https://github.com/tmc/openfec

OpenFEC client library for Go
https://github.com/tmc/openfec

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OpenFEC client library for Go

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tmc/openfec
• Owner: tmc
• License: isc
• Created: 2015-08-08T19:40:13.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-10-18T19:51:46.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-22T06:15:42.171Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Go
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• Size: 160 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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openfec

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[![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/tmc/openfec?status.svg)](http://godoc.org/github.com/tmc/openfec)

This package provides programmatic access to the OpenFEC api.

Included under cmd are example command line utilities showing consumption of this api.

Documentation: http://godoc.org/github.com/tmc/openfec

Status: some endpoints missing, pull requests welcome!

License: ISC

Examples: 

list-candidates-potus

---------------------

```sh

⚛ ~$ go get github.com/tmc/openfec/cmd/...

⚛ ~$ 

⚛ ~$ list-candidates-potus -h

Usage of list-candidates-potus:

  -f string

	  Formatting string (default "{{.Name}} {{.Party}}")

  -party string

	  Political party (default: all)

  -v	verbose output

  -year int

	  Election cycle to list candidates from (default 2016)

⚛ ~$ 

⚛ ~$ export DATA_GOV_API_KEY=(YOUR KEY HERE)

⚛ ~$ list-candidates-potus -party DEM

P80000268 - CARTER, WILLIE FELIX DEM

P60008075 - CHAFEE, LINCOLN DAVENPORT MR. DEM

P00003392 - CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM DEM

P60007267 - KELSO, LLOYD THOMAS DEM

P60007671 - O'MALLEY, MARTIN JOSEPH DEM

P60007168 - SANDERS, BERNARD DEM

P20004065 - WELLS, ROBERT CARR JR DEM

P60005204 - WILLIAMS, ELAINE WHIGHAM DEM

P60007515 - WILSON, WILLIE DEM

P60007754 - WINSLOW, BRAD MR. DEM

```

list-candidate-filings

---------------------

```sh

⚛ ~$ go get github.com/tmc/openfec/cmd/...

⚛ ~$ 

⚛ ~$ list-candidate-filings -h

$ list-candidate-filings -h

Usage of list-candidate-filings:

  -candidate string

      Candidate ID to fetch filings for

  -f string

      Formatting string (default "{{.}}")

  -v	verbose output

⚛ ~$ 

⚛ ~$ export DATA_GOV_API_KEY=(YOUR KEY HERE)

⚛ ~$ list-candidate-filings -f json -candidate P60007168 |jq .

{

  "amendment_indicator": "N",

  "beginning_image_number": "15031422533",

  "candidate_id": "P60007168",

  "candidate_name": "SANDERS, BERNARD",

  "committee_id": "P60007168",

  "cycle": 2016,

  "document_description": "Statement of candidacy 2015",

  "election_year": 2016,

  "ending_image_number": "15031422535",

  "file_number": -9144826,

  "form_type": "F2",

  "pages": 3,

  "pdf_url": "http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/533/15031422533/15031422533.pdf",

  "receipt_date": "2015-04-30",

  "report_year": 2015,

  "sub_id": 1050120150017429800

}

```