AskThem is our new non-profit project for questions-and-answers with elected officials at every level of government.
Please find below the names of elected officials who have already volunteered to respond to popular questions from their constituents (about two per month) as verified responders on AskThem.
We’ll be continually updating this list as more elected officials join our non-partisan project for civic engagement. For more info on how AskThem facilitates online public dialogue, please see our slide deck for elected officials.
Our big thanks to these #opengov leaders, listed below, we’ll work together to build a more responsive government. And this is just the start – remember, elected officials can sign up now and be listed here, takes just a minute, or email josh at askthem.io for more info and to get in touch. It’s free of charge and open to everyone, with open data for a better representative democracy. Here’s looking ahead to public launch – get in touch for a site preview beforehand.
Verified Responders as of Feb.10th, 2014
(Not every participating elected official below currently has a profile page in AskThem, as we’re still rolling-out profile pages from our data sources. But we still have access to official government data for all of them, and everyone in office below will have an AskThem profile page not long after our launch.)Â
1. Sly James, Mayor, Kansas City, Missouri
2. Ed Ford, Council Member, 2nd District-At-Large, Kansas City, Missouri
3. Dick Davis, Council Member, 1st District, Kansas City, Missouri
4. Zephyr Teachout, Gubernatorial Candidate, New York, New York
5. Jeff Kurzon, House of Representatives Candidate, District 7, New York, New York
6. Brad Lander, Council Member, District 39, Brooklyn, New York
7. Helen Rosenthal, Council Member, District 6, New York, New York
8. Antonio Reynoso, Council Member, District, 34, Brooklyn, New York
9. Ben Kallos, Council Member, District 5, New York, New York
10. Mark D. Levine, Council Member, District 7, New York, New York
11. Marcos Crespo, Assemblyman, District #85, New York, New York
12. Gale Brewer, Borough President, Manhattan, New York
13. Alex Torpy, Mayor, South Orange, Jersey
14. Brad Hoylman, State Senator, District 27, NY
15. Andy Goodell, Assemblymember, District 150, New York
16. Dan Quart, Assemblymember, District 73, New York
17. Lee Leffingwell, Mayor, Austin, Texas
18. Sheryl Cole, Mayor Pro Term, Austin, Texas
19. Bill Spelman, Councilor, District 5, Austin, Texas
20. Chris Riley, Councilor, District 1, Austin, Texas
21. Mike Martinez, Councilor, Austin, Texas
22. Don Berwick, Candidate for Governor, Massachusetts
23. Janice Cooper, State Representative, District 107, Maine
24. Bob Ballinger, State Representative, District 97, Arkansas
25. Bobby Moak, State Representative, District 53, Mississippi
26. Brian Greene, State Representative, District 57, Utah
27. Todd Weiler, State Representative, District 23, Utah
28. Linda Finn, State Representative, District 72, Rhode Island
29. Gage Froerer, State Representative, District 8, Utah
30. Robert Brawley, State Representative, District 95, North Carolina
31. Aaron Osmond, State Senator, District 10, Utah
32. Kelly McCarthy, State Representative, Montana
33. Susana Mendoza, City Clerk, Chicago, Illinois
34. Patricia Todd, State Representative, Alabama
35. Bill Gulliford, City Council President, District 13, Jacksonville, Florida
36. Colleen Garry, State Representative, District 35, Massachusetts
37. Chris Malone, State Representative, District 35, North Carolina
38. Doug Issacson, State Representative, North Pole, Alaska
39. Steven Smith, State Representative, District 11, New Hampshire
40. Fred Fitch, Mayor of Lawton, Oklahoma
41. Matthew Marchant, Mayor of Carrollton, Texas
42. Marcos Crespo, Assemblymember, 85th District, New York
43. Charles Weed, State Representative, District 3, New Hampshire
44. Kevin Shoemaker, Sheriff, Macon County, Missouri
45. Stephanie Singer, Commissioner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
46. Russ Crawford, Board Member, Tazewell County, District 3, Montana
47. Joe McElveen, Mayor of Sumter, South Carolina
48. Thomas Shepperd, Supervisor, Yorktown, District 5, Virginia
49. George Gordon, Board Member, McLean County, District 6, Illinois
50. Christopher Reilly, Commissioner, York County, Pennsylvania
51. Jason Falls, Commissioner, Cleveland County, North Carolina
52. Steven Reed, Probate Judge, Montgomery County, Alabama
53. Mike Yoder, Commissioner, Elkheart County, District 2, Indiana
54. Michael Pipe, Commissioner, Centre County, Pennsylvania
55. Jason Ward, Commissioner, Polk County, Georgia
56. Scott Hege, Commissioner, Wasco County, Washington
57. James Timberlake, Commissioner, Powhatan County, Virginia
58. Charlie Renny, Commissioner, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
59. Tom VanPelt, Commissioner, Leelanau County, Michigan
60. Jordan Ross, Commissioner, Warren County, North Carolina
61. Jim Holtrop, Commissioner, Ottawa County, District 5, Michigan
62. Steve Johnson, Commissioner, Larmier County, Colorado
63. Tom Antor, Commissioner, Kent County, Sparta District 2, Michigan
64. Kevin Roden, City Council Member, Denton, Texas
65. Phil Dumenil, Commissioner, Queen Anne’s County, District 3, Maryland
66. Amy Massillamany, Councilor, Hamilton County, District 2, Indiana
67. Daniel Brock III, Councilor, County, Grant County, Marion District 2, Indiana
68. Roland Lemar, State Representative, New & East Haven, District 96, Massachusetts
69. Mark Sharpton, Commissioner, Logan County, District 1, Oklahoma
70. Grover Bishop, Councilor, Cass County, District 2, Indiana
71. Joy Cooper, Mayor, Hallandale Beach, Florida
72. Lenny Eliason, Commissioner, Athens County, Ohio
73. Mark Kersey, Councilor, San Diego, California
74. Libby Shaaf, Councilor, Oakland, District 4, California
75. Melvin Priester, Jr., Councilor, Jackson, Ward 2, Mississippi
76. Karen Kusiak, State Representative, District 84, Maine
77. Rick Dietz, Councilor, Monroe County, Indiana
Thanks to Maryam Gunja, AskThem’s research assistant & community manager, for preparing this list. Questions, comments? Email david@askthem.io