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Donor Lookup: Search individual donations to state and federal candidates, PACs, super PACs and party committees.
Ballot Measures: View our new tool detailing spending on state ballot measures.
Lobbying: OS lobbying data documents spending on lobbying at the state and federal levels, and by representatives of foreign interests in our Foreign lobby Watch database.
OpenSecrets News: Our articles and reports features newsbreaking original reporting about money-in-politics.