U.S. Elections: Campaign Finance
Campaign Finance
- Federal Election Commission"The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is the independent regulatory agency charged with administering and enforcing the federal campaign finance law. The FEC has jurisdiction over the financing of campaigns for the U.S. House, Senate, Presidency and the Vice Presidency."
- OpenSecrets"We pursue our mission largely through our award-winning website, OpenSecrets.org, which is the most comprehensive resource for federal campaign contributions, lobbying data and analysis available anywhere. And for other organizations and news media, the Center's exclusive data powers their online features tracking money in politics - counting cash to make change. Our OpenSecrets News features newsbreaking original reporting about money-in-politics, including the sort of investigative work that won the Society of Professional Journalists' 2013 award for Public Service in Online Journalism"
- Follow The MoneyThis resource provides data on campaign contributions in state elections. The information includes contributions by sector, by political party, labor, and business.
Finding Articles
The following suggestions will be helpful when searching databases and resources, including those listed on the Elections Research Basics page.
Useful Subject Terms:
- campaign funds
- campaign funds -- United States
- political action committees
Useful Keywords:
- "campaign finance"
- "election finance"
- "election spending"
- lobbying
Books
Campaign Finance and Political Polarization by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9780472121601Publication Date: 2015-10-06
Interest Groups and Campaign Finance Reform in the United States and Canada by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9780472026753Publication Date: 2011-03-15
The Rise of Political Action Committees by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9780190075538Publication Date: 2020
