political_contributions

U.S. candidate campaign finance summaries

Summary financial information on contributions to candidates for U.S. elections. An updated version is available from the "all candidates" files (in pipe-delimited format) on the bulk data download page of the U.S. Federal Election Commission, or, alternatively, via OpenFEC. Information on each of the 25 columns is available from the FEC All Candidates File Description. The sample dataset in political-contributions.json contains 58 records with dates from 2015.

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Additionally, the FEC's Github repository states:

This project is in the public domain within the United States, and we waive worldwide copyright and related rights through CC0 universal public domain dedication. Read more on our license page. A few restrictions limit the way you can use FEC data. For example, you can't use contributor lists for commercial purposes or to solicit donations. Learn more on FEC.gov.

JSON 58 rows 25 fields 50 KB

Fields

FieldTypeDistributionSummaryMissing
Candidate_IdentificationAdd string 58 distinct H0AZ01325 1 · H0AZ04493 1 · H0NC08163 1 Missing 0
Candidate_NameAdd string 56 distinct D'ANNUNZIO, TIMOTHY BRUCE 2 · REYNOLDS, CONRAD EARL 2 · ABLES, MURIEL WAYNE 1 Missing 0
Incumbent_Challenger_StatusAdd string 3 distinct C 41 · O 14 · I 2 Missing 1 · 1.7%
Party_CodeAdd integer 1 – 3 · mean 1.74 Missing 0
Party_AffiliationAdd string 7 distinct REP 29 · DEM 22 · IND 2 Missing 0
Total_ReceiptsAdd number 0 – 31,800 · mean 1,096 Missing 0
Transfers_from_Authorized_CommitteesAdd integer 0 – 0 · mean 0 Missing 0
Total_DisbursementsAdd number 0 – 38,930 · mean 3,491 Missing 0
Transfers_to_Authorized_CommitteesAdd number 0 – 10,670 · mean 203 Missing 0
Beginning_CashAdd number -7,615 – 46,280 · mean 2,948 Missing 0
Ending_CashAdd number -371.1 – 15,920 · mean 543.9 Missing 0
Contributions_from_CandidateAdd number 0 – 7,615 · mean 280.3 Missing 0
Loans_from_CandidateAdd integer 0 – 31,800 · mean 572 Missing 0
Other_LoansAdd integer 0 – 0 · mean 0 Missing 0
Candidate_Loan_RepaymentsAdd number 0 – 12,020 · mean 371.6 Missing 0
Other_Loan_RepaymentsAdd integer 0 – 3,500 · mean 60.34 Missing 0
Debts_Owed_ByAdd number 0 – 106,100 · mean 8,005 Missing 0
Total_Individual_ContributionsAdd integer 0 – 5,675 · mean 151.8 Missing 0
Candidate_StateAdd string 29 distinct CA 4 · CO 4 · FL 4 Missing 0
Candidate_DistrictAdd integer 0 – 23 · mean 5.59 Missing 0
Contributions_from_Other_Political_CommitteesAdd integer 0 – 0 · mean 0 Missing 0
Contributions_from_Party_CommitteesAdd integer 0 – 3,000 · mean 51.72 Missing 0
Coverage_End_DateAdd date%m/%d/%Y Jan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015 Missing 0
Refunds_to_IndividualsAdd integer 0 – 14,500 · mean 281 Missing 0
Refunds_to_CommitteesAdd integer 0 – 0 · mean 0 Missing 0

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Candidate_IdentificationCandidate_NameIncumbent_Challenger_StatusParty_CodeParty_AffiliationTotal_ReceiptsTransfers_from_Authorized_CommitteesTotal_DisbursementsTransfers_to_Authorized_CommitteesBeginning_CashEnding_CashContributions_from_CandidateLoans_from_CandidateOther_LoansCandidate_Loan_RepaymentsOther_Loan_RepaymentsDebts_Owed_ByTotal_Individual_ContributionsCandidate_StateCandidate_DistrictContributions_from_Other_Political_CommitteesContributions_from_Party_CommitteesCoverage_End_DateRefunds_to_IndividualsRefunds_to_Committees
H4AL03061SMITH, JESSE TREMAINC1DEM3500035000003500000350000AL30001/31/201500
H4AR02166REYNOLDS, CONRAD EARLO2REP0000000000000AR20001/01/201500
H0AZ01325TOBIN, ANDY HON.C2REP187.1908352.7408240.3774.820000000AZ10001/26/201500
H0AZ04493CONTRERAS, JANET LC2REP00000000000255100AZ40009/30/201500
H4CA10075EGGMAN, MICHAEL RAYC1DEM104.2603192.9603088.700000000CA100001/27/201500

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