Wikipedia:WikiProject US State Legislatures/Resources
This page is meant to hold resources related to US state legislatures and their legislators.
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Lists of legislators
[edit]Some states maintain databases of their former legislators or publish books of biographical sketches, which can be a useful starting point for editors looking for information.
Key:
- Current legislators - a listing of the state's legislators currently in office
- Former legislators - a listing of former legislators
- State encyclopedia - an encyclopedia related to the state, which can have some entries on state legislators
- MnM - indicates there is a Mix'n'Match catalog related to this, for use with Wikidata (can be useful for finding legislators with no Wikidata entry, which likely means no article)
| State | Current legislators | Former legislators | State encyclopedia | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama |
none | Encyclopedia of Alabama (MnM) | ||
 Alaska |
100 Years of Alaska's Legislature (1913-2013) (MnM) | none | ||
 American Samoa |
House and Senate | none | ||
 Arizona |
House and Senate | Arizona Legislators: Then and Now (MnM) | none | |
 Arkansas |
House and Senate | Legislator search (1987-present) | Encyclopedia of Arkansas | |
 California |
none | none | ||
 Colorado |
House and Senate | Colorado Legislator History Database | none | |
 Connecticut |
Current and Historical Connecticut State Legislators (data download) | none | ||
 Delaware |
none | none | ||
 Florida |
none | none | ||
 Guam |
Senators | Legislatures | ||
 Georgia |
none | New Georgia Encyclopedia | ||
 Hawaii |
All Legislators (2011-present) | none | ||
 Idaho |
none | none | ||
 Illinois |
none | none | ||
 Indiana |
none | Indiana Legislator Database | none | |
 Iowa |
Iowa Legislators Past and Present (MnM) | none | ||
 Kansas |
none | none | ||
 Kentucky |
none | none | Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project (contains interviews with some legislators) | |
 Louisiana |
none | none | ||
 Maine |
Maine Legislators Biographical Database | none | ||
 Maryland |
(House of Delegates) Former Delegates | none | ||
 Massachusetts |
Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (various years) | none | ||
 Michigan |
none | Michigan County Histories and Atlases | ||
 Minnesota |
Minnesota Legislators Past & Present (MnM) | none | ||
 Mississippi |
List of former members of the Mississippi State Senate | none | ||
 Missouri |
Historical Missouri State Legislators | none | ||
 Montana |
House and Senate | Lawmakers of Montana ("Copper Book") (1949-present) | none | |
 Nebraska |
Legislature |
|
none | |
 Nevada |
Nevada Legislators, 1861-Current | none | ||
 New Hampshire |
none | none | ||
 New Jersey |
House and Senate | none | none | |
 New Mexico |
Find My Legislator (1996-present) | none | ||
 New York |
none | none | ||
 North Carolina |
none | NCpedia (MnM) | ||
 North Dakota |
House and Senate | North Dakota Legislative Assembly (MnM) | none | |
 Northern Mariana Islands |
none | |||
 Ohio |
none | none | ||
 Oklahoma |
(House of Representatives) Historic Members | none | ||
 Oregon |
Chronological List | none | Good summary of resources available | |
 Pennsylvania |
none | |||
 Puerto Rico |
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 Rhode Island |
none | none | ||
 South Carolina |
none | none | ||
 South Dakota |
House and Senate | Historical Listing (MnM) | none | |
 Tennessee |
none | none | ||
 Texas |
Texas Legislators: Past & Present (MnM) | Handbook of Texas (MnM) | ||
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
Senators | none | ||
 Utah |
Legislators By Year (1896-present) | none | ||
 Vermont |
Find a Legislator (2009-present) | none | ||
 Virginia |
(House of Delegates) Burgesses and Delegates | Encyclopedia Virginia (MnM) | ||
 Washington |
House and Senate | none | none | |
 Washington, D.C. |
City Council | none | none | |
 West Virginia |
none | none | ||
 Wisconsin |
none | none | ||
 Wyoming |
Wyoming Legislator Database (MnM) | none | Wyoming Blue Book | |