www.votesmart.org - Select your state [Click to view Web site]

What do you want to know about your Congressman/Senator’s background? Different tools offer varying degrees of information about members of Congress. VoteSmart.org provides excellent background and biographical information. Go to www.votesmart.org and select from the left hand column “Biographical Information.” Select your state from the list provided.

www.votesmart.org/official_five_categories.php?dist=bio.php

Pick Congress [Click to view Web site]

Once you have chosen your state, pick Congress.

www.votesmart.org/official_five_categories.php?state_id=IN&go.x=16&go.y=7

Select your congressman or senator [Click to view Web site]

Then select your Congressman or Senator.

www.votesmart.org/official_congress_state.php?state_id=IN

Biographical Information [Click to view Web site]

Project VoteSmart.org provides a wealth of information that includes birth dates, educational backgrounds, family information, professional backgrounds, organizational memberships, political experience, committee assignments, Web site addresses, email addresses, capitol office contacts, district office contacts, and campaign office contacts.

www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26855

Click on your state [Click to view Web site]

Biographical Information from Other Tools

Congresspedia has also compiled detailed biographical information on members of Congress.

Click on your state.

www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Portal:2008_U.S._Congressional_Elections

Congress members in your state [Click to view Web site]

Congresspedia takes you to the state page where you see a list of all the members of Congress from your state.

sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Portal:Minnesota_and_the_U.S._Congress

Jim Oberstar [Click to view Web site]

Click on your representative or senator and you go to a wiki page for that official, complete with useful biographical information covering professional and political experience.

This is Jim Oberstar’s Page – Congressman from Minnesota