Some Ideas Arrive Before the World Is Ready For Them
We first sketched the concept behind YeaOrNay in 2008. The problem was clear even then: most people have no idea whether the people they elected actually represent them. Not by party. Not by talking points. By actual votes on actual dinner table issues.
The technology to do it right did not exist yet. So we waited.
Building the Modern Infrastructure of Transparency
Our foundation in civic technology was built in the trenches of the 2006 election cycle. As partners in a previous venture, our team engineered a platform that used targeted demographic data to help volunteers identify and engage underrepresented voter demographics in Harris County, Texas.
In an era of data on CDs and manual CSV imports, we built the systems to reconcile complex consumer records with official voting rolls, equipping teams with the first generation of digital tools designed to close the representation gap.
The Evolution: YeaOrNay (YON)
Two decades later, the mission remains the same and the technology has finally caught up to the vision. YeaOrNay (YON) is the culmination of that 2006 "boots on the ground" experience. We’ve traded physical data disks for real-time, LLM-driven analysis to solve the modern accountability gap.
What YON does today:
The Daily Vote: Presents users with a daily dinner table topic from one of five categories and invites users to cast their Yea or Nay.
MOC Alignment Score: Takes the same topic, and through a proprietary screen, projects a Yea or Nay for each of the 535 Members of Congress. In January 2027, MOCs will have the ability to enter actual votes that replace our projections.
Real-Time Representation: Provides a clear answer to "how close do my representatives align with me." This is powerful information put in the literal hands of every constituent.
A Powerful Reminder: People think politicians have the power. They only have it because "we the people" give it to them. YON provides constituents and voters insight for the next biennial election.
Not red. Not blue. Just represented.
YeaOrNay is the primary focus of our team because it represents the culmination of a 20-year journey. We understand the complexity of representation and we have dedicated ourselves to the difficult work of translating political noise into clear, honest answers for the constituent. We are building an engine for transparency and integrity turn "spin" into a 5-second source of truth for every constituent.