The Library

Catalog

The catalog is descriptive. The books themselves are delivered to subscribing organizations under access arrangements; they are not published on this site.

Coverage in aggregate

Chamber	Sitting members covered	Depth
U.S. House of Representatives	51	Dossier for every member; Deep Books for the long-record and competitive seats
California State Senate	39	Dossier for every member; Deep Books across the chamber
California State Assembly	79	Dossier for every member; Deep Books across the chamber
Governor-elect	1	Full book

Totals: 170 subjects, the full Dossier set, and 110 Deep Books, nearly two million words. Vacant seats receive books when the successor takes office. New members elected in November 2026 are added as they are sworn in.

Two depths

Dossier

All 13 sections at headline depth for one member: the record, the money, the ranked vulnerabilities, and the gaps, each with its resolving record identified.

Deep Book

The full treatment: property and mortgage sweeps, court and bankruptcy records, license discipline, business filings, voter registration and turnout history, education verification, a full social media audit, and public records returns folded in as they arrive.

The 13-section structure

Cover and race snapshot
Executive summary with ranked vulnerabilities
Biographical file
Record in office
The money: campaign finance, donors, independent expenditures, vendors, behested payments
Economic interests and business record (Form 700)
Legal and court record
Public records file
Issues and statements file
Social media audit
Associates
Timeline
Source index: every claim cited to a primary or named source

What sits underneath

The books are built on the Capitol Daybook district profiles database covering all 172 California districts: registration trends, election results, and 2026 campaign finance per candidate, with subscriber explorers for finance, donors, IE committees, vendors and behested payments on capitoldaybookresearch.com/districts/.

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