Project Vote Smart began as a simple research project in 1990. Would citizens defend themselves from the mudslinging, issueless tactics used by political candidates to manipulate them? Since then, hundreds of volunteers and student interns have labored to provide their fellow citizens with the most crucial tool to citizens in a democracy: abundant, relevant information on those who wish to govern us, or wish to replace those who already do.

Click on any state and receive detailed information on congressional races.

Get insider access to Congress and your representatives' votes with Congressional Quarterly's "PathFinder" site. This site allows you to search for past Congressional Roll Call Votes by the representatives' last name, state, Zip Code, voting district, etc.

FECinfo is a site that allows you to search for individuals who have donated to congressional and presidential campaigns, query party and PAC campaign movements, etc. Search techniques include name, occupation, employer, Zip Code, etc.