True!
Its also a bold face lie. By the very fact that these records are public makes them more or less "democratized" already. These apps are there to monetize public information for private profit, with a patina of pseudo-civic morality. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who read this and jumped at that awful line, albeit for different reasons.
NGP Van is a private consulting company providing tech to the Democratic party. This is something that increases their ability to sell and leverage data.
