OpenFEC MCP for AI. Analyze federal campaign finance data from any query.

OpenFEC gives your agent direct access to the Federal Election Commission's database, pulling structured financial records from federal election filings. You don't have to manually export data or deal with messy PDFs; you just ask for what you need and get clean metrics back.

Candidate Research and Tracking

Need to track who's running? You can start by finding candidates using list_candidates or running a targeted search via search_candidates, letting you filter results by state or party. To dig deeper into one person, use get_candidate. This function pulls the full profile details for any candidate once you have their unique FEC ID.

Tracking a candidate's longevity is easy with get_candidate_history, which gathers every filing and designation status change they’ve had over time. For quick financial snapshots, run get_candidate_totals to pull the summary of total receipts and disbursements for one person.

Committee Oversight and Financial Aggregation

When you're tracking political groups—the PACs or party committees—you start with list_committees to get a list, or use search_committees if you know the name or FEC ID. Getting the deep profile is done with get_committee. To see how these organizations operate over time, run get_committee_history, which tracks operational characteristics and metadata changes across different reporting periods.

You can summarize spending by committee type (like PACs versus national party groups) using get_totals_by_committee_type, or aggregate total financial figures tied to either a candidate or an entire committee with get_totals_by_entity. If you need to know how money is allocated among the people running the group, use get_totals_officer_summary to summarize all reported financials by named officers.

Analyzing Detailed Financial Schedules

The real meat of the data lives in the schedules. You'll find a list of all filings using list_filings, and you can also pull financial reports for specific committee types using list_reports. For contributions, the most granular view comes from list_schedule_a, which itemizes every receipt, detailing money received from both individuals and other committees.

When it comes to spending, list_schedule_b provides an itemized breakdown of all disbursements—that's where you find operational spending, transfers, or refunds. You can also track loans with list_schedule_c, which lists any funds either issued by or received by the committee. To account for money owed, use list_schedule_d to detail recorded debts and obligations.

The system separates types of spending: list_schedule_e details independent expenditures—that's cash spent supporting or opposing candidates without direct coordination. Meanwhile, if the group was working with a campaign directly, you pull coordinated party spending from list_schedule_f, which documents that type of cooperation.

Utility and Search Functions

If you just need contact info for state-level election offices, use list_state_election_offices. You can also get an initial list of committees using list_committees by filtering on name or category. This toolset lets your agent handle complex research—you can pull specific details about a candidate's profile (get_candidate), track their operational history (get_committee_history), and understand exactly where every dollar came from or went with specialized schedules like contributions, disbursements, loans, debts, independent spending, and coordinated expenditures.