congress_members

All current and historical members of Congress (12,700+) from the congress-legislators project. Includes bioguide_id (universal key), party, state, chamber, and cross-reference IDs for OpenSecrets, FEC, GovTrack, and more.

Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API

44 rows where party = "American" sorted by full_name

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bioguide_id first_name last_name full_name ▼ nickname party state chamber district first_served last_served is_current opensecrets_id fec_ids govtrack_id thomas_id votesmart_id lis_id wikipedia_id ballotpedia_id birthday gender terms_count served_until trade_count speech_count bills_sponsored vote_count fec_total_received
D000282 Alexander De Witt Alexander De Witt   American MA House 9 1853-12-05 1857-03-03 0   [] 403324       Alexander De Witt   1798-04-02 M 3 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
M000149 Alexander Marshall Alexander Marshall   American KY House 8 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 407172       Alexander Keith Marshall   1808-02-11 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
T000255 Benjamin Thurston Benjamin Thurston   American RI House 2 1847-12-06 1857-03-03 0   [] 410830       Benjamin B. Thurston   1804-06-29 M 6 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
R000097 Charles Ready Charles Ready   American TN House 5 1853-12-05 1859-03-03 0   [] 409077       Charles Ready   1802-12-22 M 4 1859-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
R000095 Edwin Reade Edwin Reade   American NC House 5 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 409075       Edwin Godwin Reade   1812-11-13 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
C000969 Elisha Cullen Elisha Cullen   American DE House 0 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 403080       Elisha D. Cullen   1799-04-23 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
Z000012 Felix Zollicoffer Felix Zollicoffer   American TN House 8 1853-12-05 1859-03-03 0   [] 412005       Felix Zollicoffer   1812-05-19 M 4 1859-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
E000069 Francis Edwards Francis Edwards   American NY House 33 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 403762       Francis S. Edwards   1817-05-28 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
E000228 George Eustis George Eustis   American LA House 1 1855-12-03 1859-03-03 0   [] 403913       George Eustis Jr.   1828-09-28 M 3 1859-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
H000686 Henry Hoffman Henry Hoffman   American MD House 5 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 405539       Henry William Hoffman   1825-11-10 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
S000208 Henry Seaman Henry Seaman   American NY House 2 1845-12-01 1847-03-03 0   [] 409713       Henry J. Seaman   1805-04-16 M 2 1847-03-03 3 0 0 0 0
M000154 Humphrey Marshall Humphrey Marshall   American KY House 7 1849-12-03 1859-03-03 0   [] 407177       Humphrey Marshall (general)   1812-01-13 M 6 1859-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
B000887 Jacob Broom Jacob Broom   American PA House 4 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 401844       Jacob Broom (congressman)   1808-07-25 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
H000244 James Harris James Harris   American MD House 3 1855-12-03 1861-03-03 0   [] 405122       J. Morrison Harris   1817-11-20 M 4 1861-03-03 3 0 0 0 0
R000192 James Ricaud James Ricaud   American MD House 2 1855-12-03 1859-03-03 0   [] 409168       James B. Ricaud   1808-02-11 M 3 1859-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
B000340 John Bell John Bell   American TN Senate   1827-12-03 1859-03-03 0   [] 401331       John Bell (Tennessee politician)   1796-02-18 M 6 1859-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
B000665 John Bouligny John Bouligny   American LA House 1 1859-12-05 1861-03-03 0   [] 401627       John Edward Bouligny   1824-02-05 M 2 1861-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
C000093 John Campbell John Campbell   American PA House 3 1845-12-01 1847-03-03 0   [] 402248       John Hull Campbell   1800-10-10 M 2 1847-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
C000094 John Campbell John Campbell   American KY House 2 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 402249       John P. Campbell Jr.   1820-12-08 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
T000208 John Thompson John Thompson   American KY Senate   1839-12-02 1859-03-03 0   [] 410787       John Burton Thompson   1810-12-14 M 4 1859-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
C000837 Leander Cox Leander Cox   American KY House 9 1853-12-05 1857-03-03 0   [] 402954       Leander Cox   1812-05-07 M 3 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
E000251 Lemuel Evans Lemuel Evans   American TX House 1 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 403933       Lemuel D. Evans   1810-01-08 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
L000262 Lewis Levin Lewis Levin   American PA House 1 1845-12-01 1851-03-03 0   [] 406764       Lewis Charles Levin   1808-11-10 M 4 1851-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
T000351 Mark Trafton Mark Trafton   American MA House 11 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 410921       Mark Trafton   1810-08-01 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
