lobbyview 0.0.2

LobbyView Rest API Wrapper

LobbyView Package Documentation

Python wrapper for Lobbyview Rest API; uses same endpoints and parameter names as outlined in the LobbyView Rest API Documentation

Class: LobbyViewResponse

Base class for LobbyView API responses.

Class: LegislatorResponse

Response class for legislator data.

Class: BillResponse

Response class for bill data.

Class: ClientResponse

Response class for client data.

Class: ReportResponse

Response class for report data.

Class: IssueResponse

Response class for issue data.

Class: NetworkResponse

Response class for network data.

Class: TextResponse

Response class for text data.

Class: QuarterLevelNetworkResponse

Response class for quarter-level network data.

Class: BillClientNetworkResponse

Response class for bill-client network data.

Class: LobbyView

Main class for interacting with the LobbyView API.

Method: init

Initialize the LobbyView class with the provided API token.

Method: get_data

Sends a GET request to the LobbyView API with the provided query string. Returns the JSON response data.

Method: legislators

Gets legislator information from the LobbyView API based on the provided parameters.

Parameters:

• legislator_id: Unique identifier of the legislator from LobbyView
• legislator_govtrack_id: Unique identifier of the legislator from GovTrack
• legislator_first_name: First name of the legislator
• legislator_last_name: Last name of the legislator
• legislator_full_name: Full name of the legislator
• legislator_gender: Gender of the legislator
• min_birthday: Minimum birthday of the legislator (YYYY-MM-DD)
• max_birthday: Maximum birthday of the legislator (YYYY-MM-DD)

Returns:

• LegislatorResponse object containing the legislator data

Example:

>>> lobbyview = LobbyView(LOBBYVIEW_TOKEN)
>>> output = lobbyview.legislators(legislator_first_name="John", legislator_last_name="McCain")
>>> output.data[0]['legislator_id']
'M000303'
>>> output = lobbyview.legislators(legislator_id="M000303")
>>> output.data[0]['legislator_full_name']
'John McCain'

Method: bills

Gets bill information from the LobbyView API based on the provided parameters.

Parameters:

• congress_number: Session of Congress
• bill_chamber: Chamber of the legislative branch (Component of the bill_id composite key)
• bill_resolution_type: Bill type (Component of the bill_id composite key)
• bill_number: Bill number (Component of the bill_id composite key)
• bill_state: Bill status
• legislator_id: Sponsor of the bill
• min_introduced_date: Minimum date of introduction to Congress (YYYY-MM-DD)
• max_introduced_date: Maximum date of introduction to Congress (YYYY-MM-DD)
• min_updated_date: Minimum date of most recent status change (YYYY-MM-DD)
• max_updated_date: Maximum date of most recent status change (YYYY-MM-DD)

Returns:

• BillResponse object containing the bill data

Example:

>>> lobbyview = LobbyView(LOBBYVIEW_TOKEN)
>>> output = lobbyview.bills(congress_number=111, bill_chamber="H", bill_number=4173)
>>> output.data[0]['bill_state']
'ENACTED:SIGNED'

Method: clients

Gets client information from the LobbyView API based on the provided parameters.

Parameters:

• client_uuid: Unique identifier of the client
• client_name: Name of the client
• min_naics: Minimum NAICS code to which the client belongs
• max_naics: Maximum NAICS code to which the client belongs
• naics_description: Descriptions of the NAICS code

Returns:

• ClientResponse object containing the client data

Example:

>>> lobbyview = LobbyView(LOBBYVIEW_TOKEN)
>>> output = lobbyview.clients(client_name="Microsoft Corporation")
>>> output.data[0]['client_uuid']
'44563806-56d2-5e99-84a1-95d22a7a69b3'

Method: reports

Gets report information from the LobbyView API based on the provided parameters.

