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Legislator Profile - Hyperlink to Tab

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#2,212 opened on Jul 30, 2026

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Description

Summary

On the new Legislator Profile, we have a variety of tabs exposing different data (e.g. Campaign Finance, Election, Votes, etc). We currently always load the "Priorities" tab on page load, but I think it would be valuable to allow users to link to specific tabs (e.g. /legislators/194/ABC1 always opens to the default "Priorities" tab, but /legislators/194/ABC1#elections opens to the "Elections" tab instead).

Success Criteria

  • Add the tab for legislator profiles (e.g. "campaignFinance", "elections", etc. ) to the URL so that we can link directly to a tab on the Legislator Profile page

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Research direction
Explore how the Legislator Profile tabs are implemented and how the app's routing handles URL hashes, then determine the best way to sync the active tab with the URL.
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typescript
Domain
frontend
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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75