To be an impactful citizen-architect, one needs to be not only an architect (or on their way to becoming an architect), but also an engaged citizen. The most fundamental way to be an engaged citizen is to be registered to vote, and to vote.
Please register to vote and keep your registration updated. And please vote. I am not telling you how to vote, but I am encouraging you to be informed, and to be engaged, and to exercise your right to vote.
It may interest you to know that in these days of instantaneous data analytics (and even before that), legislators are keen to know about those who request meetings. They can quickly determine who is (or is not) their constituent, and, whether or not that individual is a registered voter, and if that individual does indeed vote. They cannot tell how you voted, but they can tell if, and when and how often you voted. Advocacy can be cut off at the knees if the advocate is not a voter. I urge you not to squander an important aspect of your agency.