awesome-political-tech

Open Source Tools and Resources

• Absurdity IndexDatasets

  Scores real U.S. federal legislation on a 1-10 absurdity scale and publishes satirical common-sense alternative bills. Public JSON API available at

• ActBlue Connector for AirByteData Management

• Archive of Political EmailsEmail

  Email archive that collects email from candidates, elected officials, PACs, NGOs, etc.

• Can I Email?Email

  HTML/CSS feature reference for compatability and client support. Important to know that 60% of your recipients won't see your slick linear-gradient header, so be sure to set a fallback.

• dedupeioData Management

  Python library that uses machine learning to perform fuzzy matching, deduplication, and record-linking.

• FEC Bulk DataDatasets

  Bulk data downloads for Federal committees.