# LegiStorm

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/LegiStorm
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/LegiStorm.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LegiStorm
> Source revision: 1253628906
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

U.S. website

**LegiStorm** is a website and research organization known for posting salaries and personal information on politicians and political staffers.[1]

## History

It was founded in the fall of 2006 by Jock Friedly.[1] At the time, it operated out of an old school building on the outskirts of the [Capitol Hill](/source/Capitol_Hill) neighborhood.[1] The website offers a subscription tier called LegiStorm Pro.[2]

In 2008, LegiStorm began posting the financial disclosures of congressional staff prompting some concern about the release of sensitive personal information. In response, the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) paid LegiStorm US$3,100 (equivalent to $4,636 in 2025) to cover the cost of redacting certain details including home addresses and personal signatures from the disclosures of its staff.[3]

Some congressional staffers have criticized the website.[4] In 2013, the website began using the StormFeed tool to post the personal [Twitter](/source/Twitter) accounts.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_1-2) Roig-Franzia, Manuel (April 5, 2009). ["LegiStorm makes Capitol hill salaries easier to find"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-daily-news-legistorm-makes-capi/125705707/). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. Retrieved June 1, 2023 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) Glueck, Katie (April 4, 2013). ["Hill anger as LegiStorm gets personal"](https://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/hill-staff-rages-as-legistorm-gets-personal-089645). *[Politico](/source/Politico)*. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Brotherton, Elizabeth (April 23, 2008). ["A Calming Edit at LegiStorm"](https://www.rollcall.com/2008/04/23/a-calming-edit-at-legistorm/). *[Roll Call](/source/Roll_Call)*. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["LegiStorm Casts Rain Clouds in D.C."](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/04/legistorm-casts) *[Vanity Fair](/source/Vanity_Fair_(magazine))*. April 4, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.legistorm.com/)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [LegiStorm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LegiStorm) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LegiStorm?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.