UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (2024)

Table of Contents
Open Secrets -- print editions for 1990 & 1992 Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics) Presidential (Open Secrets) Congress (Open Secrets) Congressional Committees (Open Secrets) Congressional Elections (Open Secrets) Personal Finances (Open Secrets) Outside Spending (Open Secrets) Earmarks (Open Secrets) Political Parties (Open Secrets) Historical Elections (Open Secrets) Industries / Interest Groups (Open Secrets) Lobbying (Open Secrets) Revolving Door (Open Secrets) PACs (Open Secrets) Heavy Hitters (Open Secrets) 527s (Open Secrets) FAQs

Open Secrets -- print editions for 1990 & 1992

  • Open Secrets: The Encyclopedia of Congressional Money & Politics

    Call Number: Reference JK 1991.M26 1994 & 1992

    1994 publication covers 1992 elections; 1992 publication covers 1990 elections
    - "The primary focus of this book is on the 535 members of the U.S. Congress. Each member has a two-page contribution profile that details the industries and individual companies, labor unions and other organizations that contributed to his or her campaign."
    - "Profiles of each of the 37 standing committees of the House and Senate are also presented, showing which industries and interest groups contributed most heavily to members of that committee."
    - "An industry-by-industry breakdown of contributor groups examines in detail which segments of the business, labor and ideological communities give the biggest share of dollars to members of Congress."

Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

"The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. The Center conducts computer-based research on campaign finance issues for the news media, academics, activists, and the public at large. The Center’s work is aimed at creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive government."

Politicians & Elections

  • Presidential
  • Congress
  • Congressional Committees
  • Congressional Elections
  • Personal Finances
  • Outside Spending
  • Earmarks
  • Political Parties

Influence & Lobbying

  • Industries
  • Lobbying
  • Revolving Door
  • PACs
  • Organizations
  • 527s

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (1)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (2)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (3)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Presidential (Open Secrets)

Analyzed by Election, 2000+

  • Fundraising
  • Candidate List
  • Bundlers
  • Super PACs
  • Search Donors
  • Outside Spending
  • Expenditures
  • Industries
  • Fundraising Over Time
  • Fundraising by Party
  • Money Primary
  • State/Metro Funding
  • Gender Demographics
  • Joint Fundraising Committees
  • Personal Finances

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (4)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (5)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (6)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Congress (Open Secrets)

Member Fundraising Profiles (105th Congress+, 1997+)

  • Elections
  • Industries
  • PACs and Leadership PACs
  • Donors
  • Geography
  • Expenditures
  • Legislation
  • In the News

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Congressional Committees (Open Secrets)

Committee Profiles (106th Congress+, 1999+)

  • Overview
  • Members
  • Top Industries
  • Jurisdiction
  • Subcommittees
  • Earmarks

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (10)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (11)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (12)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Congressional Elections (Open Secrets)

Comparisons of Candidates

  • Total Raised & Spent
  • Contributors
  • Industry
  • Sectors
  • PACs
  • Geography
  • Outside Spending
  • Other Data

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (13)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (14)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (15)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Personal Finances (Open Secrets)

Federal Elected Officials, 2004+

  • Net Worth
  • Assets
  • Liabilities
  • Outside Income
  • Most Popular Investments
  • Sectors
  • Industries
  • Missing Reports
  • Average Wealth
  • Search People, Organizations, Keywords

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (16)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (17)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (18)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Outside Spending (Open Secrets)

Federal Election Spending

  • Summary
  • By Group
  • Super PACs
  • By Race
  • By Candidate
  • Donors -- Top Donors, Donor Industries, Donor Stats
  • Spending by Cycle
  • Reporting Rules

Political Nonprofits

  • Summary
  • Top Election Spenders
  • Top Donors
  • Top Grant Recipients
  • Disclosure
  • Shadow Money Trail

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (19)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (20)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (21)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Earmarks (Open Secrets)

