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14.1. Creating a New Legislator Record

Creating a New Legislator Record

Federal legislator records are updated automatically on a semi-monthly basis by Aristotle.  The instructions below are for adding a single legislator that has either not yet been populated or is a state/local legislator that you need to add one-off.  If you require entire state/local legislator loads in your database, please contact technical support.

 
  1.  Go to File > New Legislator. This will bring you to the New Legislator Page where you can enter in the Basic Information for the Legislator you are trying to add. After entering the Basic Information select Save.
  2. Next, you will need to create the district information for the legislator added.  To do this, click the Add District button. A pop-up  will open.
  3. In the pop-up window, select the appropriate Type, Code, State and District If you do not see the appropriate district information, contact Technical Support. 
  4. Click Add when you have completed the district info.  
  5. Click the Save icon  at the top of the screen to commit all changes.
  6. If this is a Federal Candidate enter the Candidates FEC ID number in the ID field. This number starts with either a S, H, or P.
  7. To save the ID select "Update" Under next to the District Information, then select to save the record
  8. Enter any other information you wish into the Legislator's record and save the record.

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