About NSHC
The National Silver Haired Congress is a nonpartisan body for older citizens similar in organization and employing procedures similar to those used by the United States Congress. It is made up of a maximum of 100 U.S. Silver Senators and 435 Silver Representatives from all fifty states plus voting Delegates from the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The purpose of the NSHC is to serve as a non-partisan advocate for Federal-level issues and concerns of importance to older citizens through education and awareness development.
The National Silver Haired Congress (NSHC) consists of a Silver Senate and a Silver House of Representatives. These two bodies are empowered with all legislative powers, duties and responsibilities.
The Silver Senate of the NSHC shall be composed of two (2) Silver Senators elected or appointed from each state. Each shall have one (1) vote and shall serve a term of four (4) years in overlapping terms. The term ends upon the regular election or appointment of a successive Silver Senator.
The Silver House of the NSHC shall be composed of the same number of Delegates as Representatives to the U.S. Congress for that state. The NSHC Silver Representatives may be elected or appointed. Each shall have one (1) vote and shall serve a term of two years. The term ends upon the regular election or appointment of a successive Silver Representative.
NSHC Delegates must be registered voters who are at least sixty (60) years old and U.S. citizens who represent their assigned states or the District of Columbia in accord with residence rules adopted by their state or district and approved by the NSHC Board of Directors. Registered voters of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands also qualify as voting Delegates. Reasonable geographic representation shall be expected from each state with a preference given to having each Congressional district represented by a resident.
The NSHC meets annually usually in late February or early March in Washington, DC, and holds its own Legislative Session with resolutions being presented for committee consideration and floor debate. Topics concern issues handled by the Federal Government and particularly those that have a direct effect on senior citizens.
After this Session closes, a Legislative Report is prepared and distributed to all members of the US Congress indicating the issues of most need to seniors across the United States. These issues are then followed up by the NSHC members with their Congressional representatives in Washington and at the local level.
A Mid-Year meeting is held usually in August at a location chosen by the membership at the Legislative Session. At this meeting, topics for resolutions are discussed and the timetable for submitting resolutions is established.
For further information, please follow the link to your state chair who heads your state delegation to NSHC or if no state chair is shown, follow the link to the Regional Chair that represents your state.
Regional Directors
| Catherine Stone - Region II 31 Exchange Street, Box 344 LeRoy, NY 14482 585 768 2055 katystone@frontiernet.net |
| Hannah Timmons - Region IV 4664 Sylvan Drive Columbia, SC 29206-1140 803 782-7284 h.timmons@natlshc.org |
| K. Diane Saunders - Region V 8438 Chicory Ct. Darien, IL 60561 630-985-4544 k.saunders@natlshc.org |
| Homer W. Lear - Region VI 5100 John Ryan, Apt 1911 San Antonio, TX 78245-3510 210 677-8136 h.lear@natlshc.org |
| Ginnie Boyle - Region VII 17780 Maplewood Drive Rocky Mount, MO 65072 573.392.4223 mrsginnieb@aol.com |
| Laurell Marker - Region VIII P O Box 713 Wheatland, WY 82201 307 331-2152 lmarker@wyoming.com |
| Lucy Peres - Region IX 829 Antigua St. Las Vegas, NV 89145 702 363 7566 rlperes@cox.net |
| Charles "Chuck" Richards - Region X 5517 Seventh Ave SE Salem, OR 97306 503 363-4627 cadreamor@ipns.com |
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State Chairs
| Jean S. Ingram - AL 2520 Robin Hood Drive Mobile, AL 36605-3423 251 478-0938 jeaningram@comcast.net |
| Patricia R. Carus - AZ PO Box 162, 31 Stagecoach Dr. Williams, AZ 86046 928 635-9146 bdcarus@aol.com |
| Craig Orange - CA 3309 Cadden Drive San Diego, CA 92117 858-273-7458 bigo.7@juno.com |
| Norm Bungard - FL 5400 Park St. North PH-7 St. Petersburg, FL 33709-7084 727 547-0006 habhouse@aol.com |
| Carolyn T. Thomas - GA 241 North Irwin Street Milledgeville, GA 31061 478-452-3670 |
| K. Diane Saunders - IL 8438 Chicory Ct. Darien, IL 60561 630-985-4544 k.saunders@natlshc.org |
| Bea Bacon - KS 14082 W 152nd Terr #4201 Olathe, KS 66062-7719 913 780-5111 gwinb@worldnet.att.net |
| James C. "Jim" Myrick - LA 933 Calcasieu Loop Leesville, LA 71446 337 383-7898 |
| Norma Lee Millett - MA 42 Pepperell Road, Box 145 West Groton, MA 01472-0145 978-448-2824 |
| Jonathon J. Green - MN 210 East Second St. Albert Lea, MN 56007-3002 507 373-8113 j.green@natlshc.org |
| Ginnie Boyle - MO 17780 Maplewood Drive Rocky Mount, MO 65072 573.392.4223 mrsginnieb@aol.com |
| Wally D. Daeley - MT 116 2nd St. W Box 101 Lambert, MT 59243-0101 406 774-3745 w.daeley@natlshc.org |
| Gladys S. Britt - NC 535 E. Morganton Rd Southern Pines, NC 28387 910 692-6664 spgc@pinehurst.net |
| Sandy Arends - ND 1401 South 12th St Fargo, ND 58103-4131 710-234-4420 85ares@nd.gov |
| Joy Armstrong - NM 1405 East Brady Clovis, NM 88101 505-763-5814 |
| Herbert W. Perry - NV 6684 Boxwood Lane Las Vegas, NV 89103-1009 702 204-1040 h.perry@natlshc.org |
| Catherine Stone - NY 31 Exchange Street, Box 344 LeRoy, NY 14482 585 768 2055 katystone@frontiernet.net |
| Charles "Chuck" Richards - OR 5517 Seventh Ave SE Salem, OR 97306 503 363-4627 cadreamor@ipns.com |
| Gloria A Bonali - SC 109 Timberline Dr. Conway, SC 29526-8959 843 347-2374 g.bonali@natlshc.org |
| Charlynne Elliott - TX 4141 Elliott Road Sherman, TX 75092-6308 903 892-9075 |
| Ann Collins - VA 7264 Olde Lantern Way Springfield, VA 22152-3560 703 569 5224 narfe893@aol.com |
| Lue Chandler - WV 39 Brown Street Clendenin, WV 25045 304 548-6923 luegene@verizon.net |
| Laurell Marker - WY P O Box 713 Wheatland, WY 82201 307 331-2152 lmarker@wyoming.com |