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LegiStorm is a website and research organization known for posting salaries and personal information on politicians and political staffers. [1]

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History

It was founded in the fall of 2006 by Jock Friedly. [1] At the time, it operated out of an old school building on the outskirts of the Capitol Hill neighborhood. [1] The website offers a subscription tier called LegiStorm Pro. [2]

In 2008, LegiStorm began posting the financial disclosures of congressional staff prompting some concern about the release of sensitive personal information. In response, the United States House of Representatives paid LegiStorm US$3,100(equivalent to $4,214 in 2022) to cover the cost of redacting certain details including home addresses and personal signatures from the disclosures of its staff. [3]

Some congressional staffers have criticized the website. [4] In 2013, the website began using the StormFeed tool to post the personal Twitter accounts. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Roig-Franzia, Manuel (April 5, 2009). "LegiStorm makes Capitol hill salaries easier to find". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-06-01 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Glueck, Katie (2013-04-04). "Hill anger as LegiStorm gets personal". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  3. Brotherton, Elizabeth (2008-04-23). "A Calming Edit at LegiStorm". Roll Call. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  4. "LegiStorm Casts Rain Clouds in D.C." Vanity Fair. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2023-06-02.