About Politician Watch

Politician Watch is a convenient way to find and keep tabs on your favorite state politicians.  Do to limited resources, CRG Network is only able to maintain Politician Watch for the 132 state legislative representatives (Senate and Assembly) and the Executive Offices (Governor and Attorney General).  We are currently seeking additional financing or partners to extend this service to counties and local municipalities.  If you have a complaint about ANY politician or government agency please visit the CRG Network Better Government Bureau.  Like all the major features on this site, you must be a member to use them.  CLICK HERE to join right now.  It's FREE!

Finding Politicians

In the event you do not know the district or name of your state representative or other politicians, click the "Find Politicians" tab.  Once there, you can type in any address to determine who the respective representatives are in the senate and assembly.  Once you have "found" a politician, you can begin "watching."

Watching Politicians

You may select which government body you wish to watch by selecting it on the "Gov't Body" drop-down list.  You may also determine the order politicians are displayed by selecting "District", "Name", or "Party" from the "Sort By" drop-down list.  Click the "Update Display" button to update the display.  The following information is provided for each politician

Picture: The most recent official state photograph so you can recognize your representatives.
Legislative District: Which legislative body and district the politician represents.  You can find your district and representative by going to the Find Politicians tab.
Party Affiliation: The political party of the politician.
Name: The politician's name.
Web Info: Link to the official state web site for each politician.  The left-hand column  of each site has additional links to a district map, committees, bills, and other items pertaining to this politician.
Overall Rating: The average rating given to this politician by all CRG Network members.  A question mark means the politician has not yet been rated by anyone.
District Rating: The average rating given to this politician by all CRG Network members who reside in that politician's district.  A question mark means the politician has not yet been rated by anyone in that district.  Make certain your Member Profile has the proper Senate and Assembly district number so your rating is tallied under the proper politician.
Personal Rating: Your current rating for each politician.

Rating Politicians

Your Personal Rating for each politician is displayed in the right-most column.  To enter or change your Personal Rating follow these steps.  Only Associate and Delegate Members have rating privileges.  CLICK HERE to upgrade your membership.

1. Click on the entry field directly below the "Personal Rating" heading of any politician.
2. Enter a number from 1 to 5 (1=Failure, 2=Poor, 3=Average, 4=Good, 5=Excellent).  A question mark will appear in instances where you have not yet supplied a rating for a selected politician.
3. Click the "Update Ratings" button to update your additions or changes.

View Comments

To view comments about a politician, simply click the "Add/Edit Comments" link for a selected politician (located in the rightmost column).  Comments are listed in date order with the most recent comments at the top.  The icon to the left of the comment indicates whether the comment is in support or opposition to the politician so you can quickly determine whether comments are running positive or negative without having to read them all..

Add Comments

You may also post your personal comments about any politician displayed.  Follow these steps.  Only Associate and Delegate Members have comment privileges.  CLICK HERE to upgrade your membership.

1. Click the "Add/Edit Comments" link for a selected politician (located in the right-most column) to go to the Comments page for that politician.
2. Click the "Add Comment" button located to the right of the politician's picture.
3. Select "PRO" if the comment is in support or "CON" is the comment is in opposition to the politician.
4. Enter your comment in the space provided.  Comments are limited to 255 characters. Be pithy!
5. Click the "Add Comment" button.

Edit Comments

You may edit only comments you add.  First, go to the comments page for the selected politician (see step 1 of the "Add Comments" section above). If a comment belongs to you an "Edit" link will appear to the left of your comment.  Click the "Edit" link to display the comment editor and follow these instructions.

1. Modify your comment as desired.
2. Click the "Edit Comment" button.

Delete Comments

You may delete only comments you add.  First, go to the comments page for the selected politician (see step 1 of the "Add Comments" section above).  If a comment belongs to you a "Delete" link will appear to the left of your comment.  Simply click this link to delete your comment.

Adopt a Politician

Want to make watching your favorite politician a personal project?  Then contact CRG Network to discuss adopting them.

If you are selected, CRG Network will allow you to draft the Synopsis that appears along side each politician's picture.  This gives priority placement for your analysis of their performance as opposed to the member comments section where your views are less visible

Priority will be given to persons who reside in the district of the selected politician.

The Synopsis you provide may be of any length but short and pithy is preferred.  This is not the place for rants.  It must be a professional analysis of the politician's effectiveness as a fiscal conservative.

If desired, CRG Network will post your contact information if you want to discuss your analysis with others.  You may also remain anonymous if preferred.