Pete the Pigeon

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Pete the Pigeon 1.6

Pete the Pigeon was built by Chris Graham, Ohio’s leading citizen lobbyist, and it shows. Pete knows the Statehouse the way someone who has spent years in its hallways for the public does. Here is what is new for you.

Pete 1.6 October 29, 2026

Free for citizens doing public-good work.

• Advocacy mode: citizens working on grassroots, bipartisan issues like child sex abuse and rape reform, employee ownership and democracy get full answers free, 20 questions a day, with coaching on who to talk to and how to tell your story.
• Pro mode: professional work and everything else runs on Pete Pro. Free accounts see what Pete would pull to answer it, with a path to Pro or a scholarship.
• Tell Pete what you think. He asks a follow-up, and your anonymous feedback goes into his next upgrade.

Pete 1.5 October 29, 2026

Follow the money, one step further.

• Pro members can now ask Pete who is really behind the money in Ohio politics. Name an organization or a committee and Pete shows who is behind it, who it funds, and where each answer comes from.
• Pete can also point out groups that keep giving together, so you can see which donors move as a pack. It is a pattern worth asking about, never proof of anything.
• This is a beta for Pro members. Pete tells you plainly what it does not know.
• Pete got a sturdier foundation under the hood. Everything now lives in one place, so he is faster to improve and steadier day to day.
• Add Pete to your AI assistant or to Outlook with just your email address.
• A simpler menu, with Pete's perches up top.