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Get a Ballotpedia candidate or officeholder profile by name, with election results, background, and published links. A state can narrow people with the same name; unreported details are left blank.

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Candidate or officeholder name, for example Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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Party
Democratic Party
State
New York
Biography
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez graduated from Boston University College of Arts & Sciences in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and economics. She was a volunteer organizer for Sanders' presidential campaign and worked in former Sen. Ted Kennedy's (D-Mass.) foreign affairs and immigration office. Ocasio-Cortez founded Brook Avenue Press, a children's book publisher.
Full Name
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Photo Link
Photo LinkOpen image
Office Since
2019-01-03
Current Office
U.S. House New York District 14
Ballotpedia Link
ballotpedia.org
Campaign Website
ocasiocortez.com
Official Website
ocasio-cortez.house.gov
Elections
Elections
YearStageOfficeResultVote PercentageBallotpedia Link
2026
Primary
U.S. House New York District 14
Won
86.9
2024
General
U.S. House New York District 14
Won
68.9
2024
Primary
U.S. House New York District 14
Won
81.8
2022
General
U.S. House New York District 14
Won
70.6
2020
General
U.S. House New York District 14
Won
71.6
2020
Primary
U.S. House New York District 14
Won
74.4
2018
General
U.S. House New York District 14
Won
78.2
2018
Primary
U.S. House New York District 14
Won
56.7
Other Matches
None
Social Media Links
Social Media Links
LinkPlatformAccount Type
Facebook
Official
X
Official
Instagram
Official
Youtube
Official
Tiktok
Official
Facebook
Campaign
X
Campaign
Instagram
Campaign
Youtube
Campaign
Tiktok
Campaign
Key Positions or Campaign Themes
  • During her campaign, Ocasio-Cortez said she supported policies including universal Medicare, free tuition for public college and trade school, 100% renewable energy, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , and a federal jobs guarantee.
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List ballot measures returns statewide measures, election dates, topics, vote meanings, and results for a required state and year.

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Get a Ballotpedia candidate or officeholder profile by name, with election results, background, and published links. A state can narrow people with the same name; unreported details are left blank.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
NamenameTextRequiredCandidate or officeholder name, for example Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.Example: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
StatestateTextOptionalOptional state name or two-letter code to distinguish candidates, for example New York or NY.Example: Texas

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
PartypartyTextExample: Democratic Party
StatestateTextExample: New York
BiographybiographyTextExample: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez graduated from Boston University College of Arts &…
ElectionselectionsList
Yearelections[].yearNumberExample: 2026
Stageelections[].stageTextExample: Primary
Officeelections[].officeTextExample: U.S. House New York District 14
Resultelections[].resultTextExample: Won
Vote Percentageelections[].vote_percentageNumberExample: 86.9
Ballotpedia Linkelections[].ballotpedia_linkTextExample: https://ballotpedia.org/Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez#2026
Full Namefull_nameTextExample: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Photo Linkphoto_linkTextExample: https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/200/300/Alexandria_Ocasi…
Office Sinceoffice_sinceDateExample: 2019-01-03
Other Matchesother_matchesList
Nameother_matches[].nameTextExample: John Smith (Mart Independent School District, At-large, Texas, candidate 2025)
Ballotpedia Linkother_matches[].ballotpedia_linkTextExample: https://ballotpedia.org/John_Smith_(Mart_Independent_School_District,_At-large…
Current Officecurrent_officeTextExample: U.S. House New York District 14
Ballotpedia Linkballotpedia_linkTextExample: https://ballotpedia.org/Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
Campaign Websitecampaign_websiteTextExample: https://www.ocasiocortez.com
Official Websiteofficial_websiteTextExample: https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/
Social Media Linkssocial_media_linksList
Linksocial_media_links[].linkTextExample: https://www.facebook.com/repAOC/
Platformsocial_media_links[].platformTextExample: Facebook
Account Typesocial_media_links[].account_typeTextExample: Official
Key Positions or Campaign Themeskey_positions_or_campaign_themesList

