openfec_search_candidates
Find federal candidates by name, state, office, party, or cycle. Retrieve a specific candidate by FEC ID with financial totals. Candidate IDs start with H (House), S (Senate), or P (President) followed by digits.
Access FEC campaign finance data through MCP. Query data about candidates, money trails, and election filings. STDIO & Streamable HTTP.
openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp
claude mcp add --transport http openfec-mcp-server https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcpcodex mcp add openfec-mcp-server --url https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"openfec-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}gemini mcp add --transport http openfec-mcp-server https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"openfec-mcp-server": {
"command": "bunx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"openfec-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}curl -X POST https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-11-25" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-11-25","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"curl","version":"1.0.0"}}}'Tools
9openfec_search_committees
Find political committees (campaign, PAC, Super PAC, party) by name, type, candidate affiliation, or state. Retrieve a specific committee by FEC ID. Committee IDs start with C followed by digits (e.g., C00358796).
openfec_search_contributions
Search itemized individual contributions (Schedule A) or get aggregate breakdowns by size, state, employer, or occupation. Use to answer "who is funding this committee?" Itemized mode requires a committee_id. Aggregate by_size/by_state can use candidate_id instead.
openfec_search_disbursements
Search itemized committee spending (Schedule B) or get aggregate breakdowns by purpose or recipient. All modes require a committee_id. Use to answer "what is this committee spending money on?" or "who is receiving payments from this committee?"
openfec_search_expenditures
Search independent expenditures (Schedule E) — outside spending supporting or opposing federal candidates. Covers Super PACs, party committees, and other groups. Use itemized mode for individual expenditure records, or by_candidate for aggregated totals per candidate.
openfec_search_filings
Search FEC filings and reports by committee, candidate, form type, or date range. Covers financial reports (F3/F3P/F3X), statements of candidacy (F2), organizational filings (F1), 24-hour IE notices (F24), and amendments.
openfec_lookup_elections
Look up federal election races and candidate financial summaries. Find who's running in a race with fundraising totals, or get an aggregate race summary.
openfec_search_legal
Search FEC legal documents: advisory opinions, enforcement cases (MURs), alternative dispute resolutions, and administrative fines.
openfec_lookup_calendar
Look up FEC calendar events, filing deadlines, and election dates. Use to find upcoming filing windows for a committee, locate when a federal election occurred, or scope FEC events by date range and category.
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Resources
5Fetch a federal candidate profile with current financial totals. Candidate IDs start with H (House), S (Senate), or P (President) followed by digits.
Fetch a political committee profile with type, designation, and financial summary. Committee IDs start with C followed by digits (e.g., C00358796).
Fetch a presidential election race with candidate financial totals. For senate races use openfec://election/{cycle}/S/{state}. For house races use openfec://election/{cycle}/H/{state}/{district}.
Fetch a senate race, or a house at-large race in a single-district state, with candidate financial totals.
Fetch a house election race with candidate financial totals.
Prompts
2Multi-step framework for tracing the flow of money around a candidate or race — direct fundraising, PAC support, independent expenditures, and party spending.
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candidate_name— Candidate name to investigate. Provide this or candidate_id. -
candidate_id— FEC candidate ID (e.g., P00003392). