Methodology

On This Page

This page documents how SenGov builds and maintains its public directory of government officials and contact records.

Scope

SenGov organizes public information about:

• Federal offices (Senate, House, selected executive references)
• State-level offices (governors, state legislators, and related public records)
• Contact channels published by official government sites

Collection Process

1. Pull candidate records from official government pages and public legislative portals.
2. Normalize names, office labels, state identifiers, and contact fields into a standard format.
3. Generate profile pages with source-backed details for discovery and navigation.

Verification Standards

• Official sources override secondary sources in all conflicts.
• Contact links must resolve to official or government-controlled destinations.
• Obvious data drift (retired officeholder, district change, office URL change) triggers re-validation.
• Sensitive claims are excluded unless supported by an authoritative record.

Neutrality and Editorial Policy

• SenGov is nonpartisan and informational.
• Profiles are formatted for consistency, not endorsement.
• Language is kept factual and source-driven.
• Corrections are applied as soon as verified.

Freshness and Corrections

• Data is updated in rolling cycles and targeted refreshes.
• If you find a broken or outdated record, report it through the contact page.
• Correction requests should include the profile URL and an official source URL.

Citation Guidance

When citing SenGov in your publication:

1. Link directly to the profile or category page used.
2. Include at least one original government source link when possible.
3. Mention the date you accessed the record for transparency.

This helps maintain reproducibility for journalists, researchers, and civic organizations.

For supplemental congressional archive coverage, you can also reference FederalVoice.