Mary Kay Inc. and members of the Mary Kay independent sales force are lobbying legislators to help prevent and end domestic violence. Since the 1980s, Mary Kay Inc. and members of its independent sales force have lobbied Congress and state legislatures on issues including the Violence Against Women Act and, most recently, teen dating violence awareness and prevention. Mary Kay and members of the Mary Kay independent sales force lobbied state lawmakers in California, Georgia, Texas and Massachusetts and members of Congress in Washington, D.C.