User:Staraction/US legislator photographs

Please note - this table is not legal advice. User:Staraction is actively updating this table, so it is a work in progress; feel free to help out!

Name of State	Chamber (if applicable)	Status	Additional info	Source	Commons template (if applicable)
Alabama			Email: websupport@al-legislature.gov	Alabama Legislature Support
Alaska			"To obtain permission to reproduce the information (text or graphics) contained on the Alaska Legislature web site, send an email to: webmaster@akleg.gov. The Alaska Legislature should be given credit and provided a copy of the final product."	Alaska Legislature Web Disclaimer/Credits
Arizona			Webmaster link	Arizona State Legislature
Arkansas	State Legislature		Might pertain to both the senate and house? Email: webmaster@arkleg.state.ar.us	Arkansas State Legislature
	Senate		Can only find a copyright symbol but there's lots of historical public domain photos	Arkansas Senate
	House of Representatives		Link for web inquiries	Arkansas House of Representatives
California		Public domain		County of Santa Clara v. California First Amendment Coalition
Colorado		Email sent	Email sent to LCS Library (lcs.library@coleg.gov) on 10 December 2024
Connecticut	General Assembly		Email sent to Webmaster, but they do not have any info; looking for legislative services or something along those lines. State library reference services email: csl.isref@ct.gov
	Senate		Members link to caucus sites. Democrats: 860-240-8600. Republicans: Contact	Democrats Republicans
	House of Representatives		Members link to caucus sites. Democrats: HDOwebmaster@cga.ct.gov. Republicans: 860-240-8700 or maybe devin.keehner@cga.ct.gov	Democrats Republicans
Delaware		Email sent	Email sent to lis.helpdesk@delaware.gov on 2 December 2024	Delaware General Assembly Copyright
Florida		Public domain		Copyright status of works by the government of Florida
Georgia			Click resources then down arrow to media. Doesn't say much, but prob best to ask Betsy Theroux, Director of Media Services: betsy.theroux@house.ga.gov	Georgia State Assembly - House Media Services
Hawaii			From what I can tell the House and Senate photos are under each chamber's clerk office, including historical ones. Legislative Reference Bureau library may be of help. Webmaster: webmaster@capitol.hawaii.gov	Hawaii State Legislature Contact Information
Idaho			Office of Legislative Services email: lsoweb@lso.idaho.gov	Idaho State Legislature Site Disclaimer
Illinois			Email: webmaster@ilga.gov	Illinois General Assembly Web Support
Indiana			Photos including historical can be found in the Indiana Legislator Database. Per source photos came from a variety of sources. Contact	Indiana Legislator Database Acknowledgements
Iowa		Copyrighted free use		VRT (see Commons template)
Kansas		Email sent	Email sent to LegServ@las.ks.gov on 18 December 2024	Kansas Legislative Administrative Services
Kentucky			"Under KRS 61.874, it is unlawful to use any records available on this site for a commercial purpose without agreement with the Legislative Research Commission." Contact	Legislative Research Commission Policies & Security
Louisiana	Senate		Senator photos. Senate webmaster email: swebteam@legis.la.gov. There's also this email: websen@legis.la.gov	Louisiana State Legislature Contacts
	House of Representatives		Legislator photos. House webmaster email: webteam@legis.la.gov	Louisiana State Legislature Contacts
Maine		Not allowed	"Photos may not be sold or used in any way for profit or commercial purposes, including use in commercial or professional websites or printed materials."	Maine.gov photo use policy	—
Maryland			Email: webmaster@mgadls.state.md.us	Maryland General Assembly Contact Us
Massachusetts		Public domain
Michigan			Comment Form	Michigan Legislature - Acceptable Use Policy
Minnesota		Not allowed (probably)	"A person or entity may not use any part of the information on a legislative website for commercial purposes or publish the information for commercial gain without proper attribution of source."	Frequently asked questions - Minnesota legislature	—
Mississippi			Email: webmaster@ls.ms.gov	Mississippi Legislature Terms and Conditions lol
Missouri			Can't find anything on the sites. MO.gov Contact Us form or try Missouri Legislative Library: leg.library@senate.mo.gov	MO.gov Legislative Branch
Montana			Webmaster or email Legislative Services executive director (Jerry.Howe@legmt.gov) or Chief Information Officer (Dale.Gow@legmt.gov)	Legislative Services Staff Directory
Nebraska		Email sent	Emailed the Unicameral Information Office (uio@leg.ne.gov) on 1 December 2024.
