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FEC Campaign Spending Scraper - Disbursements, Super PAC & Political Spending Tracker

Overview

Track where campaign money goes. Scrape FEC disbursements (Schedule B), independent expenditures (Schedule E), and committee totals. Monitor Super PAC spending, vendor payments, ad buys, and political consulting fees.

Features

  • Search by keywords to find specific results
  • Filter results by category or type
  • Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
  • Control output volume with configurable result limits

Use Cases

  • Track - Track federal government data releases and updates
  • Build - Build datasets for policy research and analysis
  • Monitor - Monitor regulatory changes and compliance requirements
  • Aggregate - Aggregate public government data for transparency projects

Input Parameters

ParameterTypeDescriptionDefault
apiKeystring (required)Your API key from api.data.gov (free signup). DEMO_KEY works for testing but ...DEMO_KEY
modestring (required)What type of spending data to retrievedisbursements
committeeIdstringFEC Committee ID to filter by (e.g., C00703975 for ActBlue). Required for com...
candidateIdstringFEC Candidate ID for independent expenditure tracking (e.g., P80001571 for Bi...
recipientNamestringFilter disbursements by who received payment (partial match supported)
twoYearPeriodintegerTwo-year election cycle (e.g., 2024 for 2023-2024 cycle)
minAmountintegerMinimum dollar amount to include
maxAmountintegerMaximum dollar amount to include
maxResultsintegerMaximum number of records to return100
supportOpposestringFor independent expenditures: filter by whether spending supports or opposes ...all

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
"committee_id":"ABC-12345",
"committee_name":"FEC Campaign Spending Sample Item",
"recipient_name":"FEC Campaign Spending Sample Item",
"candidate_name":"FEC Campaign Spending Sample Item",
"disbursement_amount":50000,
"expenditure_amount":50000,
"disbursement_date":"2025-01-15",
"expenditure_date":"2025-01-15",
"disbursement_description":"Sample disbursement_description",
"expenditure_description":"Sample expenditure_description",
"support_oppose":"Sample support_oppose"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

  • $0.001 per result
  • $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

  1. Go to the FEC Campaign Spending Scraper - Disbursements, Super PAC & Political Spending Tracker actor page
  2. Configure your input parameters
  3. Click Start and wait for the results
  4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl-X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~fec-spending-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN"\
-H"Content-Type: application/json"\
-d'{"maxResults": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/fec-spending-scraper").call(
run_input={"maxResults":10}
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)

Integration

Connect FEC Campaign Spending Scraper - Disbursements, Super PAC & Political Spending Tracker with your existing tools and workflows:

  • API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
  • Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
  • Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
  • Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
  • Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration

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