/* TEAM */

  Site:           Political Predator League (PPL)
  URL:            https://politicalpredatorleague.com
  Source:         Open documentation of public records
  Contact:        jonmloss [at] gmail [dot] com

/* DATA SOURCE */

  Original research:  CajsaLilliehook
  Series:             "Republican Sexual Predators, Abusers, and Enablers"
  Publication:        Daily Kos (61-part series, 2018-present)
  Read it:            https://www.dailykos.com/user/cajsalilliehook/

  Supplementary sources:
    - goppredators.wordpress.com
    - thebastionusa.com/republican-sex-crimes
    - Wikipedia / GovTrack
    - PBS / AP state lawmakers investigation
    - Court records and major news outlets (5+ per entry)

/* CREDITS */

  Survivor support:   RAINN — https://www.rainn.org
                      National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

/* TECHNOLOGY */

  Framework:      Next.js 16 (App Router, static export)
  Language:       TypeScript
  Styling:        Tailwind CSS v4
  Database:       Convex (real-time sync)
  Tables:         TanStack Table
  Maps:           react-simple-maps + TopoJSON
  Animation:      Framer Motion
  Hosting:        Static export
  Standards:      Schema.org JSON-LD (WebSite, Organization, Dataset,
                  Person, BreadcrumbList, ItemList, CollectionPage,
                  AboutPage, FAQPage)

/* THANKS */

  To every reporter, court clerk, and public-records officer
  whose work made this dataset possible.