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