Nonpartisan, sourced reports on any local, state or federal politician: background, top issues, campaign money.
What this Grok bot does
A donor and connection network graph, policy positions, and courteous drafts for questions or town halls. Never sends anything without your yes.
Know Your Politician at a glance
Know Your Politician is an on demand research bot shared by @marshallfrith and first listed on 2026-11-02. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. 3 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-11-08.
How Know Your Politician compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Know Your Politician shares rank 687 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 200 others. Its description mentions code repos (10% of the category). @marshallfrith has shared 6 bots here, most often research bots (4).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Know Your Politician |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime in Your Zip Code@marshallfrith | Sourced crime map for any US ZIP, split into serious and lesser offences | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover sourced. It also connects to X (Twitter) and comes from the same creator. |
| Neighborhood Watch@Justmeshore | Tracks safety news near your home, your HOA's dates and rules and your local district, and tells you only… | On demandLow access | Both cover local. It asks for less access (no account access). |
| Election Assistant@MaquedaX | A nonpartisan ballot research assistant that uses your address to work out everything on your ballot and… | On demandLow access | Both cover nonpartisan and sourced. It asks for less access (no account access). |
Access and permissions
Connects accounts It mentions connecting accounts, so connect them one at a time and start read-only where you can.
- Code repos — Touches repositories, PRs or deploys
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