I agree. They are all over social media as well and they often respond to questions. Continuing with the example of Greg Orman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorman

Take everything with a grain of salt though and read from many different sources. Everything has a little bit of bias and can miss details. http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2014/10/01/greg-orman-obama-senate-ad-kansas/ So go to lots of sources. Politicians by nature strictly control their public image. The wider diversity of stories the richer understanding you will have.