113 th Congress Gold Mouse Awards FOR BEST CONGRESSIONAL WEBSITES
SENATE MEMBERS HOUSE MEMBERS COMMITTEES GOLD Bob Casey (D-PA) Karen Bass (D-CA) House Natural Resources Martin Heinrich (D-NM) Judy Chu (D-CA) Doc Hastings (R-WA) Carl Levin (D-MI) Mike Honda (D-CA) House Rules Mark Udall (D-CO) Jim Langevin (D-RI) Pete Sessions (R-TX) Rick Larsen (D-WA) Sandy Levin (D-MI) House Education and the Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) Workforce Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) John Kline (R-MN) Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Paul Ryan (R-WI) John Tierney (D-MA) Fred Upton (R-MI) SILVER Mark Begich (D-AK) Henry Cuellar (D-TX) House Energy and Commerce Tom Carper (D-DE) John Dingell (D-MI) Fred Upton (R-MI) Mike Crapo (R-ID) Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) Tim Johnson (D-SD) Ralph Hall (R-TX) Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX) Patty Murray (D-WA) Duncan D. Hunter (R-CA) Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Buck McKeon (R-CA) Dennis Ross (R-FL) Mike Simpson (R-ID) Steve Stivers (R-OH) Mike Thompson (D-CA) BRONZE John Boozman (R-AR) Ron Barber (D-AZ) House Small Business Ben Cardin (D-MD) Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Sam Graves (R-MO) John Cornyn (R-TX) Michael Burgess (R-TX) Joint Taxation Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Lois Capps (D-CA) Dave Camp (R-MI) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) John Carter (R-TX) Max Baucus (D-MT) Jack Reed (D-RI) Jim Cooper (D-TN) Harry Reid (D-NV) Ted Deutch (D-FL) Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Stephen Fincher (R-TN) Mark Warner (D-VA) Gene Green (D-TX) Jim Himes (D-CT) Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) Barbara Lee (D-CA) Jim Matheson (D-UT) George Miller (D-CA) Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Jared Polis (D-CO) Reid Ribble (R-WI) Hal Rogers (R-KY) Bobby Scott (D-VA) Mac Thornberry (R-TX) Tim Walberg (R-MI) 113 th Congress Gold Mouse Awards FOR CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
SENATE MEMBERS
Compilations of social media discussions Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) Twitter and Storify into “stories.”
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Issue-based listicle. BuzzFeed
Bob Casey (D-PA) Location-based legislative information. Foursquare
Sharing personal journey that led to Several, including YouTube, Mark Kirk (R-IL) legislative action. Scribd, and Flickr
Hashtag for updates during markup of a Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Twitter key bill.
Jerry Moran (R-KS) Outreach on an issue before Congress. Reddit
Integration across platforms without Several, including Facebook, Bernie Sanders (I-VT) redundancy. Twitter, and Google+
HOUSE MEMBERS
Several, including Tumblr, Stephen Fincher (R-TN) Making Congress approachable. Vine, and Instagram
Responsiveness and engagement via social Several, including Facebook, Tim Griffin (R-AR) media. Crowdhall, and Pinterest
Several, including Change.org, Mike Honda (D-CA) Constituent-focused social media efforts. Eventbrite, and Scribd Connecting past and present using social Darrell Issa (R-CA) Facebook and Twitter media. Using social media to “caucus” with other Barbara Lee (D-CA) Facebook and Twitter Members.
Accountability and transparency through Thomas Massie (R-KY) Facebook and Twitter social media.
Sustained, issue-based, cross-platform Several, including Facebook, Jim McGovern (D-MA) integration. Twitter, and Reddit
Patrick Murphy (D-FL) Photo contest with a legislative purpose. Facebook
Weekly videos with updates and answers Erik Paulsen (R-MN) YouTube to constituent questions.
Using popular culture as tie-ins to Several, including Tumblr, Mark Takano (D-CA) congressional activity. YouTube, and Vine