Candidates

Lists available to research candidates:

• Names and addresses of Presidential, Senate and House candidates
• Names and addresses of candidates and their authorized committees
• Names and addresses of candidates running in the current election cycle
• Candidates with figures of their receipts, disbursements, cash on hand, and debts owed by the candidate's committee for the current election cycle: President, Senate and House
• Recent registrations of candidates

Checklist to research a specific candidate:

• Presidential Map
• List of all documents filed by the candidate and authorized campaign committee(s) [President and House/Senate]
• List of all documents filed by the campaign with a cross reference to reports filed by other committees which disclose PAC or party contributions, independent expenditures (for or against) and communication costs
• Summary financial figures on total receipts, disbursements, contributions (individuals, PAC, party), cash on hand, and debts owed to and by the campaign
• Itemized list of individual contributions to the campaign
• FEC enforcement actions and litigation relating to the campaign
• FEC audits of the campaign
• FEC advisory opinions issued to the campaign
• Campaign finance reports from 1972 to the present filed by the candidate and any authorized committees, itemizing receipts and disbursements. (Campaign finance reports of presidential campaigns are available from 1993 to present, of Senate campaigns are available from May 2000 to the present, and of House campaigns from May 1996 to the present. For years previous, please contact the Public Records Office.)
• Federal Election Results
• Personal Financial Reports filed by presidential challengers (current election cycle only)

Review our Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory for a listing of each state office which maintains candidate reports and other disclosures.