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Texas Campaign Finance

This Apify actor extracts public campaign finance data from the Texas Division of Elections Campaign Finance Database. Search for contributions and expenditures by candidate name, committee name (PACs, parties), or contributor/donor name.

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Texas Campaign Finance Scraper

Extract campaign finance data from the Texas Ethics Commission. Search contributions and expenditures by candidate name, committee name, or donor name.

Features

Feature	Description
Simple Search	One search box for candidates, committees, or donors
Search Type	Filter by Donations, Expenditures, or Both
Category Filter	Narrow to Candidates, Committees (PACs/Parties), or Contributors (Donors)
Sort Results	Best Match, Date (Newest/Oldest), Amount (Highest/Lowest)
Election Year	Select any election cycle from 2000 to present
Pagination	Automatically handles multi-page results

Pricing

Records Retrieved	Approximate Cost
100 records	~$0.10
1,000 records	~$1.00
10,000 records	~$10.00

Costs are calculated per dataset item returned. Pay only for the data you extract.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
Search Query	Yes	Candidate name, committee name, or donor name. Examples: 'Abbott', 'Texas Republican Party', 'Smith'
Max Items	No	Max records to retrieve. Default: 1,000. Range: 1-10,000
Search Type	No	`donations`, `expenditures`, or `combined` (default)
Category	No	`candidates`, `committees`, or `contributors` (default: `candidates`)
Sort By	No	`bestMatch` (default), `dateDesc`, `dateAsc`, `amountDesc`, `amountAsc`
Election Year	No	Election cycle. Default: `All`. Options: 2000-2026

How to Search

What You're Looking For	Search Query	Category	Example
Contributions to a candidate	"Abbott"	Candidates	"Abbott"
Donations from a person/company	"Smith" or "AT&T"	Contributors	"Smith"
PAC spending	"Republican Party"	Committees	"Texas Republican Party"
All activity in an election year	"Candidate Name"	Candidates	2024

Output Format

Each record in the Apify dataset:

{
  "date": "2024-01-15",
  "amount": 5000,
  "amountRaw": "5,000.00",
  "recordType": "Contribution",
  "contributorName": "Smith, John",
  "recipientName": "Abbott, Greg",
  "searchQuery": "Abbott",
  "source": "Texas Ethics Commission"
}

Data Source

This actor scrapes the official Texas Ethics Commission Campaign Finance Database. All data is public record.

Use Cases

Political research — Track campaign funding patterns
Journalism — Investigate political donations and spending
Compliance monitoring — Verify campaign finance reporting
Academic research — Study campaign finance trends in Texas
Public transparency — Make campaign finance data more accessible

Performance

Uses Playwright headless browser for form-based data extraction
Texas opens results in a popup window which is captured automatically
Typical runtime: 10-30 seconds depending on result set size
Supports pagination for large result sets

Support

For issues or feature requests, please use the Issues tab on this Actor's page.

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