Jr.DevJobs Challenge: Legislator Lookup

Introduction

In this challenge you will create a webpage using the Sunlight Foundation's Congress API to lookup United States legislators by zip code. For each legislator you will display the details defined in the user story.

You are free to do this in any language or framework, however the sample is written in JavaScript.

Getting Started

To begin, Fork this repository to your GitHub account by clicking the Fork icon in the upper-right section of this page.

If you're new to Forking, we suggest reading the GitHub documentation before moving forward.

Finally, in order to use the Congress API you must register for a free API Key from the Sunlight Foundation.

User Story

As a user, I want to view the details of the legislators in my area by providing my zip code.

Basic Details

• First and last name
• Chamber of congress and party affiliation
• Link to their government bio page (ex. http://woodall.house.gov/)
• Phone number and email address

Advanced Details

• Profile picture (Hint: This Congressional Images Repo hosts images listed by each legislator's bioguide_id)
• Links to sponsored bills (including the bill ID and title if available) (Hint: Pass a legislator's bioguide_id to the /bills?apikey=API_KEY&sponsor_id__in= end-point)
• Icons/Links to social media networks

Example

The screenshot below is an example of how to display the details of legislators in the 30024 zip code.