Hours spent dialing for dollars are hours diverted away from lawmakers’ legislative and oversight responsibilities. Our research team pours over campaign finance reports to track fundraising trends and raise awareness of the pressure that lawmakers face to raise funds for their reelection campaigns. These widely cited analyses help give a more complete picture of the vast sums of money flowing through our political system. For more about the practice of parties forcing members of Congress to raise astronomical amounts of cash in order to serve in powerful positions, visit our Party Dues page.
Press releases
Recently filed campaign finance reports help illustrate how raising campaign cash has essentially become a second full-time job for most members of Congress — especially those in competitive reelection races.…
Analysis
9 key numbers to know from the first campaign finance reports of the 2024 election cycle...
Recently filed campaign finance reports help illustrate how raising campaign cash has essentially become a second full-time job for most members of Congress — especially those in competitive reelection…
Press releases
Raising campaign cash has essentially become a second full-time job for most members of Congress, especially those in competitive reelection races. Yet this fundraising treadmill comes at a steep cost.…
Analysis
13 key numbers to know about the money raised by lawmakers for the 2022 election...
Recently filed campaign finance reports help paint a full picture of exactly just how much money House and Senate candidates controlled during the 2022 elections, as total spending set a…
Analysis
With political observers projecting a record amount of midterm spending this election, it’s no surprise that members of Congress running for reelection have been raking in a lot of campaign…
Analysis
With the 2022 election cycle well underway, fundraising for congressional races is rising. All members of Congress filed new campaign finance documents last week, detailing their fundraising and expenditures between…
Analysis
As the 2022 midterms approach, fundraising for congressional races is starting to ramp up. All members of Congress filed their first campaign finance documents of 2022 last week, which…
In the media
Our March 22 event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman accounted for 45% of our total press hits last month.…
In the media
Quotes Research Director Michael Beckel
In the media
Quotes Research Director Michael Beckel about Trump PAC fundraising
