get_member_vote_position {ProPublicaR}

Get a Specific Member’s Vote Positions

Description

To get the most recent vote positions for a specific member of the House of Representatives or Senate. HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/congress/v1/members/member-id/votes.json

Usage

get_member_vote_position(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 the most recent vote positions for a specific member of the House of Representatives or Senate

Examples

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get_member_vote_position('K000388')

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