Who funds a candidate?
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Who funds a candidate? Which PACs move the money? Who gets paid? GovMoneyGraph connects federal campaign-finance records so you can follow the money—not just find a filing.
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Start with a name
Search contributors, candidates, PACs, companies, occupations, places, parties or directories.
Source-linked by design. Raw names and identifiers are preserved exactly as reported by the FEC; derived classifications are labeled.
From scattered filings to a clearer picture
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Not always easy to understand.
A name can appear in different forms. Money can pass between committees. A total alone does not explain who financed it—or where it was spent.
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Connect the records
Explore linked profiles and grouped name variants, with the reported names and identity evidence still visible.
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Put the amounts in context
Move from totals to contributions, transfers, and vendor payments. Compare industries, occupations, locations, and party breakdowns.
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Keep the evidence attached
Check original FEC filings, distinguish reported facts from classifications, and share source-linked pages or embeddable money maps.
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Follow the connections in 2025–2026
Where does a PAC’s money go?
Follow contributions and transfers to other committees. Examine vendor payments separately from money moving through the political network.
Who does my industry support?
Compare contributions by employer, industry, or occupation—and see the amounts and percentages associated with each political party.
What is happening in my community?
Explore federal contributions by state, city, or five-digit ZIP code. Start close to home, then follow the connections outward.
Directories
Every connection has a starting point
2026 federal money-flow directories
01All entitiesCandidates, committees, contributors, organizations, vendors, and treasurers→02Political partiesParty directories with relationship provenance→03Compliance reviewAuditable FEC source-eligibility screening flags→04CandidatesFederal candidates and campaign totals→05CommitteesCandidate, party, and other political committees→06PACsPACs, Super PACs, and hybrid PACs→07Individual contributorsReported contributor identities→08OrganizationsReported organization contributors→09VendorsReported payees and payments from political committees→10TreasurersCommittee officer overlap→11IndustriesClassified employer sectors→12EmployersNormalized reported employers→13OccupationsReported contributor occupations→14StatesContributions by contributor state→15CitiesContributions by city and state→16ZIP codesFive-digit geographic totals→
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GovMoneyGraph vs. OpenSecrets: follow the connections, understand the context
Compare GovMoneyGraph and OpenSecrets for campaign finance research: entity connections, industry context, source records and coverage limitations.
GovMoneyGraph vs. FEC.gov: connected research and original disclosures
See when to use GovMoneyGraph or FEC.gov: explore connected contributors and committees, inspect original filings, and compare financial totals responsibly.
OpenSecrets, FEC.gov or GovMoneyGraph? A practical research workflow
Choose a campaign finance research starting point. Use GovMoneyGraph for connections, OpenSecrets for context and FEC.gov for original federal disclosures.
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For journalists following a story, researchers comparing patterns, and anyone who wants to understand political money. A financial connection is evidence to examine—not proof of influence or wrongdoing.
Read our sources & methodology- Know what a total includes
- FEC summary totals and indexed transaction totals can cover different records or reporting periods.
- Read a name in context
- Reported contributor groups are not verified identities. Contributions grouped by employer are not necessarily contributions by that company.
- Know the coverage
- State, city, and ZIP pages group federal contributions by contributor location. State and local campaign filings are not included. Available cycles and coverage are shown on the site.