Campaign Finance
City of Santa Fe : Campaign Finance Statements
Campaign Finance statements from the City of Santa Fe's 2010 municipal election.
Congresspedia: Part of the Sourcewatch encyclopedia
Wikipedia users will be familiar with the style of this open source encyclopedia of all things Congressional.
CQ.com - MoneyLine
Congressional Quarterly's user-friendly database of Congressional campaign finance. Advanced features with a fee.
Federal Election Commission: Enforcement Query System
A search for cases where candidates have failed to meet reporting requirements or possibly violated the laws.
followthemoney.org: Money in State Politics Database
A nonprofit database where you can search state-level campaign-finance reports from 1992-2006 by state, candidate and special interests.
Google's Campaign Finance list
With some links already listed here, and some that aren't.
Investigative Reporters & Editors: Database Library
IRE presents several database resources on a variety of issues, from the FAA to campaign finance
IRS Political Organization Disclosure
For finding out financial information about 527 groups which fund political campaigns.
New Mexico Secretary of State Active Lobbyists Index
A regularly updated list of active lobbyists and who they represent in New Mexico.
New Mexico Lobbyists 2010 reports
By cross-referencing the organizations employing lobbyists with the individual lobbyists, you can see which industries are spending money and on whom.
Oil Change International - Follow the Oil Money
A tool for tracking the petroleum industry's forays into politics.
opensecrets.org: Money in Politics Data
An independent database of federal campaign finance that provides candidate profiles and special-interest filters.
Personal Financial Disclosure Reports: Net Worth
Personal financial disclosure (income) info for President, Vice President and members of Congress.
Silent Partners - The Center for Public Integrity
The Center for Public Intergrity's database of 527 political money.
statemachine:
a low-tech but useful site for tracking campaign finance for Congress and PACS
Sunlight Foundation's Party Time!
Search politicians' parties by host, beneficiary, venue, type of party and other lawmakers present.
US Federal Elections Commission's Campaign Finance Disclosure Data Search
An extremely flexible database of federal candidate and committee campaign-finance reports. Tip: The advanced individual search lets you filter by employer.
US Senate: Lobbying Disclosure Query
A free site that provides a variety of filters for sorting through federal lobbyist reports.
Recent Posts
Sandra Day O’Connor calls for judicial reform
post on August 18, 2010
Written by Bryant FurlowCiting a “crisis of confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary,” former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has called for reform of election campaigns for state judges, urging more states to adopt systems similar to those in Arizona — and New Mexico — for selecting state Supreme Court justices. “In too many states, judicial [...]
Deal made to exempt NRA, others from campaign finance law
post on June 14, 2010
Written by Matthew ReichbachA new campaign finance law that would require corporations and other groups to disclose their names when airing political ads will exempt the National Rifle Association and other groups according to a deal from Congress to the NRA. The law is in response to the Citizens United ruling by the United State Supreme Court that ruled [...]
Mitt Romney PAC gives $10K to Martinez, Barela, Pearce
post on June 2, 2010
Written by Matthew Reichbach
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s political action committee, Free & Strong America PAC, has given $5,000 each GOP governor candidate Susana Martinez and $2,500 each to congressional candidates Jon Barela and Steve Pearce. Barela is running against incumbent Democrat Martin Heinrich and Pearce is running against incumbent Democrat Harry Teague.
“At a time when too many of [...]
Related External News Articles
-
Two GOP lawmakers endorse Arnold-Jones
Source New Mexico Independent written by Heath Haussamen
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Days after she failed to secure the votes of 20 percent of delegates at the GOP’s preprimary nominating convention, Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones is trying to show that she has momentum by announcing the endorsements of two of her colleagues in the state House.
The endorsements come from Rep. Kathy McCoy, R-Cedar Crest, and Rep…. » -
Roundhouse Roundup: County GOP takes stab at equal rights
Source The Santa Fe New Mexican written by The Santa Fe New Mexican
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
I normally don’t pay a lot of attention to political party platforms. That’s OK, neither do the parties.… »
-
Coss tops campaign contributions
Source The Santa Fe New Mexican written by The Santa Fe New Mexican
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Candidates in Santa Fe’s 2010 municipal election collected and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars for their campaigns, according to a final round of reports filed Tuesday with the city clerk.… »
-
Joe the Plumber making NM campaign swing
Source New Mexico Independent written by Matthew Reichbach
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber, is making several appearances in New Mexico this week, supporting state Sen. Kent Cravens’ bid for lieutenant governor and a local tea party group.
Though then-presidential candidate John McCain made numerous references to “Joe the Plumber” while on the campaign trail, Wurzelbacher was in the national news recently for attacking the… » -
Local news in brief, March 17, 2010
Source The Santa Fe New Mexican written by The Santa Fe New Mexican
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
City campaign finance reports delayed
… »
Most Recent Posts
- Denish, Martinez support more funding for state auditor
Democrat Diane Denish and Republican Susana Martinez both say if elected governor they... more...
- Police Arrest Alleged Bank Robber
A 51-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly robbing New Mexico... more...
- UPDATED: Bear Captured in ABQ Released in Manzano Mountains
A tranquilizer dart was used on the female black bear after the animal... more...
- Greenhouse gas cap proposal aired at Santa Fe hearings
On Monday, the New Mexico Environment Improvement Board began hearing testimony from experts,... more...
- Medicare recipients get third rebate to help fill ‘doughnut hole’
More than 3,400 New Mexicans on Medicare will have more money to pay... more...
The Sunlight Foundation
- Could not connect to Twitter
Open Secrets
- Could not connect to Twitter
SFReporter
- Could not connect to Twitter
Sunshine Week Twitter Feed
- Could not connect to Twitter