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What’s new at StumpWatch

A running, dated log of the features available to you — your account, the accountability tools, donations, and the maps. We publish this in the open so you can see what the site does and that we build it honestly, one shipped feature at a time.

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July 17, 2026

  • Accountability

    Tracked promises for nearly every U.S. Senator

    Almost all sitting U.S. Senators now have a set of specific, sourced campaign and in-office promises on record — each with a verbatim quote and a primary or reputable citation — so you can track what they said they'd do against what they actually do.

  • Accountability

    Recently broken promises, front and center

    The home page now features an auto-cycling slideshow of recently broken promises, and a dedicated page lists every broken promise on record — each linking to the full sourced ruling.

  • Accountability

    Filter an official's in-office activity by time frame

    On a lawmaker's profile, the activity section has one shared set of time-frame filters — all time, each term, or a specific year — that update every chart and tile together, so the numbers always line up.

  • Accountability

    Fuller bill-success reporting

    A lawmaker's bill-success rate now counts every outcome — became law, passed a chamber, failed, vetoed, or still pending — instead of only whether a bill was enacted, with the breakdown shown.

  • Maps & data

    Explore the map by issue

    The map has an Issue / topic view with a picker to choose an issue and a color legend; substantially-similar topics are merged into one issue so, for example, all reproductive-rights positions count together.

  • Donations

    Choose your own donation amount

    The donation form now accepts a custom amount alongside the preset buttons, so you can give any amount from $1 to $10,000.

June 25, 2026

  • Site

    Redesigned front page

    The home page now leads with the interactive map so you can drill into any state, district, or county fast, with a quick way to find your own representatives up top. Below it: upcoming elections, head-to-head compare, how the record stays trustworthy, and how to help build it — the full-screen panels are gone and the donation ask now sits at the very end.

  • Maps & data

    Upcoming elections with full details

    The homepage and the elections page show full details for each upcoming election — the date (with a countdown), what's on the ballot, key voter dates, and a link to the authoritative source — starting with the 2026 U.S. midterm general election (November 3, 2026).

  • Maps & data

    Find the representatives for your address

    A new "Your representatives" page shows who represents you — your two U.S. Senators, your Governor, your U.S. House member, and your state legislators — derived automatically from the state and ZIP code on your account.

  • Maps & data

    Pick a district on any state page

    On a state's page you can select a congressional district — by clicking the map or a district chip — to highlight it and load its U.S. House representative.

  • Accountability

    Voting records on profiles

    Each member of Congress now shows their roll-call voting totals (yea, nay, present, not voting) and most recent votes, drawn from public roll-call data.

  • Accountability

    Inferred legislative agendas

    Each lawmaker's profile includes a plain-language summary of the agenda inferred from the legislation they've sponsored — clearly labeled as inferred, never treated as a stated position, and never part of the Integrity Score.

  • Accountability

    Compare two officials right on the homepage

    Pick any two officials and see their records head-to-head without leaving the page, then open the full side-by-side comparison for every promise and position.

  • Accountability

    Richer politician profiles

    Each profile now leads with a large photo, bio, office, and a location map, above the full record — promises, stated positions, legislative record with sourced references, and disclosures.

  • Maps & data

    Location map on every official

    Each official shows a small map of their home state with their congressional district (or the whole state) highlighted.

  • Accountability

    Better politician directory

    Filter the directory by Federal / State / Local, sort by first or last name, and tell state officials from federal ones at a glance.

  • Accountability

    Source authorship + first-party priority

    Every source is attributed to its author. A candidate's own words (official statements, a verified X post, or a video) are treated as first-party and authoritative; third-party news is shown as context that can't override them.

  • Accounts

    Public contributor profiles + recognition options

    Your username and Political Capital always appear with your contributions and donations (this is how the site stays publicly accountable). You can optionally also show your first name, last name, city/state, or a linked X account.

  • Accounts

    Contributor leaderboard on by default

    Everyone appears on the merit-based contributor leaderboard by default; you can opt out any time in your account settings.

  • Maps & data

    State, county & district dashboards

    Dedicated pages for each state, county, and congressional district with real election context and the officials who represent them.

  • Site

    Contact us from anywhere in sign-up or donating

    A contact form is one click away at every step of creating an account or making a donation, so you can reach us if anything goes wrong.

  • Site

    Light / dark / system theme

    Switch the site between light, dark, and system themes from an unobtrusive control in the bottom-left corner of any page.

June 23, 2026

  • Site

    StumpWatch is live to the public

    The site opened to everyone — browse officials, the record, and the methodology.

  • Donations

    Support StumpWatch with a donation

    Make a one-time or monthly donation to keep the site free, ad-free, and independent. We don't sell products or your data.

  • Accounts

    Create an account & verify your email

    Sign up to contribute, with email verification to keep accounts genuine.

June 21, 2026

  • Maps & data

    Interactive U.S. map with real election results

    Explore presidential, Senate, and House results by state, county, and district — 2020 and 2024 — with margins, swing, turnout, and partisan lean.

  • Accountability

    Promise tracking with a transparent Integrity Score

    Promises are rated on a reproducible, evidence-weighted scale and rolled into a signed Integrity Score — the formula is published and the data is exportable.

  • Accountability

    Propose sourced corrections

    Anyone can propose a sourced correction to a promise, source, or position; corrections are reviewed in the open.

  • Accountability

    Side-by-side candidate comparison

    Compare two officials' promise records and Integrity Scores on a dedicated compare page.

Have an idea for a feature? Get involved — StumpWatch is built by its community.

StumpWatch is live, and the record is still growing. Many promises and positions aren’t tracked yet, and some features are still in beta. Add a sourced promise and help keep the record honest.

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