Instructions

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This search is used to obtain a list of candidates or PACs that meet your criteria:

1. Select "Candidate", "PAC" or "Both".
2. If you select "Candidate" an "Election Year" box will appear. You must select an Election Year.
3. You then have the option to narrow your search by using the categories under "Additional Criteria". The options available will change based on whether you are looking for candidates or PACs.
4. You may then select the display fields you would like to see in your results. The system will default to the "Name" and "Contact Info" fields.
5. Click the "Search" button at the bottom of the page to see your results.

You will get a list of search results. You may sort your results by clicking on any column header. Clicking twice on a header will reverse the order. The results will be shown in pages of 50. If your search produced more than 50 results you will see an index at the top of the results to view additional pages.

Along with the display fields you selected, you will see a link, "Report List", which you may click to view a list of reports filed by the candidate or PAC. A report name may be clicked on to take you to the specific report.

To download your search results, you may click on the "CSV" or "Excel" link in the bottom left of the page to download your results. If you are viewing a candidate's or PAC's report, there will be links to print the report and to download the report in the upper right hand corner.

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This search is used to obtain a list of reports that you would like to view:

1. Select which reports that you would like to view. You may hold down your Ctrl Key and click to select multiple reports.
2. Select "Candidate", "PAC" or "Both".
3. You then have the option to narrow your search by using the categories available. The criteria available will change based on whether you are looking for candidates or PACs.
4. You may then select the display fields you would like to see in your results. The system will default to the "Report Name" and "Name" fields.
5. Click the "Search" button at the bottom of the page to see your results.

You will get a list of reports available for viewing. You may sort your results by clicking on any column header. Clicking twice on a header will reverse the order. The results will be shown in pages of 50. If your search produced more than 50 results you will see an index at the top of the results to view additional pages.

To view a report, click on the "Report Name" link of the report you would like to view. While viewing a report you may click your back button to return to your search results.

To download your search results, you may click on the "CSV" or "Excel" link in the bottom left of the page to download your results. If you are viewing a candidate's or PAC's report, there will be links to print the report and to download the report in the upper right hand corner.

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This search is used to view specific contributions and expenditures:

To search for contributions:

1. In the "Find" category select whether you are looking for "Contributions" or "Expenditures".
2. If you searching for Contributions, you will then select who the contributions were "To". You may select "Candidates", "PACs" or "Both". If you select Expenditures, you will then select who the expenditures were "By". You may select "Candidates", "PACs" or "Both".
3. If you are searching for Contributions you will see an additional category of "From". You must select at least one type of contributor.
4. If you are searching for Candidate information you will see a "Report Year" and a "Election Year" box. You must select at least one (you may select both). If you are searching for PAC or Both information you will only see a "Report Year". You must select a Report Year.
5. Based on the options you have selected above, you will see "Additional Criteria" fields that may be used to narrow your search. Note: You may hold down your Ctrl Key and click to select multiple reports.
6. You may then select the display fields you would like to see in your results. The system will have default categories selected based on the selections made above.
7. Click the "Search" button at the bottom of the page to see your results.

You will get a list of search results. You may sort your results by clicking on any column header. Clicking twice on a header will reverse the order. The results will be shown in pages of 50. If your search produced more than 50 results you will see an index at the top of the results to view additional pages.

You may print the results by clicking on the "Print this Page" link in the upper right hand corner. You may download the results by clicking on either the "CSV" or "Excel" link in the bottom left hand corner.