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Money in Politics Resource List

 Updated 4/11/2024


Official Public Government Information

Federal Elections Commission

  Example of information available:  FEC Campaign Finance Details - Candidate Profiles

CA Secretary of State:  Cal-Access - Campaign Finance

 Fair Political Practices Commission

SD County Registrar of Voters: Campaign Finance Disclosure

SD City Clerk: 

   Campaign Donations | City of San Diego Official Website

   2024 Elections | City of San Diego Official Website

   Disclosure filings


To find campaign finance information for your city's local election, look at your city's official website. The information will usually be available somewhere in the section titled City Clerk or Transparency. If you cannot find the information, contact your local city clerk for assistance.


League of Women Voters Information:

Money in Politics | League of Women Voters

LWV Impact on Issues 2022-2024: Section on Money in Politics on pp 42-49 has LWV positions and history  of action fully described.


LWV Position on Money in Politics (National)

LWV Position on Money in Politics (California)


NonProfit Groups Tracking Money in Politics:

OpenSecrets:

   Donor Lookup • OpenSecrets

 CA Fair Political Practices Commission, Transparency Portal: Transparency Portal

National Conference of State Legislatures:  Report Campaign Finance Regulation: State Comparisons


San Diego and California Organizations:

Represent US: 

    Local branch: San Diego Voters Voice Initiative - Campaign Finance

Open San Diego: Follow the Money San Diego

California Common Cause:

    Reduce Money’s Influence - California Common Cause

Citizens Take Action

  Report: Integrity in San Diego Local Government, A Report Card on Campaign  

    Finance Laws and Transparency for Cities in San Diego County by Founder, David Burke



Other Groups:

Protect Democracy: Protect Democracy disinformation;

    Playbook for Protecting Elections; "It Takes All of Us": A Playbook for Protecting the 2024 Election

Brennan Center for Justice: Brennan Center for Justice

    Reform Money in Politics: Reform Money in Politics | Brennan Center for Justice

Americans For Tax Fairness Americans for Tax Fairness 

              (many articles on money in politics)

American Promise American Promise


Authors and Articles:

Brian E. Adams, (2010) Campaign Finance in Local Elections: Buying the Grassroots


Jane Mayer, (2017) Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right.


Jane Mayer also wrote interesting articles in The New Yorker (subscription required) in April 2022. 


The Conservative Donor Class:

Ezra Kein, NYT (1/15/23): 

Three Reasons the Republican Party Keeps Coming Apart at the Seams - The New York Times


California Ballot Measures: Role of Money:

CalMatters (8/4/23):

Big bucks for ballot measures in 2024 California election