committees: Committees metadata

In fec16: Data Package for the 2016 United States Federal Elections

Committees metadata

Description

Provides data pertaining to each committee registered with the Federal Election Commission.

Usage

committees

Format

A data frame with 17654 rows and 15 columns with information about FEC committees.

cmte_id

A 9-character alpha-numeric code assigned to a committee by the Federal Election Commission

cmte_nm

Name of the committee

tres_nm

The officially registered treasurer for the committee

cmte_st1

Street 1

cmte_st2

Street 2

cmte_city

City

cmte_st

State

cmte_zip

ZIP Code

cmte_dsgn

A = Authorized by a candidate

B = Lobbyist/Registrant PAC

D = Leadership PAC

J = Joint fundraiser

P = Principal campaign committee of a candidate

U = Unauthorized

cmte_tp

Committee Type, listed here: https://www.fec.gov/campaign-finance-data/committee-type-code-descriptions/

cmte_pty_affiliation

Committee Party, listed here: https://www.fec.gov/campaign-finance-data/party-code-descriptions/

cmte_filing_freq

Filing frequency: A = Administratively terminated,

D = Debt

M = Monthly filer

Q = Quarterly filer

T = Terminated

W = Waived

org_tp

Interest group category:

C = Corporation

L = Labor organization

M = Membership organization

T = Trade association

V = Cooperative

W = Corporation without capital stock

connected_org_nm

Connected organization's name

cand_id

Candidate identification:When a committee has a committee type designation of H, S, or P, the candidate's identification number will be entered in this field.

Source

https://www.fec.gov/campaign-finance-data/committee-master-file-description/, updated 2020-03-02

fec16 documentation built on Aug. 9, 2023, 5:08 p.m.