Legislative Information Lookup
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[hide]Overview
The Legislative Information Lookup feature allows administrators to pull legislative data into Text Box – Single or Multiple Line custom fields. This data includes the Representative Name, District Name, and District Type for both the Assembly (lower house) and the Senate (upper house) based on the organization's address.
Note: This feature is NOT available if multiple address types are enabled. You can check this setting under Global Settings > System Tab.
How to Configure the Feature
- Navigate to Global Settings > Organizations Tab and toggle on "Enable Legislative Information Lookup on Organization Address Standard Field."
- Click the Add button to insert a new mapping row.
- In the Mapping Field column, enter the path to the desired data (e.g., reps\lower\full_name).
- In the Custom Field column, enter or paste the name of the Text Box – Single or Multiple Line custom field where you want the data to be stored. If the field exists, it will appear below the input. Note: you must select the field after pasting or typing the name.
- Click Save, then repeat the process for any additional data mappings.
How to Use the Feature
Note multiple address types must NOT be enabled if you wish to use this feature. (Global Settings > System Tab).
- Open an organization record that has a U.S. address.
- Next to the Address standard field, click "Populate Legislative Information."
- Click Save to store the populated data in the record.
Mapping Field Paths
Data is sourced from OpenStates.org.
State Assembly (lower house)
| Data | Mapping Field |
|---|---|
| Representative Name: | reps\lower\full_name |
| District Name | reps\lower\district |
| District Type | reps\lower\party |
State Senate (upper house)
| Data | Mapping Field |
|---|---|
| Representative Name: | reps\upper\full_name |
| District Name | reps\upper\district |
| District Type | reps\upper\party |
Data for the House of Representatives is no longer available as of April 2025 as google has sunset this data feed. https://groups.google.com/g/google-civicinfo-api/c/9fwFn-dhktA
| Representative Name: | city\offices\offcials\name |
| District Name: | city\name |
| District Type: | city\offices\offcials\party |
