Conor Kenny
Conor Kenny is the managing editor of Congresspedia, a wiki-based, citizen's encyclopedia on Congress that anyone can edit but which is overseen by professional editors. Congresspedia is a joint project of the Center for Media and Democracy and the Sunlight Foundation. Activists, bloggers, researchers and "regular citizens" collaborate on Congresspedia to report on and watchdog Congress.
Previously, Conor was a researcher for the Congress Watch division of Public Citizen, a national, non-profit public-interest organization. He studied political economy at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and Deep Springs College in California. He is based in Washington, D.C.
Conor has been writing up a storm...
- Wiki the Vote: Winding Down the 2008 Congressional Election December 1, 2008
- Leadership Changes in the 111th Congress November 20, 2008
- Congresspedia Preview: This Week in Congress (November 14-21, 2008) November 17, 2008
Recent Sunlight Foundation Projects
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Transparency Jobs
Bringing Transparency to Government, One Job at a Time -
The Open Senate Project
A bipartisan, collaborative initiative to study the Senate's current information-sharing practices -
FARAdb
A proof of concept site based on Foreign Agent Registration Act data -
Read The Bill First
Sign the petition! Demand they take at least 72 hours to read the bailout bill! -
Pass S.223
We need your help to pass S.223. -
Party Time!
Documenting the Political Partying Circuit. -
Capitol Words
Fresh from the US Congressional Record to Your Screen. -
Public Markup
An experiment to open bills to online, public review. -
EarmarkWatch
Bringing Citizen Oversight to Congressional Spending. -
Visualizing Earmarks
Select Visualizations of 2005 OMB Earmark Data. -
Where Are They Now?
Former Congressional Staffers head through the Revolving Door
Simple Ways You Can Help