Example result

For Name: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

JSON
{
  "party": "Democratic Party",
  "state": "New York",
  "biography": "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez graduated from Boston University College of Arts & Sciences in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and economics. She was a volunteer organizer for …",
  "elections": [
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "stage": "Primary",
      "office": "U.S. House New York District 14",
      "result": "Won",
      "vote_percentage": 86.9,
      "ballotpedia_link": "https://ballotpedia.org/Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez#2026"
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "stage": "General",
      "office": "U.S. House New York District 14",
      "result": "Won",
      "vote_percentage": 68.9,
      "ballotpedia_link": "https://ballotpedia.org/Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez#2024"
    }
  ],
  "full_name": "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez",
  "photo_link": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/200/300/Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez.jpg",
  "office_since": "2019-01-03",
  "other_matches": [],
  "current_office": "U.S. House New York District 14",
  "ballotpedia_link": "https://ballotpedia.org/Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez",
  "campaign_website": "https://www.ocasiocortez.com",
  "official_website": "https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/",
  "social_media_links": [
    {
      "link": "https://www.facebook.com/repAOC/",
      "platform": "Facebook",
      "account_type": "Official"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://x.com/RepAOC",
      "platform": "X",
      "account_type": "Official"
    }
  ],
  "key_positions_or_campaign_themes": [
    "During her campaign, Ocasio-Cortez said she supported policies including universal Medicare, free tuition for public college and trade school, 100% renewable energy, abolishing Immigration and Customs…"
  ]
}

List ballot measures

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List statewide ballot measures in a US state and year, in Ballotpedia order, with election dates, topics, measure types, yes/no vote meanings and results. Years without statewide measures return an empty list.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
YearyearNumberRequiredElection year, for example 2024.Example: 2026
StatestateTextRequiredUS state name or two-letter code, for example California.Example: Nevada

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
MeasuresmeasuresListStatewide measures in the order listed by Ballotpedia.
Linkmeasures[].linkTextExample: https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Question_6,_Right_to_Abortion_Initiative_(2026)
Typemeasures[].typeTextExample: Citizen-initiated constitutional amendment
Resultmeasures[].resultTextExample: Upcoming
Topicsmeasures[].topicsList
Measure Namemeasures[].measure_nameTextExample: Nevada Question 6
Election Datemeasures[].election_dateDateExample: 2026-11-03
No Vote Meansmeasures[].no_vote_meansTextExample: A "no" vote opposes providing for a state constitutional right to an abortion…
Yes Vote Meansmeasures[].yes_vote_meansTextExample: A "yes" vote supports providing for a state constitutional right to an…
No Vote Percentagemeasures[].no_vote_percentageNumberExample: 45.1
Yes Vote Percentagemeasures[].yes_vote_percentageNumberExample: 54.9

Example result

For Year: 2026, State: Nevada

JSON
{
  "measures": [
    {
      "link": "https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Question_6,_Right_to_Abortion_Initiative_(2026)",
      "type": "Citizen-initiated constitutional amendment",
      "result": "upcoming",
      "topics": [
        "Constitutional rights",
        "Abortion"
      ],
      "measure_name": "Nevada Question 6",
      "election_date": "2026-11-03",
      "no_vote_means": "A \"no\" vote opposes providing for a state constitutional right to an abortion, providing for the state to regulate abortion after fetal viability , except where medically indicated to \"protect the lif…",
      "yes_vote_means": "A \"yes\" vote supports providing for a state constitutional right to an abortion, providing for the state to regulate abortion after fetal viability , except where medically indicated to \"protect the l…",
      "no_vote_percentage": null,
      "yes_vote_percentage": null
    },
    {
      "link": "https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Question_7,_Require_Voter_Identification_Initiative_(2026)",
      "type": "Citizen-initiated constitutional amendment",
      "result": "upcoming",
      "topics": [
        "Voter ID"
      ],
      "measure_name": "Nevada Question 7",
      "election_date": "2026-11-03",
      "no_vote_means": "A \"no\" vote opposes amending the constitution to require that Nevada residents present a form of photo identification to verify their identity while voting in person, or to verify their identity using…",
      "yes_vote_means": "A \"yes\" vote supports amending the constitution to require that Nevada residents present a form of photo identification to verify their identity while voting in person, or to verify their identity usi…",
      "no_vote_percentage": null,
      "yes_vote_percentage": null
    }
  ]
}

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# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@ballotpedia",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_candidate",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "name": "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

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