Ballotpedia:WikiProject Congress/Writing guidelines

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United States Congress News desk • Guidelines

This is a project page for writing guidelines relating to articles about Congress.

Congress Project Writing Guidelines
Profiles of Incumbents and Candidates
Starting the article
Photo • Infobox use
Introductory sentence
Biography and Career
Issues • Committee assignments
Elections • Electoral history
Polls • Videos • Donors
Donor history • Campaign finance
Analysis • % Vote w/party
Staff salaries • Net Worth
Personal • Recent news
Links • Succession box
References • Categories
Profiles of Congressional Districts
Infobox • Introductory sentence
Redistricting • District history
See also • Additional reading
Links • Categories
Election pages
Introductory template
Candidate creation • Photo
Race background • Election history
Congress project

• Naming the article

Profiles of members of Congress

Example = Michael Capuano. Components, in order:

1. Infobox
2. Introductory sentence
3. Biography/Career
4. Committee assignments
5. Issues
   1. Campaign themes
   2. Political positions
   3. Legislation
   4. Voting record
      1. Bills introduced
6. Elections
   1. Full electoral histories
7. Campaign donors
   1. Donor history box
8. Analysis
   1. Ideology and leadership
   2. National Journal vote ratings
   3. Lifetime missed votes
   4. Voting with party
   5. Staff salaries
   6. Net worth
9. Personal
10. See also
11. External links
12. Additional reading
13. References
14. Succession box
15. Navigational templates
16. Categories

Profiles of congressional districts

Example = Arkansas's 3rd congressional district. Components, in order:

1. Infobox
2. Introductory sentence
3. Redistricting section
4. District history
5. See also
6. External links
7. Additional reading
8. References
9. Navigational templates
10. Categories

Profiles of committees

Example = United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture. Components, in order:

1. Infobox
2. Introductory sentence
3. See also
4. External links
5. Additional reading
6. References
7. Navigational templates
8. Categories

Congressional election overview pages

Examples = Arkansas's 3rd congressional district elections, 2012
Illinois' 2nd congressional district special election, 2013

1. Intro
2. Candidates
3. Redistricting section
4. District history
5. Primary
6. General election
7. External links
8. References

Profiles of federal office holders

Example = John Kerry. Components, in order:

1. Infobox
2. Intro sentence
3. Bio and career
4. President's administration

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