VoteFeed.org (Open Data Week)

Presenter: Merlin Valdez

VoteFeed.org is a Twitter/Bluesky-like user experience that allows constituents to interact with their respective U.S. representative in congress by sharing their opinion on policies up for vote in the legislative agenda.

Bio: Merlin Valdez is the founder of VoteFeed, a digital civic engagement platform built to help constituents understand how their representatives vote and take informed action in response. Drawing on a career in education, learning design, and program leadership, he created VoteFeed to make democratic participation more accessible, grounded, and actionable.