The complete people directory can be accessed by clicking on search in the top navigation, and selecting "people" from the list of information types. You can search and filter elected officials from the European Parliament, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and United States Congress.
To find who you're looking for you can filter by legislature, year, country, session, or party. Using the search bar you can find people by first or last name. To view a full people profile, click on a person once you've found who you're looking for.
You can follow legislators to receive an email alert after a plenary contribution or parliamentary question is asked. Following legislators is useful to organize key stakeholders across your legislative priorities in one place and to easily stay updated with their ongoing activity. To follow a legislator click the “Follow” button in the right corner of a people profile page and add to the relevant project.
People profiles are connected to many other information types and aggregate an individuals data in one central place. Regardless of legislature selected, people profiles will have a consistent look.
Key information like contact details, party affiliation, and sessions served will always be on the left side.
We aggregate voting data to display legislator stats, including votes with party, votes with majority, and vote attendance.
In the center of a people profile you can find a timeline of the most recent activities, committee assignments, and staff.
The right side of people profiles displays mentions in POLITICO news.
Clicking on the top people profile menu displays additional information. Similarity compares the legislator voting patterns of the selected person, with all other elected officials during a session. You can filter by committee membership, country, and party. This is useful in finding support and opposition once a stakeholder is identified.
Rapporteurships connect any legislation a person is involved with.
Activities include a searchable archive of all speeches, questions, and debates made my a particular person.
Clicking on votes displays all votes a person has taken, along with the vote outcome, all connected to the legislation under consideration.
For EU Members of Parliament you can search, review, and bookmark amendments tabled, all connected to the legislation under consideration.
You can also search and view tweets and retweets from legislators.