Represent.us
Represent is a platform for today's political and social climate. It seeks to bridge the gap between citizens and their elected representatives, showing what those officials are doing – right now – fostering a more informed and engaged electorate.
Freelance, 2024 - now
Design Founder • Side Project • Prototypes
THE POLITICAL PROBLEM
There isn’t an easy-to-use, digestible, actionable, mobile experience for viewing your elected representatives across all levels.
Fragmented, inaccessible civic data
Voting records, bill text, disclosures, floor updates, and district info live across dozens of systems and formats. Most residents can’t find or contextualize it.
No personalized context
Today’s tools show raw feeds; they rarely translate activity into what it means for me, my address, and my priorities.
Zero continuity for citizens
People learn before an election and then drop off. There’s no durable, delightful UX that maintains understanding between cycles.
Accountability gap
It’s hard to see alignment between an official’s promises, votes, donors, and statements – and comparisons with peers.
A mobile-first service with a clean, navigable civic model centered on your address or (current location when exploring).
THE CIVIC SOLUTION
All your representatives
Federal, State, county, city, local boards. Resolved to your districts, with photos, bios, committees, and contact methods.
Unified activity feed
For every official at every level. Votes, bill sponsorships, hearing quotes, press releases, funding, floor updates.
“For me” layer
Highlight what affects your taxes, school, healthcare access, housing, etc., given your location and profile.
Action rail
Call, email, social handles, town hall calendars, and respectful templated messages; subscribe to issues.
Positions and alignments
Summarized with citations, clear statements on issues, with confidence levels and links to primary sources.
Bill explainer cards
Easy to understand explanations about what changes; who’s affected; fiscal notes; timeline.
Trust-by-design
Source chips on every card; tap to see provenance; neutral, non-editorial language throughout.
Mobile-first
Accessible from your mobile device to stay up-to-date, informed, and engaged, no matter where you are.
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