Members of Congress

Biography

• Congressional Directory
• Congressional Pictorial Directory
• Biographical Directory of Congress, 1774 - Present

Contacting

• Who is my Senator
• Who is my Representative
• Addresses for Connecticut's Congressional Delegation

Costs of Running a Congressional Office

Description: Detailed reports of salary payments to staff and reimbursements to Members' and Committee offices for such expenses as travel, clipping services, magazine subscriptions and incidentals are compiled by the House and the Senate.

• The House of Representatives issues The Statement of Disbursements report quarterly.
• The Senate issues The Report of the Secretary of the Senate twice a year

Directories at the State Library

• Congressional Staff Directory (GIS Ref JK 1012.C65)
• Congressional Yellow Book (GIS Ref JK 1083.B55)
• Official Congressional Directory (Latest edition in Reference Y 4.P 93/1:1/Congress)

Financial Disclosure

• Center for Responsive Politics: A non-partisan, non-profit research group that tracks money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
• Federal Election Commission: An independent regulatory agency charged with administering the Federal Election Campaign Act. This site includes financial disclosure reports including contributions received by a specific campaign from individuals, committees and PACs.
• LexisNexis™ Congressional, a database produced by LexisNexis™,  available through the public Internet terminals at the Connecticut State Library. More information.
• Political Moneyline: Sponsored by TRKC Inc., an Internet news and tracking service. This site collects and provides financial data on candidates, donors, disbursements, PACs, and parties.
• Project Vote Smart: A nationwide citizens organization. The Web site includes links to financial information on elected officials, both federal and state.

Issue Positions/Voting Records

• House
• Senate
• Project Vote Smart
• Roll Call Votes - THOMAS
• CQ Electronic Library, a database produced by Congressional Quarterly, is available through the public Internet terminals at the Connecticut State Library. More information.

Special Interest Group Ratings of Members

• Annual Rating of Congress: Sponsored by the American Conservative Union which has rated every member of Congress since 1971.
• Congressional Report Cards: Prepared by the Voter Information Services, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that rates how closely a member's legislation reflects the position of a particular advocacy group.
• Project Vote Smart: A nationwide citizen's organization that collects performance evaluations from special interest groups.

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Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit,  11/2007.