  • House/Senate -- Earmarks to Contributors
  • House/Senate
  • Presidential
  • No Earmark Requests
  • Top Recipients
  • Recipients with PACs
  • Recipients that Lobby
  • States
  • Earmarks by Bill

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (22)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (23)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (24)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Political Parties (Open Secrets)

  • Top Committees
  • Democratic Party
  • DNC
  • DCCC
  • DSCC
  • Republican Party
  • RNC
  • NRCC
  • NRSC
  • Soft Money Backgrounder

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (25)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (26)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (27)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Historical Elections (Open Secrets)

  • Election Stats
  • Donor Demographics
  • Geography -- Top ZIP Codes, Top Metro Areas, Totals by State
  • Congress
    • Spreading the Wealth
    • Candidate to Candidate Giving
    • Party to Candidate Giving
    • Reelection Rates
    • Senate Races
    • Casualty List
    • Incumbent Advantage
    • Dollars & Cents of Incumbency
    • Price of Admission
    • Different Races, Different Costs
    • Millionaire Candidates
    • Where the Money Came From
    • Bundles of Money
    • Earmarks
  • Parties
    • Fundraising Totals by Cycle
    • Congressional Soft Money
  • Serious Money
    • Top Overall Donors
    • Top PACs
    • PACs Stick with Incumbents
    • Tof Soft Money Donors
    • Top Individual Donors
  • Special Interests
    • Business-Labor-Ideology Split
    • Sectors
    • Sectors Over Time
    • Top Industries
    • Most Partisan Industries
  • Others
    • Hot Races
    • Most Expensive Races
    • Winning vs. Spending
    • Top In-State vs. Top Out-of-State
    • Soft Money Transfers to States

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (28)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (29)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (30)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Industries / Interest Groups (Open Secrets)

  • Interest Groups List -- By Sector & Alphabetically
  • Top Interest Groups to Congress
  • 13 Sectors
    • Agribusiness
    • Communications / Electronics
    • Construction
    • Defense
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
    • Health
    • Ideological / Single Issue (e.g., pro-Israel, women's issues, gun control, abortion)
    • Labor
    • Lawyers & Lobbyists
    • Miscellaneous Business (e.g., food & beverage, casinos, textiles)
    • Other (e.g., Non-profits, Education, Clergy, Retired)
    • Transportation
  • 100+ Industries (e.g., crop production & processing, TV/movies/music, health professionals)
  • 400+ Categories (e.g., sugar producers, cable TV, chiropractors)

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (31)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (32)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (33)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Lobbying (Open Secrets)

  • Overview
  • Growth in Spending
  • Top Spenders
  • Top Lobbying Firms
  • Ranked Sectors
  • Industries
  • Contracts
  • Issues
  • Agencies
  • Bills
  • Contributions
    • Top Contributors
    • Top Recipients
    • Health Care Case Study

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (34)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (35)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (36)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Revolving Door (Open Secrets)

a directory of people passing between government and the private sector

  • Overview
  • Former Members
  • Congressional Staffers
  • Agencies
  • Congressional Committees
  • Lobbying Firms
  • Organizations
  • Administrations
  • Industries

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (37)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (38)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (39)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

PACs (Open Secrets)

  • Top PACs
  • Industry Breakdown
  • Leadership PACs
  • Super PACs
  • Foreign-connected PACs

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (40)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (41)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (42)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

Heavy Hitters (Open Secrets)

  • Heavy Hitters List -- Top All-Time Donors, 1989+
  • Independent Expenditures
  • Top Individual Contributors
  • Top National Donors

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (43)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (44)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (45)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

527s (Open Secrets)

Advocacy Group Spending

  • Top 50 Organizations
  • By Industry
  • By Sector
  • Expenditures
  • Top Contributors -- By Organizations & By Individuals
  • New Filings

  • Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)

    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (46)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (47)
    • UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (48)

    tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy

UCF Research Guides: Campaign Finances: Open Secrets (2024)

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