Beta website from Sunlight Foundation lets Maryland voters track state legislators & their votes

The site, called OpenGovernment, went live in January 2011. The beta version has data for five state legislatures: California, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin.

The Maryland version is here.

As an example of what it can do, here's a profile of Sen. Jim Brochin. On the site, you can find out what Sen. Brochin has been up to:

• Jim Brochin in news & blogs,
• a list of bills he has sponsored (going back to 2006),
• his voting record, and
  
• his campaign contributors.

You can also find info on state delegates. Here are the three from Maryland District 42:

Sue Auman:

in news and blogs, the bills she has sponsored, her voting record, and campaign contributors.

Bill Frank:

in news and blogs, the bills he has sponsored, his voting record, and his campaign contributors.

Steve Lafferty:
in news and blogs, bills he has sponsored, his voting record, and his campaign contributors.

OpenGovernment.com is just one of many projects happening at the non-partisan Sunlight Foundation.