Civic Data Resources

APIs

• Google Civic Information API

• https://developers.google.com/civic-information/

• GovTrack API

• https://www.govtrack.us/developers

• Open Civic Data

• https://github.com/opencivicdata/

Websites

• http://myreps.datamade.us/

• https://ballotpedia.org/

• https://www.govtrack.us/

• http://empowerla.org/find-your-council/

Representatives of CRASH’s area

President

• Obama

VP

• Biden

Attorney General: Loretta Lynch (Jeff Sessions coming soon?!?)

• Nominated by President, ratified by Senate

Senate: Senator Feinstein, Senator Boxer (Harris coming soon)

• Find yours here

• Elected

• 2 senators each for staggered 6-year terms

Congress: Karen Bass (District 37)

• Find yours here or here

• Elected

• Number of seats by population

California State Legislature

• CA State Senate (Upper House): Senator Holly J. Mitchell (District 30)

• Find yours here

• 40 senators, 4 year terms

• Staggered; 20 out every 2 years

• CA State Assembly (Lower House): Assembly Member Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (District 54)

• 80 members, 2 year terms

• 12 year cap on serving in either of these or both

State Attorney General: Kamala Harris

• Elected by the people in CA and 43 other states

• Appointed by governor in 5

California Constitution

• http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/const-toc.html

Governor

• Jerry Brown

Mayor

• Eric Garcetti

LA City Council

• https://www.lacity.org/your-government/elected-officials/city-council/council-directory

LA County Board of Supervisors

• District 1 - Hilda Solis

• District 2 - Mark Ridley-Thomas (Palms is in District 2)

• District 3 - Sheila Kuehl

• District 4 - Don Knabe

• District 5 - Michael Antonovich

Neighborhood Council

• Find yours here

• Palms

• https://empowerla.org/elections/region11/palmsnc16/

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What Are the Different District Types

Senate Districts (30) / Congressional District (37) / State… Assembly District?? (54) wut is this

Who Do We Contact, Under What Circumstances

• Senator

• Support or oppose bill in the senate

• Support or oppose cabinet level appointment

• Congress

• Support a bill in the house

• Attorney General

• What do they do?

• Federal constitution

• institute civil suits on behalf of the state

• State Attorney General

• Looks at state constitution

• Enforces law

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• House Oversight Committee (website)

• Expose waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government

Who is the Media

Why is Louisiana Still Voting on a Senator?

There was a runoff. Election December 10.

http://www.nola.com/elections/index.ssf/2016/11/kennedy_campbell_louisiana_sen.html