As for what Akno said, I think Senators have serious power on this issue when it comes to lobbying the Governors. I'll do everything in my power.
Er, no... why would senators have any more power over that than private citizens? It's not as if the governors somehow feel threatened by the fact that you're an elected official. They do generally try to make it so that two incumbent senators don't have to face off against each other, but beyond that, I can't think of any sway senators have, really. Why would we have any sway? The federal government is completely detached from the regional governments.
Feel free to lobby all you want, but you're not gonna find being a senator any different than being a private citizen.
An average citizen has the same lobbying power as a senator? I don't think so. I'm with Phil on this one.
