What is Civic Mirror?

Civic Mirror is a civic technology platform designed to make government easier to understand, research and engage with. It brings together information about elected offices, public spending, legislation, judicial decisions and civic events into a single, searchable interface. The goal is to reduce fragmentation and help people see how public institutions function in practice, not just in theory.

What problem is Civic Mirror trying to solve?

Most public information already exists, but it is scattered across dozens of websites, written in technical language, and difficult to connect across roles, agencies and decision-making processes. Civic Mirror focuses on aggregation, context and clarity — helping users understand who is responsible for what, how decisions are made, and how those decisions connect over time.

Is Civic Mirror affiliated with a political party or campaign?

No. Civic Mirror is designed as a non-partisan platform. It does not endorse candidates, promote political parties, or tell users what positions to take. The platform is structured to present primary information and sourced material, allowing users to draw their own conclusions.

How does Civic Mirror maintain neutrality?

Neutrality is addressed structurally rather than rhetorically. The platform surfaces original sources wherever possible, clearly labels summarised content, and allows users to view information through different lenses — including progressive, conservative or just the facts. The intent is transparency about framing, not hidden editorial judgement.

What kind of information does the platform include?

Depending on availability, Civic Mirror can include: lists of elected offices at state, county and local level; role descriptions explaining what each office is responsible for; budget and spending information tied to specific offices; legislative bills with plain-language summaries; judicial rulings categorised by case type; public calendars, meetings and livestream links; and evidence panels linking officials to sourced articles, rulings or statements. All content is designed to be navigable without requiring specialist political knowledge.

How does Civic Mirror use AI?

AI is used primarily to process large volumes of public information and convert complex material — such as legislation or court rulings — into readable summaries. The underlying source material remains available, and summaries are intended as entry points, not replacements for original documents.

How can users engage with elected officials through Civic Mirror?

Where verified contact information exists, Civic Mirror allows users to send structured, one-click emails to elected officials about legislation, votes or public actions. The platform also supports pre-written question prompts to help users engage constructively, especially those new to civic participation.

Does Civic Mirror collect or sell user data?

Civic Mirror is designed to minimise data collection. User profiles exist to support engagement features, but the platform is not built around targeted advertising or data monetisation. Long-term sustainability is being approached cautiously, with an emphasis on trust and public value.

What makes Civic Mirror different from existing civic or transparency tools?

Many existing tools focus on a single dimension — voting records, legislation, budgets or elections. Civic Mirror's differentiator is connection: linking roles, decisions, money, events and outcomes so users can see how individual actions fit into a broader system. The emphasis is on continuity rather than snapshots.

Who is Civic Mirror for?

Civic Mirror is for anyone who wants a clearer, more connected understanding of how government works — whether they are voting, researching an issue, attending meetings, or simply trying to stay informed about the institutions that affect their daily lives. It is designed to be usable by people with no prior expertise, while still supporting deeper exploration for advanced users.

What is the long-term vision for Civic Mirror?

The long-term goal is to create durable civic infrastructure — what Pecenica describes as connective tissue between the public and their representatives. Rather than focusing on individual election cycles or controversies, Civic Mirror aims to support ongoing engagement, accountability and institutional memory over time.

What's next for the platform?

Planned enhancements include candidate profiles alongside existing officeholders, improved issue-based filtering (e.g. environment, education, infrastructure), deeper legislative tracking across committees and voting stages, and expanded coverage beyond Indiana. Development is iterative, with user feedback shaping priorities.

