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Congressman Who released, and update for Senator Who

Jay Tamboli — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 02:04:34 +0000

After a lot of work, Congressman Who has been released and is available on the App Store. It takes time for the offices to get their official portraits taken, but all 439 (433 representatives of the states, because there are two vacant offices, plus delegates from American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) Members of the House of Representatives are included, sorted by sex, hair color, party, and committee membership.

Get Congressman Who on the App Store today, and start looking up the names you need.

In addition, Senator Who 1.0.4 has been released, updated with new offices and committee memberships, and it also includes the redesigned details screen and easy feedback button from Congressman Who. I want to hear your feedback. If you have a better photo of someone, or if you think they’re miscategorized, let me know!

Senator Who updated for 112th Congress

Jay Tamboli — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:10:45 +0000

Senator Who has been updated with all the new senators elected in November. The updated version is available in the App Store. This is just a preliminary release for the 112th Congress, since committee assignments and offices are still being set. I’ll release another update when those are set.

Senator Who updated for 112th Congress

Jay Tamboli — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:10:45 +0000

Senator Who has been updated with all the new senators elected in November. The updated version is available on the App Store. This is just a preliminary version for the 112th Congress, since committee assignments and several office locations haven’t been set yet. I’ll be releasing another update once that’s all fixed.

Senator Who 1.0.2

Jay Tamboli — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:42:19 +0000

Senator Who 1.0.2 is now in the iTunes App Store. It now contains all of the senators elected in special elections in November.

Download it now.

Senator Who 1.0.1

Jay Tamboli — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:25:31 +0000

Senator Who has been updated to include Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Joe Manchin (D-WV). The update is available through the iTunes application on your computer, iPhone, or iPod touch, or you can get it directly.

Senator-elect Mark Kirk is set to be sworn in on Monday, and I’ll be releasing another update as soon as the Senate releases Kirk’s contact information.

Three new senators on the Hill

Jay Tamboli — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:23:45 +0000

Earlier this month three new senators were elected in special elections: Chris Coons (D-DE), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Joe Manchin (D-WV). (Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) also won a special election and will remain in the Senate.) Because these senators will be taking office this week, I’m working to get an update out as soon as I can get photos of the new senators.

Senator Who reviewed at iPhone J.D.

Jay Tamboli — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:59:21 +0000

There is a review of Senator Who up at iPhone J.D. showing exactly how Senator Who can be used: if you run into someone walking through the Capitol, open up Senator Who and enter as much as you can see about the person, and Senator Who will show you the Senators that match. If you’re not sure whether the person’s a Democrat or Republican, that’s fine. Enter what you know, and Senator Who will sort it out.

As Jeff mentions in the review, I am definitely planning an update to be released in January when the new Congress arrives. I also hope to have a small update in the next couple of weeks to include the senators elected in special elections, since they’ll be serving in the lame duck session.

A version for the House of Representatives is also in the works, and I’m hoping to have it ready for January (can’t promise, though).

Senator Who is now available!

Jay Tamboli — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:33:39 +0000

Senator Who is now available on the iTunes App Store!

Senator Who release imminent

Jay Tamboli — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:54:31 +0000

I’m pleased to report that Senator Who has been approved by Apple for inclusion in the App Store. I have a few things to finish up, but Senator Who should be released very soon.

Senator Who 1.0 submitted

Jay Tamboli — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:25:45 +0000

Senator Who has been submitted to Apple for review. Hopefully it’ll be approved and released sometime in the next couple of weeks.