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Explain what each representative and office is responsible for #3

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Problem

The app can return representatives, but users also need plain-language context for what each office does. For example, a state senator and state representative both write laws, but represent different district sizes and sit in different chambers.

Desired behavior

  • Add concise, plain-language explanations for each supported office type and government level.
  • Make the explanation visible near the representative result it describes.
  • Distinguish responsibilities across federal, state, county, city, school board, and other local offices as those offices become supported.
  • Link to source-backed references where practical.
  • Avoid implying coverage for office types that the current live provider does not return.

Notes

This lines up with docs/roadmap.md under Civics Context. It can start with state legislators because live mode currently returns state legislative offices through OpenStates.

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