> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
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> Each dataset needs a plan (https://api.quiverquant.com/docs/plans-and-access) and each endpoint has a per-account rate limit (https://api.quiverquant.com/docs/rate-limits).

# Bulk Congress Politicians

> Returns a paginated list of all congress members and FEC-registered candidates with trading stats and net worth. Includes both seated members and candidates by default. Results can be sorted by name, trade count, trade volume, or net worth.

**Plan:** included in every plan, from Hobbyist up. See [Plans and data access](/docs/plans-and-access.md).


## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /beta/bulk/congress/politicians
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Quiver API
  version: v1
  description: Tap into the power of alternative data
  contact:
    name: 'Us: info@quiverquant.com'
    email: info@quiverquant.com
  license:
    name: Terms of Service
    url: https://www.quiverquant.com/termsofservice/
servers:
  - url: https://api.quiverquant.com
security: []
tags:
  - name: Congress
    description: Stock trades, holdings and profiles of members of Congress.
  - name: Trump trades
    description: Stock trades by Donald Trump.
  - name: Insiders and institutions
    description: Insider trades, 13F holdings, shareholders and executive pay.
  - name: Government contracts
    description: Federal contracts awarded to public companies.
  - name: Lobbying and donations
    description: Corporate lobbying, revolving door lobbyists and PAC donations.
  - name: Market data
    description: Daily prices, off-exchange trading and Polymarket trades.
  - name: Patents
    description: Patents granted to public companies, and patent-based signals.
  - name: Company data
    description: Layoff notices, app ratings and the Quiver newsfeed.
  - name: New Constructs
    description: New Constructs ratings, a separate subscription.
paths:
  /beta/bulk/congress/politicians:
    get:
      tags:
        - Congress
      summary: Bulk Congress Politicians
      description: >-
        Returns a paginated list of all congress members and FEC-registered
        candidates with trading stats and net worth. Includes both seated
        members and candidates by default. Results can be sorted by name, trade
        count, trade volume, or net worth.
      operationId: bulk_congress_politicians_retrieve
      parameters:
        - in: query
          name: chamber
          schema:
            type: string
          description: 'Filter by congressional chamber: house or senate (case-insensitive)'
        - in: query
          name: include_candidates
          schema:
            type: boolean
            default: 'True'
          description: >-
            Include FEC-registered candidates who are not current congress
            members. Defaults to true. Set to false to return only seated
            members.
        - in: query
          name: is_active
          schema:
            type: boolean
            default: 'True'
          description: >-
            Filter by active/inactive status. Defaults to true for the live
            endpoint (only active members). Set to false to include all members.
        - in: query
          name: page
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Page number
        - in: query
          name: page_size
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Items / page
        - in: query
          name: party
          schema:
            type: string
          description: 'Filter by party affiliation: Democratic, Republican, or Independent'
        - in: query
          name: sort_by
          schema:
            type: string
            default: name
          description: >-
            Sort field for results. Accepted values: name (alphabetical,
            ascending), trade_count (descending), trade_volume (descending),
            net_worth (descending).
        - in: query
          name: state
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Filter by US state (full name, e.g. California, Texas, New York)
        - in: query
          name: volume_method
          schema:
            type: string
            default: average
          description: >-
            Method to estimate trade volume from disclosed amount ranges (e.g.
            '$1,001 - $15,000'). Accepted values: range_start (lower bound),
            average (midpoint, default), range_end (upper bound).
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkCongressPoliticiansResponse'
          description: ''
      security:
        - WebPlatformTokenAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    BulkCongressPoliticiansResponse:
      title: BulkCongressPoliticiansResponse
      description: JSON Response structure for bulk congress politicians endpoint.
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/PoliticianDetailEntry'
    PoliticianDetailEntry:
      title: PoliticianDetailEntry
      description: Unified politician entry for both congress members and candidates.
      type: object
      properties:
        BioGuideID:
          title: Bioguideid
          type: string
        CandidateID:
          title: Candidateid
          type: string
        Name:
          title: Name
          type: string
        Party:
          title: Party
          type: string
        Chamber:
          title: Chamber
          type: string
        State:
          title: State
          type: string
        ImageURL:
          title: Imageurl
          type: string
        TradeCount:
          title: Tradecount
          type: integer
        TradeVolume:
          title: Tradevolume
          type: number
        NetWorth:
          title: Networth
          type: number
  securitySchemes:
    WebPlatformTokenAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````

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