Letters always get more attention than emails. One time I thought the governor actually wrote a thoughtful response to one of my letters. As a member of the governors salmon advisory board I was bragging about the response letter to a friend only to find out that he had the exact (word for word) letter in response to a completely different issue. But even the form letter responses are meaningful. Most all of the elected officials I talk to say letters carry much more weight. Especially if you include your name , address and a phone number.

Emails are better than nothing though and much easier to accomplish. Phone calls are real effective too. I spend a fair amount of time on the phone with legislators and find that very interesting.