`get_member`

Pack: propublica-congress · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/propublica-congress/mcp

Get details for a specific member of Congress by their ProPublica member ID. Returns biography, current role, committee assignments, and voting record. Example: get_member(“S001191”).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	ProPublica Congress API key
`member_id`	string	yes	ProPublica member ID (e.g., “S001191” for Chuck Schumer)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-propublica-congress-api-key",
  "member_id": "S001191"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/propublica-congress/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_member","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-propublica-congress-api-key","member_id":"S001191"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_member', {
  "_apiKey": "your-propublica-congress-api-key",
  "member_id": "S001191"
});

Response shape

Always returns: id, name, party, date_of_birth, gender, url, twitter, most_recent_vote, current_role

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string \| null	Member ID
`name`	string \| null	Full name
`party`	string \| null	Political party
`date_of_birth`	string \| null	Date of birth
`gender`	string \| null	Gender
`url`	string \| null	Official URL
`twitter`	string \| null	Twitter account handle
`most_recent_vote`	string \| null	Most recent vote date
`current_role`	object \| null	Current role details

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Member ID"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Full name"
    },
    "party": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Political party"
    },
    "date_of_birth": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Date of birth"
    },
    "gender": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Gender"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Official URL"
    },
    "twitter": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Twitter account handle"
    },
    "most_recent_vote": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Most recent vote date"
    },
    "current_role": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Current role details",
      "properties": {
        "congress": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "number",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Congress number"
        },
        "chamber": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Chamber"
        },
        "title": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Title"
        },
        "state": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "State"
        },
        "district": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "District"
        },
        "start_date": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Start date"
        },
        "end_date": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "End date"
        },
        "bills_sponsored": {
          "type": [
            "number",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Number of bills sponsored"
        },
        "bills_cosponsored": {
          "type": [
            "number",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Number of bills cosponsored"
        },
        "missed_votes_pct": {
          "type": [
            "number",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Percentage of votes missed"
        },
        "votes_with_party_pct": {
          "type": [
            "number",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Percentage of votes with party"
        },
        "committees": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Committee assignments",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": [
                  "string",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "Committee name"
              },
              "code": {
                "type": [
                  "string",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "Committee code"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "name",
    "party",
    "date_of_birth",
    "gender",
    "url",
    "twitter",
    "most_recent_vote",
    "current_role"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "propublica-congress": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/propublica-congress/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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