# US State Legislators Contacts & Districts Scraper (`scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper`) Actor
Scrape current US state legislators (senators and representatives) with name, party, chamber, district and full contact details: email, capitol and district phone and address, official website, social links and photo. Filter by state, chamber and party. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 80.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $17.00 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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# README
## US State Legislators Contacts & Districts Scraper
> Get every current US state legislator with party, chamber, district and full contact details: email, capitol and district phone and address, official website and photo. Filter by state, chamber and party and export clean structured data for advocacy, lobbying, civic tech and outreach.
**๐ฅ [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/input-schema) ยท ๐ค [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/output-schema) ยท ๐ฐ [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/pricing) ยท โถ๏ธ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/examples)**
Full contacts email & phone
Party & district chamber and role
JSON / CSV / Excel output formats
### What you get
Each record is one current state legislator, ready for a CRM, an outreach list or a spreadsheet:
- **name**, **givenName**, **familyName**: full and split name
- **party**: political party
- **chamber** and **chamberTitle**: upper or lower, plus Senator or Representative
- **district**: the district represented
- **currentRole**: chamber, district, title, start date and jurisdiction
- **state**: two-letter state code
- **email**: direct email address
- **capitolPhone**, **capitolFax**, **capitolAddress**: capitol office contact
- **districtPhone**, **districtFax**, **districtAddress**: district office contact
- **website**: official website
- **links** and **socialLinks**: official and social profile links
- **openstatesUrl**: public profile link
- **image**: official photo URL
- **otherNames**, **sources**: aliases and reference links
- **observedAt**: when the record was collected
### Who is it for
| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Advocacy and lobbying | Teams building contact lists to reach legislators by state and district |
| Civic tech | Builders powering "contact your representative" tools and dashboards |
| Government affairs | Public-affairs and PAC teams mapping decision-makers by chamber and party |
| Research and journalism | Analysts and reporters tracking who holds each seat |
### How to use it
1. Enter a **state** two-letter code (for example `ca`, `tx`, `ny`, `fl`).
2. Optionally pick a **chamber** (upper or lower) and a **party** filter.
3. Set **Max Items** and run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.
### Frequently Asked Questions
**Which legislators are included?**
The current sitting members of the state legislature, both the upper chamber (Senate) and the lower chamber (House or Assembly), with their party, district and contact details.
**Do records include email and phone?**
Yes, where the official record publishes them. Each legislator can include a direct email, a capitol office phone and address and a district office phone and address.
**Can I get just one chamber or one party?**
Yes. Use the chamber filter for upper or lower, and the party filter to keep only legislators whose party matches (for example Democratic or Republican).
**Which states are supported?**
All US states, plus the District of Columbia and territories that publish a legislature, one state per run.
**How fresh is the data?**
Contact details are read at run time so each record reflects the latest published profile (see observedAt).
### Example use cases
Ready-to-run example tasks, each preconfigured for a common scenario. Open one and press run, or use it as a template:
- [State legislators in California](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/examples/osl-legislators-ca): Get California state legislators with name, party, district, chamber, email and phone for civic and advocacy outreach.
- [State legislators in Texas](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/examples/osl-legislators-tx): Get Texas state legislators with name, party, district, chamber, email and phone for civic and advocacy outreach.
- [State legislators in New York](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/examples/osl-legislators-ny): Get New York state legislators with name, party, district, chamber, email and phone for civic and advocacy outreach.
- [State legislators in Florida](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/examples/osl-legislators-fl): Get Florida state legislators with name, party, district, chamber, email and phone for civic and advocacy outreach.
- [State legislators in Illinois](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/examples/osl-legislators-il): Get Illinois state legislators with name, party, district, chamber, email and phone for civic and advocacy outreach.
- [State legislators in Pennsylvania](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/examples/osl-legislators-pa): Get Pennsylvania state legislators with name, party, district, chamber, email and phone for civic and advocacy outreach.
- [State legislators in Ohio](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/examples/osl-legislators-oh): Get Ohio state legislators with name, party, district, chamber, email and phone for civic and advocacy outreach.
- [State legislators in Georgia](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/examples/osl-legislators-ga): Get Georgia state legislators with name, party, district, chamber, email and phone for civic and advocacy outreach.
- [State legislators in Michigan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/examples/osl-legislators-mi): Get Michigan state legislators with name, party, district, chamber, email and phone for civic and advocacy outreach.
- [State legislators in Washington](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper/examples/osl-legislators-wa): Get Washington state legislators with name, party, district, chamber, email and phone for civic and advocacy outreach.
### Related scrapers
- [Polymarket Prediction Markets & Odds Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/polymarket-markets-scraper)
- [Google News Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/google-news-scraper)
### More scrapers at scrapers.lat
This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).
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> This actor is an independent tool and only accesses publicly available civic data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.
# Actor input Schema
## `maxLegislators` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of legislators to collect. Optional.
## `state` (type: `string`):
Two-letter US state or territory code (for example 'ca', 'tx', 'ny', 'fl', 'pr'). One state per run.
## `chamber` (type: `string`):
Optional. Keep only one chamber: upper (Senate) or lower (House / Assembly). Leave as 'all' for both.
## `party` (type: `string`):
Optional. Keep only legislators whose party contains this text (for example 'Democratic', 'Republican', 'Independent').
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"maxLegislators": 50,
"state": "ca",
"chamber": "all"
}
````
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
No description
# API
You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.
## JavaScript example
```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"maxLegislators": 50,
"state": "ca"
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`๐พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
console.dir(item);
});
// ๐ Want to learn more ๐? Go to โ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
```
## Python example
```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"maxLegislators": 50,
"state": "ca",
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("๐พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# ๐ Want to learn more ๐? Go to โ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"maxLegislators": 50,
"state": "ca"
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/openstates-legislators-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
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"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "US State Legislators Contacts & Districts Scraper",
"description": "Scrape current US state legislators (senators and representatives) with name, party, chamber, district and full contact details: email, capitol and district phone and address, official website, social links and photo. Filter by state, chamber and party. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "6jd9HC6BWPbLlIdFg"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/scrapers_lat~openstates-legislators-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapers_lat-openstates-legislators-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/scrapers_lat~openstates-legislators-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-scrapers_lat-openstates-legislators-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
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}
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}
}
},
"/acts/scrapers_lat~openstates-legislators-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-scrapers_lat-openstates-legislators-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"maxLegislators": {
"title": "Max Legislators",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1000000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of legislators to collect. Optional."
},
"state": {
"title": "State",
"type": "string",
"description": "Two-letter US state or territory code (for example 'ca', 'tx', 'ny', 'fl', 'pr'). One state per run."
},
"chamber": {
"title": "Chamber",
"enum": [
"all",
"upper",
"lower"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Keep only one chamber: upper (Senate) or lower (House / Assembly). Leave as 'all' for both.",
"default": "all"
},
"party": {
"title": "Party",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Keep only legislators whose party contains this text (for example 'Democratic', 'Republican', 'Independent')."
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
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"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
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},
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},
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},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
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"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
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}
}
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},
"usageUsd": {
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}
}
```