Political Donations Search Search FEC campaign finance data. Find political donations, donors, candidates, and committees. ## Why Use This Actor? Track money in politics. See who's funding campaigns, how much candidates are raising, and where the money comes from. Data sourced directly from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). ### Who This Is For - Journalists - Investigate campaign finance, follow the money - Researchers - Study political donations and donor patterns - Campaigns - Research opponent fundraising and donor bases - Nonprofits - Monitor political spending and influence - Citizens - See who's funding your representatives ## Features - Donor Search - Find individual contributions by name, employer, or location - Candidate Search - Look up candidates and their fundraising - Committee Search - Find PACs, Super PACs, and campaign committees - Filter by Cycle - Search 2024, 2022, 2020, and earlier elections - State Filtering - Narrow results by state ## Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | searchType | string | donors, candidates, or committees | | query | string | Name to search for | | state | string | Optional: 2-letter state code (CA, TX, NY) | | employer | string | Optional: Filter donors by employer | | cycle | string | Election cycle: 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016 | | maxResults | integer | Max results (1-1000, default: 100) | ## Output ### Donation Results json { "type": "donation", "donorName": "MUSK, ELON", "amount": 40495178, "date": "2024-10-10", "employer": "SPACEX", "occupation": "CEO", "city": "AUSTIN", "state": "TX", "recipientName": "AMERICA PAC", "party": "REP" } ### Candidate Results json { "type": "candidate", "name": "TRUMP, DONALD J.", "party": "REPUBLICAN PARTY", "office": "President", "state": "US", "status": "C" } ## Example Searches ### Find donations from a specific person json { "searchType": "donors", "query": "Elon Musk", "cycle": "2024" } ### Find tech company employee donations json { "searchType": "donors", "query": "", "employer": "Google", "state": "CA", "cycle": "2024" } ### Look up a candidate json { "searchType": "candidates", "query": "Biden", "cycle": "2024" } ## Data Source All data comes from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) official API. This is public information required by law to be disclosed. ## Pricing Pay per result - only pay for what you get: - Actor start: $0.00005 per run - Per result: $0.004 per donation/candidate/committee | Search | Results | Cost | |--------|---------|------| | 10 donations | 10 | $0.04 | | 100 donations | 100 | $0.40 | | 500 donations | 500 | $2.00 |