sunlight-api/openstates/legislators.go
2016-06-16 11:22:03 -05:00

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package openstates
import (
"encoding/json"
"net/url"
)
// SearchLegislators retrieves a list of legislators based on a number of
// parameters, the results do not include the `roles` or `old_roles` items
// by default
// Valid Parameters:
// * state - Filter by state
// * first_name - Filter by first name
// * last_name - Filter by last name
// * chamber - Only legislators with a role in the specified chamber
// * active - 'true' (default) to only include current legislators
// * term - Only legislators that have a role in a certain term
// * district - Only legislators that have represented the specified district
// * party - Only legislators that have been associated with a specified
// party
func (o *OpenStates) SearchLegislators(v url.Values) ([]Legislator, error) {
var ret []Legislator
var err error
var getVal []byte
if getVal, err = o.call("legislators", v); err != nil {
return ret, err
}
err = json.Unmarshal(getVal, &ret)
if err == nil {
//for i := range ret {
//}
}
return ret, err
}