Parameters:

• report_uuid: Unique identifier of the report
• client_uuid: Unique identifier of the client
• registrant_uuid: Unique identifier of the registrant
• registrant_name: Name of the registrant
• report_year: Year of the report
• report_quarter_code: Quarter period of the report
• min_amount: Minimum lobbying firm income or lobbying expense (in-house)
• max_amount: Maximum lobbying firm income or lobbying expense (in-house)
• is_no_activity: Quarterly activity indicator
• is_client_self_filer: An organization employing its own in-house lobbyist(s)
• is_amendment: Amendment of previous report

Returns:

• ReportResponse object containing the report data

Example:

>>> lobbyview = LobbyView(LOBBYVIEW_TOKEN)
>>> output = lobbyview.reports(report_year=2020, report_quarter_code="2", is_client_self_filer=True, report_uuid="4b799814-3e94-5ee1-8dd4-b32aead9aca6")
>>> output.data[0]['amount']
'$11,680,000.00'

Method: issues

Gets issue information from the LobbyView API based on the provided parameters.

Parameters:

• report_uuid: Unique identifier of the report
• issue_ordi: An integer given to the issue
• issue_code: General Issue Area Code (Section 15)
• gov_entity: House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies (Section 17)

Returns:

• IssueResponse object containing the issue data

Example:

>>> lobbyview = LobbyView(LOBBYVIEW_TOKEN)
>>> output = lobbyview.issues(issue_code="TRD")

Method: networks

Gets network information from the LobbyView API based on the provided parameters.

Parameters:

• client_uuid: Unique identifier of the client
• legislator_id: Unique identifier of the legislator
• min_report_year: Minimum year of the report
• max_report_year: Maximum year of the report
• min_bills_sponsored: Minimum number of bills sponsored by the legislator in a specific year lobbied by the client
• max_bills_sponsored: Maximum number of bills sponsored by the legislator in a specific year lobbied by the client

Returns:

• NetworkResponse object containing the network data

Example:

>>> lobbyview = LobbyView(LOBBYVIEW_TOKEN)
>>> output = lobbyview.networks(client_uuid="44563806-56d2-5e99-84a1-95d22a7a69b3", legislator_id="M000303")
>>> output.data[0]['report_year']
2017

Method: texts

Gets issue text data from the LobbyView API based on the provided parameters.

Parameters:

• report_uuid: Unique identifier of the report
• issue_ordi: An integer given to the issue
• issue_code: General Issue Area Code (Section 15)
• issue_text: Specific lobbying issues (Section 16)

Returns:

• TextResponse object containing the text data

Example:

>>> lobbyview = LobbyView(LOBBYVIEW_TOKEN)
>>> output = lobbyview.texts(issue_code="HCR", issue_text="covid")

Method: quarter_level_networks

Gets quarter-level network information from the LobbyView API based on the provided parameters.

Parameters:

• client_uuid: Unique identifier of the client
• legislator_id: Unique identifier of the legislator
• report_year: Year of the report
• report_quarter_code: Quarter period of the report
• min_bills_sponsored: Minimum number of bills sponsored by the legislator in a specific quarter lobbied by the client
• max_bills_sponsored: Maximum number of bills sponsored by the legislator in a specific quarter lobbied by the client

Returns:

• QuarterLevelNetworkResponse object containing the quarter-level network data

Example:

>>> lobbyview = LobbyView(LOBBYVIEW_TOKEN)
>>> output = lobbyview.quarter_level_networks(client_uuid="44563806-56d2-5e99-84a1-95d22a7a69b3", legislator_id="M000303", report_year=2017, report_quarter_code=4)
>>> output.data[0]['n_bills_sponsored']
1

Method: bill_client_networks

Gets bill-client network information from the LobbyView API based on the provided parameters.

Parameters:

• congress_number: Session of Congress
• bill_chamber: Chamber of the legislative branch (Component of the bill_id composite key)
• bill_resolution_type: Bill type (Component of the bill_id composite key)
• bill_number: Bill number (Component of the bill_id composite key)
• report_uuid: Unique identifier of the report
• issue_ordi: An integer given to the issue
• client_uuid: Unique identifier of the client

Returns:

• BillClientNetworkResponse object containing the bill-client network data

Example:

>>> lobbyview = LobbyView(LOBBYVIEW_TOKEN)
>>> output = lobbyview.bill_client_networks(congress_number=114, bill_chamber="H", bill_number=1174, client_uuid="44563806-56d2-5e99-84a1-95d22a7a69b3")
>>> output.data[0]['issue_ordi']
2