Using the Sunlight API

sunlight.rb

require 'csv'
require 'sunlight'

Sunlight::Base.api_key = 'e179a6973728c4dd3fb1204283aaccb5'

filename = ARGV.first || "event_attendees.csv"

options = {:headers => true, :header_converters => :symbol}

def clean_zipcode(zipcode)
  # puts "#{other_options}"
  zipcode.to_s.rjust(5,"0")
end

def all_reps(zipcode)
  representatives = Sunlight::Legislator.all_in_zipcode(zipcode)
  
  representatives.map do |rep|
    "#{rep.firstname[0]}. #{rep.lastname} (#{rep.party})"
  end
end

csv = CSV.open(filename,options)

csv.each do |line|

  first_name = line[:first_name]
  zipcode = clean_zipcode(line[:zipcode])

  all_reps = all_reps(zipcode)
  
  puts "#{first_name} - #{all_reps.join(", ")}"
  

end