[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":285},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-3837880":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":43,"post_text":44,"what":45,"said":62,"maker_in_thread":165,"shape":175,"grid":177,"attempts":247,"same_week":248,"maker_shows":195,"maker_hidden":277,"reader_version":278,"card":279},"3837880","Who represents me in government?","Local-level data is definitely one of our main hurdles.","maker","Show HN: Who represents me in government?","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.govhub.org","govhub.org","5vforest",1334338899,2012,34,28,658,1677,40,"shown","web_saas","civic information lookup","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"elected officials","government representatives","local government","voting districts","mixed",-0.147,{"positive":31,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":33},3,5,6,17,{"idea":36,"execution":39,"docs":41,"design":42},{"positive":37,"critical":38},2,1,{"positive":40,"critical":31},0,{"positive":40,"critical":40},{"positive":40,"critical":37},[32,40,38,40,38,40,31,31,31,40,31,31,40,32,40,31,40,31,38,31,40,32,38,40,38,38,40,40],null,{"problem":46,"audience":44,"pricing":44,"motivation":44,"time_to_build":44,"stack":58,"openness":59,"stage":60,"team_size":61},{"value":47,"source":48,"evidence":49},"Finding which elected officials represent a given address across government levels","inferred",[50,54],{"id":51,"by":52,"text":53},"3838225","andys627","This is AWESOME. People see government as this incomprehensible thing - and parts of it definitely are - but there are simple ways of looking at some stuff. Seeing who represents…",{"id":55,"by":56,"text":57},"3837926","dclowd9901","I really like this. A very simple way to see your reps if you want to contact them. Might I suggest taking the idea a step further: Perhaps finding a way to list key legislation…",[],"unknown","launched","solo",{"praise":63,"objections":81,"requests":131,"questions":154,"alternatives":159},[64,73],{"value":65,"source":66,"evidence":67},"Simple way to see your representatives and contact them","commenter",[68,69],{"id":55,"by":56,"text":57},{"id":70,"by":71,"text":72},"3838284","jerrya","This is awesome, and I needed it just yesterday to determine who my local representative is. You use a nice large font too, but then I'd suggest making the…",{"value":74,"source":66,"evidence":75},"Nice interface",[76,80],{"id":77,"by":78,"text":79},"3839106","jsabo","Can you go more into the challenges you had? From the few minutes I spent on your site I didn't see too much of a difference from what I can obtain from Project Vote Smart. That…",{"id":70,"by":71,"text":72},[82,101,108,123],{"value":83,"source":66,"evidence":84},"Local officials should be shown first, not federal",[85,89,93,97],{"id":86,"by":87,"text":88},"3838119","cfinke","That's neat. I agree with the other commenters that local officials should be shown first. FWIW, it looks like you haven't yet taken into account Minnesota's recent…",{"id":90,"by":91,"text":92},"3837979","Tiktaalik","I wonder if the ordering of who represents you should be handled differently. Sorted starting from local is in many ways more relevant. 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Others may disagree with me, but seeing the Supreme Court listed as my representatives made my eyes roll…",{"value":109,"source":66,"evidence":110},"Tabs are hard to notice and switching tabs shows a blank page",[111,115,119],{"id":112,"by":113,"text":114},"3838295","xbryanx","The tabs need more visual weight. I was unimpressed at first until I noticed that I could dig into the meaty information at county and state level.",{"id":116,"by":117,"text":118},"3838768","nollidge","Switching to a different tab (Federal\u002FState\u002FLocal) just shows a blank page until I manually reload. Chrome 18.0.1025.152 m on Windows 7.",{"id":120,"by":121,"text":122},"3838925","Dejital","Ditto on Chrome *.162 on Snow Leopard.",{"value":124,"source":66,"evidence":125},"Outdated data, such as a former mayor and pre-redistricting representative",[126,130],{"id":127,"by":128,"text":129},"3837984","LeafStorm","I was expecting state-level officials to appear in the list considering that information on federal officials is already available in many places and having state information…",{"id":86,"by":87,"text":88},[132,139,143,149],{"value":133,"source":66,"evidence":134},"Campaign contribution and voting record data",[135,136],{"id":55,"by":56,"text":57},{"id":137,"by":11,"text":138},"3838309","Hey, thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions! 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