org
- phone: (206) 464-4133
- fax: (206) 626-0987
Wisconsin
Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin
Director, Amy Johnson
2909 Landmark Place, Suite 202
Madison, WI 53713
- web: www.loppw.org
- e-mail: ajohnson@loppw.org
- phone: (608) 270-0201
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What if I don't see my state listed?
Just because a state is not listed in this directory does not mean that the ELCA is not actively engaged in advocacy and justice ministries in your area. There are a number of different ministries that perform advocacy functions, and many of those ministries may be active in your area. We suggest looking in the following locations for more information:
- ELCA World Hunger Appeal
- Federal Advocacy Office (ELCA Washington Office) of the ELCA
  ELCA Washington Office, the ELCA's Web site (www.elca.org), and the ELCA Advocacy Web page (www.elca.org/advocacy) have a lot of information online specific to legislation happening in many different areas of the country. This office may also have information about starting an advocacy or justice ministry within your congregation, and be able to help you with these types of requests.