get_congress_member {ProPublicaR}

Get a Specific Member

Description

To get biographical and Congressional role information for a particular member of Congress. HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/congress/v1/members/member-id.json

Usage

get_congress_member(member_id, page = 1, myAPI_Key)

Arguments

member_id

The ID of the member to retrieve; it is assigned by the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress or can be retrieved from a member list request.

page

Results come in batches of 20. The page parameter specifies which one to retrieve.

myAPI_Key

API key from Propublica To use the congress API, you must sign up for an API key.

Value

List of returned JSON from endpoint that retrieves biographical and Congressional role information for a particular member of Congress

Examples

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get_congress_member('K000388')

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