F000311 Nathaniel Foster Nathaniel Foster   American GA House 7 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 404260       Nathaniel Greene Foster   1809-08-25 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
W000064 Percy Walker Percy Walker   American AL House 1 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 411243       Percy Walker     M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
P000578 Richard Puryear Richard Puryear   American NC House 6 1853-12-05 1857-03-03 0   [] 408961       Richard C. Puryear   1801-02-09 M 3 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
P000030 Robert Paine Robert Paine   American NC House 1 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 408441       Robert Treat Paine (North Carolina politician)   1812-02-18 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
T000379 Robert Trippe Robert Trippe   American GA House 3 1855-12-03 1859-03-03 0   [] 410948       Robert Pleasant Trippe   1819-12-21 M 3 1859-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
H000827 Samuel Houston Samuel Houston   American TX Senate   1823-12-01 1859-03-03 0   [] 405674       Sam Houston   1793-03-02 M 7 1859-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
S001130 Samuel Swope Samuel Swope   American KY House 10 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 410581       Samuel F. Swope   1809-03-01 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
W000728 Samuel Woodson Samuel Woodson   American MO House 5 1857-12-07 1861-03-03 0   [] 411881       Samuel H. Woodson (Missouri politician)   1815-10-24 M 3 1861-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
A000070 Thomas Akers Thomas Akers   American MO House 5 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 400729       Thomas P. Akers   1828-10-04 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
R000283 Thomas Rivers Thomas Rivers   American TN House 10 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 409256       Thomas Rivers   1819-09-18 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
W000425 Thomas Whitney Thomas Whitney   American NY House 5 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 411584       Thomas R. Whitney   1807-05-02 M 2 1857-03-03 6 0 0 0 0
W000719 Thomas Woodruff Thomas Woodruff   American NY House 5 1845-12-01 1847-03-03 0   [] 411871       Thomas M. Woodruff   1804-05-03 M 2 1847-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
U000016 Warner Underwood Warner Underwood   American KY House 3 1855-12-03 1859-03-03 0   [] 411039       Warner Underwood   1808-08-07 M 3 1859-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
C000105 William Campbell William Campbell   American NY House 6 1845-12-01 1847-03-03 0   [] 402258       William W. Campbell (New York congressman)   1806-06-10 M 2 1847-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
L000026 William Lake William Lake   American MS House 4 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 406536       William A. Lake   1808-01-06 M 2 1857-03-03 3 0 0 0 0
M000765 William Miller William Miller   American NY House 3 1845-12-01 1847-03-03 0   [] 407743       William S. Miller   1793-08-22 M 2 1847-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
S000637 William Smith William Smith   American AL House 4 1851-12-01 1857-03-03 0   [] 410111       William Russell Smith   1815-03-27 M 4 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
S000651 William Sneed William Sneed   American TN House 2 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 410125       William Henry Sneed   1812-08-27 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
V000007 William Valk William Valk   American NY House 1 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 411066       William Valk   1806-10-12 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
W000266 William Welch William Welch   American CT House 4 1855-12-03 1857-03-03 0   [] 411434       William W. Welch   1818-12-10 M 2 1857-03-03 0 0 0 0 0

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CREATE TABLE congress_members (
    bioguide_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
    first_name TEXT,
    last_name TEXT,
    full_name TEXT,
    nickname TEXT,
    party TEXT,
    state TEXT,
    chamber TEXT,
    district INTEGER,
    first_served TEXT,
    last_served TEXT,
    is_current INTEGER,
    opensecrets_id TEXT,
    fec_ids TEXT,
    govtrack_id INTEGER,
    thomas_id TEXT,
    votesmart_id INTEGER,
    lis_id TEXT,
    wikipedia_id TEXT,
    ballotpedia_id TEXT,
    birthday TEXT,
    gender TEXT,
    terms_count INTEGER,
    served_until TEXT
, trade_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0, speech_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0, bills_sponsored INTEGER DEFAULT 0, vote_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0, fec_total_received INTEGER DEFAULT 0);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_name ON congress_members(last_name, first_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_party ON congress_members(party);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_state ON congress_members(state);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_chamber ON congress_members(chamber);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_current ON congress_members(is_current);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_current_trades ON congress_members(is_current DESC, trade_count DESC);