I've been building an MS Excel data file of information on the 110th Congress.
This was posted in a diary last night, but it probably scrolled off the list before many people saw it. So I'll post it again this morning, hoping for better results.
The file includes:
- Senators and Representatives: first, middle, last names w/suffix
- Party, State and district (if applicable)
- D.C. FAX, Phone, and address
- A special FAX number field for MS Outlook to use for fax merges
- email address (if applicable) and/or contact URL (if applicable)
- A separate spreadsheet for import directly into MS Outlook
- A General Description sheet.
After a lot of tinkering, I have it mostly ready. The main spreadsheet ("Sen-Hse") is plain Excel for any adjustments you want. You can import the other spreadsheets directly into MS Outlook. It is fed by any manipulations performed in the "Sen-Hse". Then, you can produce email/fax merge documents in MS Word.
Warning: getting the fax merge to work well is sort of a pain and will probably be different for each fax installation. I only address that issue at a basic level, so you'll have to work it out for your particular situation. Download it and let me know if it helps.
I know what nuts you guys are about these things, so, Contacting Congress is the source for the raw data.