members

Get and filter the current members of the U.S. Congress.

Examples

from openbb import obb
obb.uscongress.members(provider='congress_gov')
obb.uscongress.members(chamber='house', state='OH', provider='congress_gov')

Parameters

• standard
• congress_gov

chamber: str | None
Filter members by chamber. When None, returns both chambers.

state: str | None
Filter members by two-letter state/territory code (e.g., 'OH').

party: str | None
Filter members by party (Democrat, Republican, Independent).

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Returns

results: CongressMembers

Serializable results.

provider: str | None

Provider name.

warnings: Optional[list[Warning_]]

List of warnings.

chart: Optional[Chart]

Chart object.

extra: dict[str, Any]

Extra info.

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Data

• standard
• congress_gov

bioguide_id: str
The member's Biographical Directory (bioguide) identifier.

name: str
The member's full name.

chamber: str
The chamber the member serves in.

party: str
The member's party.

state: str
The member's state or territory.

district: int | None
The House district number (None for senators).

term_start: date | None
The start date of the member's current term.

term_end: date | None
The end date of the member's current term.

website: str | None
The member's official website.