The Federal Election Commission (FEC), in its mission to provide transparency, makes a wide range of federal campaign finance reports and other documents available for public review and inspection. This page provides resources and guides to explain what records are available and how to access them.

Search to determine whether a person has donated to any federal election campaign. You may search by name of contributor, by ZIP Code of donor, by occupation/employer of donor, or by name of candidate.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) maintains a database of individuals who have made contributions to federally registered political committees.

Search for information about money donated to federal candidate campaigns.

This resource from OpenSecrets.org explores what congress members and top officials in the executive branch reported in their personal financial disclosures. These documents list their assets and liabilities, their income (excluding their government salaries, oddly), asset transactions, gifts they received, and more.

Although House and Senate ethics rules limit the number of congressional trip days a single private source can pay for, there is no limit to the number of privately-sponsored trips Congress members can take during their term. This Legistorm database provides details on trips taken by Congress members and their staffs funded by private sponsors. Includes records of who paid for the trip, everyone who went on the trip, a map detailing where they stayed, a breakdown of how much they spent on transportation versus meals and lodging, and more.

This database tracks anyone whose résumé includes positions of influence in both the private and public sectors. Former federal employees often are put into jobs as lobbyists, consultants and strategists, while many friends and business partners of politicians end up in influential government careers. Use this site to discover which public relations firms have signed up former White House employees, which lobbyists have brought their interests with them to the powerful appropriations committees, which interests are employing former members of Congress to lobby on their behalf, and much more.