Research Guides: Elections: Campaign Finance and Law

Campaign Finance

Open Secrets
An invaluable site that tracks overall financial information related to elections: members of congress, committees, congressional races, and political parties. Find out which organizations gave money to individual politicians; search by name or state to track donation history.
Internal Revenue Service : Tax Information for Polticial Organizations
Lists tax filing information for political organizations. Political organization disclosures, i.e., Restaurant Association of Maryland Political Action Committee and Bank of America Virginia Political Action Committee, can be searched. Use Advanced Search to search by Custodian Mailing Address and Date of Material Change.
FEC Campaign Finance Data
See how candidates and committees raise and spend money in federal elections. This financial data helps voters make informed decisions.

Campaign Legal Center
The Campaign Legal Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which works in the areas of campaign finance and elections, political communication and government ethics. The Legal Center offers nonpartisan analyzes of issues and represents the public interest in administrative, legislative and legal proceedings.