Open States API examples

OpenStatesApiExamples.json

/** Open States API - Data for all state legislatures (well, 38 states so far)
 *   API documentation, method listing, and example GISTs at:
 *   http://openstates.sunlightlabs.com/api/
 * 
 *  Base URL = http://openstates.sunlightlabs.com/api/v1
 *   NOTE: All GET requests to this base URL must include an 'apikey' query parameter.
 *
 *   My API key looks like this "/districts/tx?apikey=350284d0c6af453b9b56f6c1c7fea1f9"
 *
 *  Resource Path Examples:
 *
 *   /legislators/?state=ny&active=true       // list of active legislators in New York
 *   /legislators/NYL000002                   // detail for a particular legislator with this ID
 *
 *   /committees/?state=ny                    // list of all legislative committees in New York
 *   /committees/NYC000014                    // detail for a particular committee with this ID
 *
 **/

// LEGISLATOR snippet from: /legislators/NYL000002
{
  "id" : "NYL000002",
  "leg_id" : "NYL000002",
  "state" : "ny",
  "chamber" : "upper",
  "party" : "Democratic",
  "district" : "15",
  "full_name" : "Joseph P Addabbo Jr.",
  "photo_url" : "http://www.nysenate.gov/files/imagecache/senator_teaser/profile-pictures/Addabbo.SD15.jpg",
  "updated_at" : "2011-09-06 06:24:39",
  "created_at" : "2011-05-05 01:29:13",
  "roles" : [
    {
      "term" : "2011-2012",
      "end_date" : null,
      "district" : "15",
      "chamber" : "upper",
      "state" : "ny",
      "party" : "Democratic",
      "type" : "member",
      "start_date" : null
    },
    {
      "term" : "2011-2012",
      "committee_id" : "NYC000001",
      "chamber" : "upper",
      "state" : "ny",
      "subcommittee" : null,
      "committee" : "Aging",
      "type" : "committee member"
    },
    {
      "term" : "2011-2012",
      "committee_id" : "NYC000014",
      "chamber" : "upper",
      "state" : "ny",
      "subcommittee" : null,
      "committee" : "Education",
      "type" : "committee member"
    }
  ]
}

// COMMITTEE snippet from: /committees/NYC000014
{
  "id" : "NYC000014",
  "committee" : "Education",
  "chamber" : "upper",
  "state" : "ny",
  "created_at" : "2011-05-05 01:30:48",
  "updated_at" : "2011-09-06 06:24:38",
  "members" : [
    {
      "leg_id" : "NYL000002",
      "role" : "member",
      "name" : "Joseph P. Addabbo Jr"
    },
    {
      "leg_id" : "NYL000004",
      "role" : "member",
      "name" : "Tony Avella"
    },
    {
      "leg_id" : "NYL000007",
      "role" : "member",
      "name" : "Neil D. Breslin"
    }
  ]
}