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Transferred from unitedstates/congress-legislators#143 -
The list of OCD ids is here:
https://github.com/opencivicdata/ocd-division-ids/blob/master/identifiers/country-us/us_congressional_districts.c…
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There's a field on the /unitedstates called `leadership_roles` that I think would be a nice addition to member profiles.
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Several times I've looking for a function I added in utils.py only to realize it was in a different UnitedStates repo. Some functions are repo-specific, but many, like the download caching, are not. I…
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## About OpenCongress
OpenCongress makes it easy to follow legislation in Congress, from bill introduction to floor vote, as well as profiles for senators and representatives. You can use the site to…
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(A spin-off from #34.)
As the project is growing, it is starting to feel growing pains from the utilities that have been added. Common utilities that do not rely on outside sources should be split in…
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In trying to match names to bioguide IDs, my script tripped over E.G. "Bud" Shuster, born 1932, father of current member Bill Shuster:
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000394…
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Just wondering - this isn't vital - on the outreach / marketing side, goal is to include a screenshot of elected official's profile page in individual outreach emails to them, to get them to sign up. …
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Eric suggested that it'd be nice/possible to get these into the bulk data, they can be generated programmatically.
The list of OCD ids is here:
https://github.com/opencivicdata/ocd-division-ids/blob/…
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Not that it's of any particular urgency, but filing this ticket to reflect a conversation over at unitedstates/wish-list#7 by @wilson428 and @dwillis about getting nominations from THOMAS.
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Seen on:
http://www.opencongress.org/committee/show/6252_senate_committee_on_banking_housing_and_urban_affairs_insurance
http://www.opencongress.org/committee/show/6250_senate_committee_on_banking_h…