OpenFEC FAQs

Question 1

What are the deployment options for OpenFEC?

Accepted Answer

OpenFEC offers flexible deployment options, running locally via STDIO, HTTP, or Docker from the same codebase. A public hosted server is also available, making it easy to integrate with any Model Context Protocol (MCP) client.

Question 2

What is OpenFEC and what does it do?

Accepted Answer

OpenFEC is a powerful software tool designed to query and analyze federal election campaign finance data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). It helps users investigate candidates, committees, contributions, expenditures, and legal documents to understand money trails and election filings.

Question 3

What kind of federal election data can I query using OpenFEC?

Accepted Answer

OpenFEC provides nine distinct tools to query comprehensive federal election data, including candidates, political committees, itemized contributions, committee disbursements, independent expenditures, FEC filings, election races, legal documents (advisory opinions, enforcement cases), and the FEC calendar.

Question 4

How does OpenFEC help in analyzing campaign finances?

Accepted Answer

OpenFEC supports in-depth analysis through multi-mode queries, allowing you to view itemized records or aggregate breakdowns by size, state, employer, occupation, or recipient. It also includes two guided prompts for structured campaign financial analysis and tracing money flow around candidates or races.

Question 5

Do I need an API key to use OpenFEC?

Accepted Answer

Yes, OpenFEC requires a free OpenFEC API key to access the federal election campaign finance data. You can obtain one by signing up at api.data.gov/signup.

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