https://github.com/steveklabnik/sunlight-congress

A wrapper for the Sunlight Foundation's Congress API
https://github.com/steveklabnik/sunlight-congress

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A wrapper for the Sunlight Foundation's Congress API

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/steveklabnik/sunlight-congress
• Owner: steveklabnik
• License: mit
• Created: 2013-04-08T04:36:55.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-12-28T22:09:25.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-27T17:51:27.939Z (26 days ago)
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage: https://github.com/steveklabnik/sunlight-congress
• Size: 77.1 KB
• Stars: 36
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 27
• Open Issues: 13
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# Sunlight::Congress

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*The API this uses has been shutdown.* Follow [this post](https://www.propublica.org/nerds/congress-api-bill-subjects-personal-explanations-and-sunsetting-sunlight) for more information.

This is a wrapper for the [Sunlight Foundation's Congress API](http://sunlightlabs.github.io/congress/).

It is very much a work in progress, and only supports part of the API. Any

assistance with implementing extra calls would be appreciated!

## Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

    gem 'sunlight-congress'

And then execute:

    $ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

    $ gem install sunlight-congress

## Usage

The first thing you need to do is set up an API key. You can apply for one

[here](http://services.sunlightlabs.com/accounts/register/). They're free and

have no usage limits.

Once you have your key:

```ruby

require 'sunlight-congress'

Sunlight::Congress.api_key = "lolthisisnotarealkey"

```

Then, you can build various objects relating to the API. For example:

```ruby

Sunlight::Congress::Legislator.by_zipcode("90210")

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