LegiStorm
LegiStorm is a website and research organization known for posting salaries and personal information on politicians and political staffers.[1]
History
[edit]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 $4,387 in 2023) 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Roig-Franzia, Manuel (April 5, 2009). "LegiStorm makes Capitol hill salaries easier to find". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Glueck, Katie (April 4, 2013). "Hill anger as LegiStorm gets personal". Politico. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Brotherton, Elizabeth (April 23, 2008). "A Calming Edit at LegiStorm". Roll Call. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "LegiStorm Casts Rain Clouds in D.C." Vanity Fair. April 4, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
