Researching Legislators and Committees in FastDemocracy
Anatolij Gelimson
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Fastdemocracy
Sometimes it's helpful to look up additional information on legislators and committees. For example, you might be asking yourself how a legislator has voted on your issues. Using state websites, this kind of research would require combing through thousands of voting records, but with FastDemocracy, this kind of research is a breeze
Reviewing Legislator Profiles
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Navigate to FastDemocracy
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Hover over "Legislators & Committees"
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Click "Legislator Overview"
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Select the state you need (if not already selected) and click on a legislator
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You'll see a detailed profile for that legislator. At the top, you'll see the position, party and district
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To see the bills sponsored by the legislator, click "Sponsored Bills"
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To search voting records, click "Voting History"
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The "My Tracked Bills" section shows you how a legislator has voted on your tracked bills
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You can also click on one of the topics to see how the legislator has voted on that
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Or you can type any keyword and press Enter. This will find voting records related to your keyword
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Type " [[enter]]"
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You can also check out news stories and tweets about a legislator
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You can even find a Contact button to quickly contact a legislator about anything you need
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The legislator's website, email address and office addresses are listed as well (if provided by the state)
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Committee membership is listed below
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Click "×" once you're done reviewing the legislator
Reviewing committees
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Hover over "Legislators & Committees" and select "Committee Overview"
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Make sure your state (or Congress) is selected
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Click on a committee to review the members of that committee
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All the members, and their roles on that committee, will be listed
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The "Sources" section links to the state website(s) related to that committee
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