Hours spent dialing for dollars are hours diverted away from lawmakers’ legislative and oversight responsibilities. We pour over campaign finance reports to track fundraising trends and raise awareness of the pressure that lawmakers face to raise funds for their reelection campaigns and political parties. 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 legislative positions, visit our Party Dues page.
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The presidential election in 2024 wasn’t the only race setting campaign finance records. Recently filed federal filings illuminate the massive sums House and Senate candidates raised during the 2023-2024 election…
Analysis
12 key numbers to know about the money raised by lawmakers for the 2024 election...
The presidential election in 2024 wasn’t the only race setting campaign finance records. Recently filed federal filings illuminate the massive sums House and Senate candidates raised during the 2023-2024 election…
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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…
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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.…
