Members of Congress who Twitter - OpenCongress Wiki
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Members of Congress who Twitter
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The following members of Congress post on Twitter. Click their name to read their Twitter stream.
Note: This list was generated from the Sunlight Foundation API. Additions or corrections can be sent to James Turk.
Resources
- Ari Herzog's US Government page on the Twitter Fan Wiki has a similar list.
- The Sunlight Foundation's Let our Congress Tweet project advocated for reforms in the ways senators and representatives communicate with constituents.
- The GovTwit Directory has a project to monitor all levels of Government that use Twitter. It includes Federal, State, and Local officials as well as the Armed Forces and Executive Branch agencies. It is maintained by Steve Lunceford (@dslunceford).
- Congressional140 has created a real time portal of all of the Congress members who are actively tweeting at http://www.congressional140.com.
- Squeejee, a Texas-based web development shop, launched Tweet Congress which allows users to search for their own Congressional officials on Twitter, follow them, and even petition them if they are not on Twitter.
Totals
| Senators: | 101 |
|---|---|
| Representatives: | 434 |
| Democrats: | 252 |
| Republicans: | 287 |
| Total: | 543 |
