FEC Campaign Finance
US federal candidates, committees & itemized donations
What it does
Scrape US federal campaign finance from the official OpenFEC API as clean JSON. Search candidates and committees by name, or pull itemized Schedule A contributions for a committee. No login, no browser needed.
Built in
- ✓ Candidate search: party, office, state, election years
- ✓ Committee/PAC search by name
- ✓ Itemized Schedule A contributions by committee
- ✓ Official OpenFEC API, DEMO_KEY works for small tests
- ✓ Empty results are never charged
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Common questions
Where does the data come from? +
The official OpenFEC API (api.open.fec.gov), the Federal Election Commission’s own public data source, the same one fec.gov itself uses.
Do I need an API key? +
No for small tests. FEC’s public DEMO_KEY works but is rate-limited. Get a free api.data.gov key in seconds for real volume.
Can I look up a specific committee’s donors? +
Yes. Search committees mode to find the committee ID, then contributions mode with that ID to get itemized donations.
What does it cost? +
You pay per result actually delivered: a candidate, committee, or contribution row. Failed and empty results are never charged.
What can I pull besides candidates? +
Committee and PAC records by name, and itemized Schedule A contributions for a given committee.
Can I filter candidates? +
Yes, by party, office, state and election year.
Is the DEMO_KEY enough? +
For small tests, yes. For sustained pulls, register a free api.data.gov key, which lifts the rate limit well above the shared demo allowance.
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