The member dossier is Capitol Trace’s most powerful feature. Here’s a tab-by-tab breakdown of everything you’re looking at.

Find any dossier at capitoltrace.com/member/[name] or by clicking any member card across the platform.

Profile tab

The who is this person tab.

• Bio panel — Official photo, party, state, district, chamber, years of service, age, net worth
• Service Record — Every term served, chamber history, leadership positions held
• Demographics — How this member’s background compares to their district
• Contact — DC office phone, website, social media
• Alert strip — If suspicious stock trades or conflicts of interest are detected, a flag appears here linking to the Watchlist tab

Scorecard tab

The how do they perform tab.

• Ideology gauge — DW-NOMINATE score placing them on the liberal ↔ conservative spectrum based on voting history, not self-reported party line. See Reading Ideology Scores for a deep dive.
• Legislative grade — Bills authored and passed vs. chamber averages
• Bipartisan score — Percentage of votes cast with members of the opposing party
• Party unity score — How often they vote with their party
• Representation widget — Compare their SCIF votes to yours

Money tab