LibGuides: American Government: Find My Representatives

State and Local Government

Elected Officials - Fresno County
Fresno County's elected officials (mostly PDF lists),; find county districts, individual city websites, and links to local political party offices.
Find My Representatives - California State Legislature
Enter your address into this official State Legislature tool to find your local State Senate and Assembly representatives.
Fresno County District Look Up
Fresno County residents can find a place on the map or enter an address to find local district information pertaining to the area, including congressional, senatorial, assembly, city council, and judicial districts. Note that current elected officials are not named for these districts; only the district numbers will be provided.
Qualified Political Parties - California Secretary of State
From the website of the Secretary of State. Provides links to the California headquarters of the six qualified (approved to run in primary or presidential general elections) political parties: American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican. Some sites provide a list of state elected officials representing their party.
Vote Smart
Get information on U.S. candidates and officeholders at all levels of government. Includes a special look-up tool to find all of your elected officials using your 9 digit zip code (XXXXX-XXXX).

Federal Government

Find Your Representatives - US House of Representatives
US House of Representatives' official representative look-up tool by zip code.
Contacting U.S. Senators - US Senate
Get contact information (websites, phone, email) and other pertinent information on your U.S. Senators by state or name.

General Links

How to Contact Your Elected Officials - USA.gov
From the official portal of U.S. government information; links will lead visitors to general information—including contact information— about their representatives at all levels of government (federal, state, and local).

Websites You Can Trust

You may come across websites that seem to have the information you need about your elected officials; but how many of these sites can you trust? This is especially true when conducting web searches to, for example, verify the party affiliation of local elected officials. To get help choosing websites with accurate, unbiased, and trustworthy information, review the guidelines on our Evaluating Web Sources guide.

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