Nevada			State legislator database 1861-present; photos from prior NV gov docs. Research Division prob best contact.	Nevada Legislature Contact Information
New Hampshire			IT Help Desk: help@leg.state.nh.us
New Jersey		Email sent	Emailed the Webmaster (bad idea?) (webmaster@njleg.org) on 2 December 2024.
New Mexico		Not allowed (probably)	Declined to make changes to the credits page (implies copyrighted free use?) or to send an email to VRT (after legal counsel)	Joanne Montague, Senior Legislative Librarian @ NM Legislative Council Service	—
New York	Senate	Not allowed (at present)	"Pictures & Graphics: A Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative "CC-By-NC-ND" with CC Plus "CC+" license. The CC+ waives attribution requirements and allows for the creation of derivative works and commercial usage provided that such derivative works and commercial usage do not relate to political fundraising."	Policies and waivers of the New York State Senate	—
	Assembly		Email: webmaster@nyassembly.gov
North Carolina		Public domain	"Photos of House and Senate Members on the individual NCGA Website member webpages are not published on the NCGA Website until we receive copyright release from the photographer so these specific photos are considered in the public domain once they are published on the NCGA Website."	Disclaimer - North Carolina General Assembly
North Dakota		Not allowed	"The Legislative Assembly holds the copyright for legislator photos. A legislator photo is available for use only in articles and publications related to the legislator's service as a legislator...[p]hotos may NOT be used for nonlegislative boards, commissions, or memberships, campaigns, or for personal use."	Legislator Photo Request - North Dakota Legislative Branch	—
Ohio		Email sent	Emailed the Webmaster (bad idea?) (webmaster@lis.state.oh.us) on 2 December 2024.
Oklahoma		Public domain		VRT (see Commons template)
Oregon			Oregon Legislators 1841-present. Help Desk: leg.helpdesk@oregonlegislature.gov
Pennsylvania			Email: webmaster@legis.state.pa.us
Rhode Island			"The compiled information presented on this WWW site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. However, use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested." Email: webteam@rilegislature.gov	Rhode Island General Assembly Privacy Policy
South Carolina			"This information is intended for personal, not commercial, uses." (would rec read the whole disclaimer). Send email here	South Carolina Legislature Disclaimer
South Dakota		Not allowed	"Photos © Johnny Sundby Photography, Inc./SD Legislative Research Council. Use by Permission Only."	Each individual member's profile page (example)	—
Tennessee			Email: webmaster@capitol.tn.gov
Texas	Senate		Photos made by Senate Media. Phone: 512-463-0300. Web Admin Contact Form
	House of Representatives		Photos made by House Photography. Phone: 512-463-1392. Web Administrator: hseweb@house.texas.gov
Vermont			Vermont General Assembly Questions or Comments about Website
Virginia	General Assembly		This one prob works for both chambers: webmaster@virginiageneralassembly.gov
	Senate		Senate Information and Civic Education: information@sov.state.va.us
	House of Delegates		House of Delegates Public Information and Engagement: hpie@house.virginia.gov
Washington		Email sent	"The photos are public domain but cannot be used for campaign purposes. At this time there will not be a license as it is stated they are in public domain"; waiting for a statement to be posted on the website: "I am checking with the tech team, it was on our old site, so it should be somewhere on the new one, I will keep you updated."	Legislative Information Center, support@leg.wa.gov	—
West Virginia		Email sent	According to Perry Bennett, Chief Legislative Photographer, the photos from both the new site and the old site are public domain; have requested the email chain to be forwarded to WP:VRT for approval	Office of Reference & Information
Wisconsin			site.feedback@legis.wisconsin.gov. Also contact the Legislative Reference Bureau (lrb.reference@legis.wisconsin.gov) as they publish the Wisconsin Blue Book which contains photos since the 1800s	Wisconsin State Legislature Contact Information
Wyoming		Not allowed	"Official photographs of members of the Wyoming Legislature are available from the LSO in a high-resolution, digital format. Please contact Ryan Frost at LSO to request photographs on a case-by-case basis. The photographs may only be used for coverage of the Wyoming Legislature and the images may not be used for other purposes. (Photo credit: Donn Bruns, Lifestyle Photography.)"	News Media / Media Services - State of Wyoming Legislature	—