Overview

The Legislative Information Lookup feature allows administrators to pull legislative data into Text Box – Single or Multiple Line custom fields. This data includes the Representative Name, District Name, and District Type for both the Assembly (lower house) and the Senate (upper house) based on the organization's address.

Note: This feature is NOT available if multiple address types are enabled. You can check this setting under Global Settings > System tab.

How to Configure the Feature

System Administration (gear icon) >> Global Settings >> Organizations (tab) >> [Enable Legislative Information Lookup on Organization Address Standard Field]

1. Click the Add button to insert a new mapping row.
2. In the Mapping Field column, enter the path to the desired data (Example: "reps\lower\full_name").
3. In the Custom Field column, enter or paste the name of the "Text Box – Single" or Text Box - Multiple Line" custom field where you want the data to be stored. If the field exists, it will appear below the input. Note: You must select the field after pasting or typing the name.
4. Click Save. Repeat the process for any additional data mappings.

How to Use the Feature

Note: Multiple address types must NOT be enabled if you wish to use this feature. Go to Global Settings > System tab to view settings. 

1. Open an organization record that has a U.S. address.
2. Next to the Address standard field, click "Populate Legislative Information" (arrow button).
3. Click Save to store the populated data in the record.

Mapping Field Paths

Upper and Lower house data is sourced from OpenStates.org.

State Senate (upper house)

State Assembly (lower house)

House of Representatives (Data no longer available)

Google has sunset this data feed as of April 2025 (See Google's sunset announcement). We will continue providing state legislator data for both the upper (Senate) and lower (Assembly) houses using a feed from openstates.org (see above). However, Federal Legislator Data (see below) will no longer be available. If you have organization mappings with entries like "city\X" in the mapping column, those fields will stop returning data. You may wish to remove these mappings and hide the associated custom fields. This setting can be adjusted under: Global Settings > Organizations tab. The specific fields to review are listed in the "Custom Field" column.