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Legislator Profile - Add Legislator Profile Type #2137

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@Mephistic

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As part of our effort to roll out Legislator Profiles, we want to enable elected officials to claim MAPLE accounts linked directly to their Legislative Profile (so they can enhance their pages with additional information and submit testimony). To that end, let's add a new "LEGISLATOR" profile type - that will be associated directly with a specific legislator at account creation.

Success Criteria

  • Add a LEGISLATOR profile type (alongside USER/ORG)
    • LEGISLATOR accounts will be associated with a specific memberCode from the MA Legislature API (e.g. KAD0) and store a few additional fields relevant only to Legislators (e.g. legislatorBiography, keyPriorities, memberCode)
  • Allow users to select LEGISLATOR as an account option when creating a new account (like USER or ORG)
    • Legislator Accounts must also select a legislator (from the current general court) at account creation
      • Can use a Member Search Index-based dropdown like the one on the Edit Profile page
    • The memberCode should be stored on the profile
    • Similar to the (disabled) ORG request flow, new LEGISLATOR accounts should first be put into a PENDING_LEGISLATOR state. Just like with orgs, admins on our side will manually review new account requests and approve/deny them as appropriate. That flow is handled in a separate ticket.
  • The type and memberCode of a LEGISLATOR profile should not be editable by the user after account creation
  • The new option should be hidden behind the legislators feature flag

Open Questions ( for @mvictor55 )

  • Should we mandate a statehouse email (e.g. @mahouse.gov or @masenate.gov) for this accounts as a validation measure? We'll want staffers to be able to make this profile for their boss - will they have access to these emails for setup?
  • Should Legislator-type profiles have access to the regular profile page in addition to the new and enhanced Legislator profile page, or should we just have the current profile page redirect to the new one for LEGISLATOR accounts?
  • Legislator statehouse email addresses are available through the MA Legislature API - if someone signs up for an account with one of those emails and completes email verification, can we skip the manual verification step?

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