(Following is a list complied by Maureen Groppe, Gannett Washington Bureau)
LEARN about YOUR senators and representatives:
WHO are YOUR elected lawmakers? - (Using your zip code, find names of your lawmakers)
Web site for Senate
Web site of House of Representatives
Where do your lawmakers get campaign money? ( This site analyzes where candidates get their campaign money and how they spend it. click on "Politicians & Elections" and follow the menu options.)
Your lawmakers' voting record
Another site for your lawmakers' voting record
Who pays for your lawmakers' trips?
Bills your lawmakers have sponsored
How your lawmakers are spending their office budgets - (House)
(The Senate information is not yet online.)
How Interest groups rate your lawmaker (Go to Project Vote Smart and click on "Interest Group Rathings" on the left, then select your state. Click on "Congress" and then select.
How often your lawmakers speak up (C-SPAN ranks lawmakers by the number of days they spoke on the floor and links to each appearance.)
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