Sources & licenses
Everything here is built from primary, public records. We link back to the original filing wherever possible so you can verify any figure yourself.
@unitedstates congress-legislators
github.comRoster, terms, and cross-source ID crosswalk from the @unitedstates project (public domain).
License: CC0 (public domain)
Alabama Secretary of State (Fair Campaign Practices Act)
fcpa.alabamavotes.govAlabama state candidate campaign-finance filings from the Secretary of State.
License: Public record; use subject to Alabama campaign-finance law
California Secretary of State (CAL-ACCESS)
cal-access.sos.ca.govCalifornia state candidate campaign-finance filings from CAL-ACCESS.
License: Public record; donor data non-commercial
Clerk of the U.S. House — Financial Disclosures
disclosures-clerk.house.govHouse member financial disclosure reports filed with the Clerk of the House.
License: Public record; use subject to the Ethics in Government Act
District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance
opendata.dc.govDistrict of Columbia candidate and committee contributions via Open Data DC.
License: Public record (Open Data DC, CC-BY 4.0); donor data non-commercial
Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC)
api.open.fec.govCampaign finance data from the FEC. Individual contributor data may not be used for commercial purposes or to solicit contributions.
License: Public domain (data); donor PII subject to 52 U.S.C. §30111(a)(4)
Florida Department of State, Division of Elections
dos.elections.myflorida.comFlorida state candidate campaign-finance filings from the Division of Elections.
License: Public record; use subject to Florida campaign-finance law
Illinois State Board of Elections
www.elections.il.govIllinois state candidates, committees, and receipts from the State Board of Elections campaign-disclosure data files.
License: Public record; use subject to Illinois campaign-disclosure law
Judicial Financial Disclosures (Free Law Project / CourtListener)
www.courtlistener.comSupreme Court & federal judiciary financial disclosures (AO-10), extracted by the Free Law Project and served via CourtListener.
License: Public domain (disclosures); data via Free Law Project
Maryland State Board of Elections (Campaign Reporting Information System)
campaignfinance.maryland.govMaryland state candidate contributions from MD-CRIS.
License: Public record; donor data non-commercial and not for solicitation
Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance
www.ocpf.usMassachusetts state candidate campaign-finance filings from OCPF.
License: Public record; donor data non-commercial
New York State Board of Elections
publicreporting.elections.ny.govNew York state candidate campaign-finance filings from the State Board of Elections.
License: Public record; use subject to New York election law
North Carolina State Board of Elections
cf.ncsbe.govNorth Carolina state candidate campaign-finance contributions from the State Board of Elections.
License: Public record; use subject to North Carolina campaign-finance law
Ohio Secretary of State Campaign Finance Data Portal
data.ohiosos.govOhio state candidate and contribution records from the Secretary of State data portal.
License: Public record; use subject to Ohio campaign-finance law
OpenSecrets (Center for Responsive Politics)
www.opensecrets.orgOrganization, industry, and donor identifiers (CRP IDs) used to cross-reference members and contributors against OpenSecrets' campaign-finance profiles.
License: © OpenSecrets / CRP — used for cross-reference and identifier linkage
Pennsylvania Department of State campaign finance export
www.pa.govPennsylvania filer and contribution data from the Department of State campaign-finance export.
License: Public record; use subject to Pennsylvania campaign-finance disclosure rules
Texas Ethics Commission
www.ethics.state.tx.usTexas state candidate campaign-finance filings from the Texas Ethics Commission.
License: Public record; use subject to Texas Ethics Commission terms
U.S. Office of Government Ethics (Form 278e)
www.oge.govExecutive branch public financial disclosure reports (OGE Form 278e).
License: Public record; use subject to the Ethics in Government Act
U.S. Senate — Electronic Financial Disclosures (eFD)
efdsearch.senate.govSenate member financial disclosure reports filed via the Senate eFD system.
License: Public record; use subject to the Ethics in Government Act
U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database
lda.senate.govFederal lobbying registrations and reports from the U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database.
License: Public record; use subject to Senate LDA database terms
USAspending.gov Spending Explorer
api.usaspending.govFederal outlays by budget function, agency, and account from the public USAspending Spending Explorer API.
License: Public domain (U.S. government data)
Washington State Public Disclosure Commission
www.pdc.wa.govWashington state candidate campaign-finance filings from the Public Disclosure Commission.
License: Public record; donor data non-commercial
Wikidata
www.wikidata.orgStructured biographical, education, office, employment, and family-relationship data from Wikidata.
License: CC0 (public domain)
Wikipedia
www.wikipedia.orgShort sourced article summaries used as quoted descriptors for money-relevant relatives.
License: CC BY-SA; summaries served by Wikimedia REST APIs
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