American Politics: Campaign Finance

Campaign Finance Reports and Data  (Federal Election Commission)

"In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections. The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections." - the Website.

OpenSecrets.org  (Center for zreponsive Politics)

"The Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the organization aims to create a more educated voter, an involved citizenry and a more transparent and responsive government." - the Website.

Open States (Sunlight Foundation)

"Open States gathers data from the official legislative sites of the 50 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico; provides hyperlinked source information; and updates data nightly. It offers comparative searches nationwide by subject or by legislator, a browse feature by individual state, and a box for searching hometown addresses." - CHOICE review.

Follow the Money  (National Institute on Money in State Politics)

"The National Institute on Money in State Politics is the only nonpartisan, nonprofit organization revealing the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states." - the Website.