Tompkins County

132 seats · 132 filled · 0 vacant

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	✎▶Seat CAND	TIP Name ⊘ AMA	Next Election
▶ Municipal (6: 6 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Ithaca Mayor	() Robert Cantelmo	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Margaret Fabrizio	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Patrick Kuehl	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Kayla Matos	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Ducson Nguyen	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	() David Shapiro	Nov 2, 2027
▶ School (45: 45 filled, 0 vacant)
+	School Board Member	(N) Christina Cushman	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Leslie Debo	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Bridget Flanigan	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Mike Hall	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Justin Juliana	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Daniel Mulligan	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) David Peck	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Tami Tabone	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Heather Williams	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Susan Bishop	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Leon Brockway Jr.	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Sophia Darling	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Phillip Esparza	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Kristin Prugh	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Samuel Rose	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Seth Walpole	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Garrick Blalock	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Sean Bradwell	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Madeline Cardona	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Erin Croyle	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Todd Fox	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Adam Krantweiss	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Emily Workman	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Karen Yearwood	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Aziza Benson	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Matt Bogumil	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Katherine Cole	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Matt Hektor	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Ami Stallone	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) John Stevens	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Susan Tabrizi	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Kevin Berggren	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Antwane Lynch	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Timothy Payne	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Melissa Rynone	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) George Taylor	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Jeremy TenWolde	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Christina Ward	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Steven Daly	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Tanya Grove	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) James Kemmerer	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Jim Mielty	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Suzanne Organ	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Dana Robson	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Megan Williams	Nov 2, 2027
▶ County (31: 31 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Tompkins County Clerk	() Maureen Reynolds	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 1	() Travis Brooks	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 10	() Shawna Black	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 10	() Amanda Champion	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 10	() Deborah Dawson	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 10	() Michael Lane	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 10	() Greg Mezey	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 2	() Veronica Pillar	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 3	() Henry Granison	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 4	() Rich John	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 5	() Anna Koreman	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 6	() Michael Sigler	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 7	() Dan Klein	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 8	() Randolph Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 9	() Lee Shurtleff	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sheriff, 000	() Derek Osborne	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 1	(D) Travis Brooks	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 10	(D) Shawna Black	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 10	(D) Amanda Champion	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 10	(D) Deborah Dawson	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 10	(D) Michael Lane	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 10	(D) Greg Mezey	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 2	(D) Veronica Pillar	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 2	(D) Leslie Schill	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 3	(D) Henry Granison	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 4	(D) Rich John	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 5	(D) Anna Koreman	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 6	(R) Michael Sigler	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 7	(D) Dan Klein	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 8	(R) Randolph Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tompkins County Commissioner Dist 9	(R) Lee Shurtleff	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Judicial (5: 5 filled, 0 vacant)
+	City Court (Tompkins County)	() Seth Peacock	Nov 3, 2026
+	City Court (Tompkins County)	() Richard Wallace	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Court Judge	() Joseph Cassidy	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Court Judge	() Maura KennedySmith	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Court Judge	() Scott Miller	Nov 3, 2026
▶ State (7: 7 filled, 0 vacant)
+	NY Governor	(D) Kathy Hochul	Nov 3, 2026
+	NY Attorney General	(D) Letitia James	Nov 3, 2026
+	NY Secretary of State	(D) Grace Noel	Nov 3, 2026
+	New York Senate District 51	() Peter Oberacker AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	New York Senate District 54	() Pam Helming AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	New York Senate District 58	() Tom O'Mara AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	New York Assembly District 125	() Anna Kelles AMA	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Federal (38: 38 filled, 0 vacant)
	U.S. Representative — District 19	(D) Josh Riley AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Carol Amon	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Joan Azrack	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Frederic Block	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Margo Brodie	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Gary Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Sanket Bulsara	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Pamela Chen	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Nusrat Choudhury	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Brian Cogan	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) LaShann DeArcy Hall	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Raymond Dearie	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Ann Donnelly	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Nicholas Garaufis	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	(N) Nina Gershon	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York	(N) Anthony Brindisi	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York	(N) Elizabeth Coombe	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York	(N) Mae D'Agostino	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Ronnie Abrams	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Richard Berman	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Vincent Briccetti	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Vernon Broderick	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Naomi Buchwald	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Valerie Caproni	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Andrew Carter Jr.	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) P. Castel	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Jessica Clarke	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Denise Cote	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) John Cronan	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Paul Crotty	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) George Daniels	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Paul Engelmayer	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Katherine Failla	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Jesse Furman	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Paul Gardephe	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	(N) Margaret Garnett	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York	(N) Richard Arcara	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York	(N) Frank Geraci Jr.	Nov 3, 2026

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