LegiStorm

LegiStorm is primarily a data service rather than an engagement platform, and that distinction determines whether it belongs on your shortlist. It does not send messages to legislators on your behalf. It tells you who those legislators and their staff are, what they have done, and who is already lobbying them. For an advocacy organisation, that intelligence usually precedes the campaign: contacting the wrong staffer wastes the one approach you get.

CongressStorm is the core product, covering staff contact lists, Congress by the Numbers, member lookup, official expenses, salaries, staff turnover and town halls. Staff turnover deserves particular attention, since congressional offices change personnel constantly and a contact list that is not maintained is worse than none. Premium documents extend to policy reports, Congressional Record search, earmarks from 2008 to 2010, financial disclosures, foreign gifts and privately funded travel, the last three of which are the disclosure records journalists and researchers rely on.

LobbyStorm covers the lobbying picture: new filings, client search, lobbyist search, revolving door tracking and top lobbying firms. Revolving door data connects former officials to their current employers, which is often the fastest way to understand who actually has access. StateStorm extends coverage to state legislators, legislative staff and executive staff, addressing the reality that much advocacy work now happens at state rather than federal level. StormFeed aggregates congressional, federal and state press releases. Audiences named are media, government relations, grassroots advocacy, research and job searching. A mobile app is available, pricing is published in full with monthly and annual options and the vendor states no hidden fees, and a free demo and free tier are offered.