old_contents: from django.shortcuts import render
  from django.db import transaction
  # from django.views.generic import TemplateView
  
  from registration.forms import RegistrationFormUniqueEmail
  from registration.backends.default.views import RegistrationView
  
  from preferences.models import PersonFollow
  
  from opencivicdata.models.people_orgs import Person
  
  
  
  class EmailRegistrationView(RegistrationView):
  
      form_class = RegistrationFormUniqueEmail
  
  
  def user_preferences(request):
      user = request.user
  
      senators = Person.objects.filter(memberships__organization__name='Florida Senate')
      representatives = Person.objects.filter(memberships__organization__name='Florida House of Representatives')
  
      if request.method == 'POST':
          with transaction.atomic():
              PersonFollow.objects.filter(user=user).delete()
              for senator in request.POST.getlist('senators'):
                  PersonFollow.objects.create(user=user, person_id=senator)
              for representative in request.POST.getlist('representatives'):
                  PersonFollow.objects.create(user=user, person_id=representitive)
  
      return render(
          request,
          'preferences/preferences.html',
          {'user': user, 'senators': senators, 'representatives': representatives}
      )
new_contents: from django.shortcuts import render
  from django.db import transaction
  # from django.views.generic import TemplateView
  
  from tot.utils import get_current_people
  
  from registration.forms import RegistrationFormUniqueEmail
  from registration.backends.default.views import RegistrationView
  
  from preferences.models import PersonFollow
  
  from opencivicdata.models.people_orgs import Person
  
  
  
  class EmailRegistrationView(RegistrationView):
  
      form_class = RegistrationFormUniqueEmail
  
  
  def user_preferences(request):
      user = request.user
  
      senators = get_current_people(position='senator')
      representatives = get_current_people(position='representatives')
  
      if request.method == 'POST':
          with transaction.atomic():
              PersonFollow.objects.filter(user=user).delete()
              for senator in request.POST.getlist('senators'):
                  PersonFollow.objects.create(user=user, person_id=senator)
              for representative in request.POST.getlist('representatives'):
                  PersonFollow.objects.create(user=user, person_id=representitive)
  
      return render(
          request,
          'preferences/preferences.html',
          {'user': user, 'senators': senators, 'representatives': representatives}
      )
subject: Use new util function for getting current people