Congress.gov Member

Schema for a member of Congress from the Congress.gov API v3

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
bioguideId	string	The Bioguide identifier uniquely identifying this member across all Congresses
name	string	Full name (Last, First M.)
firstName	string	First name
lastName	string	Last name
state	string	Two-letter state abbreviation represented
party	string	Party affiliation (R, D, I, etc.)
chamber	string	Current chamber
district	integernull	Congressional district number (House members only)
birthYear	string	Year of birth
deathYear	stringnull	Year of death (null if living)
currentMember	boolean	Whether this member is currently serving
terms	array	All terms of Congressional service
officeAddress	stringnull	Congressional office address
phoneNumber	stringnull	Congressional office phone number
officialWebsiteUrl	stringnull	Official congressional website URL
sponsoredLegislation	object	Count and URL for sponsored legislation
cosponsoredLegislation	object	Count and URL for cosponsored legislation
updateDate	string	When this member record was last updated

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JSON Schema

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  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-house-of-representatives/main/json-schema/congress-gov-member-schema.json",
  "title": "Congress.gov Member",
  "description": "Schema for a member of Congress from the Congress.gov API v3",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "bioguideId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Bioguide identifier uniquely identifying this member across all Congresses"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full name (Last, First M.)"
    },
    "firstName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "First name"
    },
    "lastName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Last name"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state abbreviation represented"
    },
    "party": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Party affiliation (R, D, I, etc.)"
    },
    "chamber": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current chamber",
      "enum": ["House", "Senate"]
    },
    "district": {
      "type": ["integer", "null"],
      "description": "Congressional district number (House members only)"
    },
    "birthYear": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Year of birth"
    },
    "deathYear": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Year of death (null if living)"
    },
    "currentMember": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether this member is currently serving"
    },
    "terms": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "All terms of Congressional service",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "congress": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Congress number served"
          },
          "chamber": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Chamber served"
          },
          "memberType": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Type: Senator, Representative, Delegate, Resident Commissioner"
          },
          "startYear": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Year term began"
          },
          "endYear": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Year term ended"
          },
          "stateCode": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Two-letter state code"
          },
          "stateName": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Full state name"
          },
          "district": {
            "type": ["integer", "null"],
            "description": "Congressional district number"
          },
          "partyName": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Full party name"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "officeAddress": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Congressional office address"
    },
    "phoneNumber": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Congressional office phone number"
    },
    "officialWebsiteUrl": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Official congressional website URL"
    },
    "sponsoredLegislation": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Count and URL for sponsored legislation",
      "properties": {
        "count": {"type": "integer"},
        "url": {"type": "string"}
      }
    },
    "cosponsoredLegislation": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Count and URL for cosponsored legislation",
      "properties": {
        "count": {"type": "integer"},
        "url": {"type": "string"}
      }
    },
    "updateDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When this member record was last updated"
    }
  },
  "required": ["bioguideId", "name", "state", "currentMember"]
}