FEC

Campaign finance data, candidate fundraising and candidate spending

FEC provides federal campaign finance data, including candidate fundraising and spending for a two-year period and candidate totals from the latest available filings.

Get candidate fundraising

Get a federal candidate’s fundraising and spending for a two-year filing period from FEC candidate pages. Defaults to the FEC’s current two-year period. If several names match, returns the matching candidate with the most reported fundraising for that period.

Your information

StateOptional

State postal abbreviation to distinguish candidates, for example MA.

OfficeOptional

Office to distinguish candidates, for example senate. Defaults to any.

Candidate

Candidate name, for example Elizabeth Warren.

Election YearOptional

Two-year election cycle, for example 2024. Defaults to the FEC’s current cycle.

1 credit per run

Example results

Cycle: 2,024
Debts: 0
Party: Democratic Party
State: NY
Office: House
Currency: USD
District: 14
Total Spent: 16,716,492.89
Cash On Hand: 3,734,646.88
Total Raised: 15,299,235.57
Candidate Link: fec.gov
Candidate Name: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Fec Candidate ID: H8NY15148
Fec Committee ID: C00639591
Coverage End Date: 2024-12-31
Individual Contributions: 14,866,494.81
Principal Campaign Committee: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez For Congress
Incumbent Challenger Open Seat: Incumbent

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About FEC

Search candidates lists federal candidates by office and election year, ranked by money raised; Senate and House searches need a state.

Built by Fous from fec.gov and open.fec.gov and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with FEC.

Actions

Get candidate fundraising

1 credit per run

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
State`state`	Text	Optional	State postal abbreviation to distinguish candidates, for example MA.Example: NY
Office`office`	Text	Optional	Office to distinguish candidates, for example senate. Defaults to any.Example: House
Candidate`candidate`	Text	Required	Candidate name, for example Elizabeth Warren.Example: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Election Year`election_year`	Number	Optional	Two-year election cycle, for example 2024. Defaults to the FEC’s current cycle.Example: 2024

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Cycle`cycle`	Number	Example: 2024
Debts`debts`	Number	Example: 0
Party`party`	Text	Example: Democratic Party
State`state`	Text	Example: NY
Office`office`	Text	Example: House
Currency`currency`	Text	Example: USD
District`district`	Text	Example: 14
Total Spent`total_spent`	Number	Example: 16716492.89
Cash On Hand`cash_on_hand`	Number	Example: 3734646.88
Total Raised`total_raised`	Number	Example: 15299235.57
Candidate Link`candidate_link`	Text	Example: https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8NY15148/?cycle=2024&election_full=false
Candidate Name`candidate_name`	Text	Example: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Fec Candidate ID`fec_candidate_id`	Text	Example: H8NY15148
Fec Committee ID`fec_committee_id`	Text	Example: C00639591
Coverage End Date`coverage_end_date`	Text	Example: 2024-12-31
Individual Contributions`individual_contributions`	Number	Example: 14866494.81
Principal Campaign Committee`principal_campaign_committee`	Text	Example: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez For Congress
Incumbent Challenger Open Seat`incumbent_challenger_open_seat`	Text	Example: Incumbent

Example result

For State: NY, Office: House, Candidate: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Election Year: 2024

JSON

{
  "cycle": 2024,
  "debts": 0,
  "party": "Democratic Party",
  "state": "NY",
  "office": "House",
  "currency": "USD",
  "district": "14",
  "total_spent": 16716492.89,
  "cash_on_hand": 3734646.88,
  "total_raised": 15299235.57,
  "candidate_link": "https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8NY15148/?cycle=2024&election_full=false",
  "candidate_name": "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez",
  "fec_candidate_id": "H8NY15148",
  "fec_committee_id": "C00639591",
  "coverage_end_date": "2024-12-31",
  "individual_contributions": 14866494.81,
  "principal_campaign_committee": "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez For Congress",
  "incumbent_challenger_open_seat": "Incumbent"
}

Search candidates

1 credit per run

List federal candidates for an office and election year, ranked by total money raised. Senate and House searches require a state; fundraising and cash balances reflect the latest available filings, and candidates without reported totals may have missing amounts.

Uses FEC and open.fec.gov.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
State`state`	Text	Optional	State or territory name or two-letter code, for example Texas or TX. Required for Senate and House.Example: CA
Office`office`	Text	Required	Federal office to search, for example house.Example: House
District`district`	Number	Optional	House district number, for example 12. Use 0 for an at-large district.Example: 12
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum candidates to return, for example 50.Example: 5
Election Year`election_year`	Number	Required	Election year, for example 2026.Example: 2026
Raised Money Only`raised_money_only`	Text	Optional	Use yes to include only candidates who have raised money; use no for all candidates. For example yes.Example: no

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Candidates`candidates`	List
Party`candidates[].party`	Text	Example: DEMOCRATIC PARTY
State`candidates[].state`	Text	Example: California
District`candidates[].district`	Number	Example: 12
Incumbency`candidates[].incumbency`	Text	Example: Incumbent
Candidate ID`candidates[].candidate_id`	Text	Example: H4CA12154
Candidate URL`candidates[].candidate_url`	Text	Example: https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA12154/?cycle=2026
Candidate Name`candidates[].candidate_name`	Text	Example: SIMON, LATEEFAH
Candidate Status`candidates[].candidate_status`	Text	Example: Present candidate
Cash On Hand (USD)`candidates[].cash_on_hand_usd`	Number	Example: 777589.88
Total Raised (USD)`candidates[].total_raised_usd`	Number	Example: 1449191.49
Coverage End Date`candidates[].coverage_end_date`	Text	Example: 2026-06-30

Example result

For State: CA, Office: House, District: 12, Max Results: 5, Election Year: 2026, Raised Money Only: no

JSON

{
  "candidates": [
    {
      "party": "DEMOCRATIC PARTY",
      "state": "California",
      "district": 12,
      "incumbency": "Incumbent",
      "candidate_id": "H4CA12154",
      "candidate_url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA12154/?cycle=2026",
      "candidate_name": "SIMON, LATEEFAH",
      "candidate_status": "Present candidate",
      "cash_on_hand_usd": 777589.88,
      "total_raised_usd": 1449191.49,
      "coverage_end_date": "2026-06-30"
    },
    {
      "party": "DEMOCRATIC PARTY",
      "state": "California",
      "district": 12,
      "incumbency": "Challenger",
      "candidate_id": "H6CA12209",
      "candidate_url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA12209/?cycle=2026",
      "candidate_name": "JOYCE, JAMIE",
      "candidate_status": "Present candidate",
      "cash_on_hand_usd": 8800.3,
      "total_raised_usd": 31247.25,
      "coverage_end_date": "2026-06-30"
    },
    {
      "party": "REPUBLICAN PARTY",
      "state": "California",
      "district": 12,
      "incumbency": "Challenger",
      "candidate_id": "H6CA12191",
      "candidate_url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA12191/?cycle=2026",
      "candidate_name": "FULKERSON, HEATH VINCENT",
      "candidate_status": "Not yet a candidate",
      "cash_on_hand_usd": 0,
      "total_raised_usd": 0,
      "coverage_end_date": null
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@fec",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_candidate_fundraising",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "state": "NY",
    "office": "house",
    "candidate": "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez",
    "election_year": 2024
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Compare federal candidates’ fundraising and spending by election cycle
Find candidates ranked by money raised for an office and year
Review candidate cash balances and reported fundraising
Filter candidate searches by state, district, or fundraising status

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with FEC?

No. Fous is not affiliated with FEC. This workflow reads the public fec.gov website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a FEC account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from fec.gov when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.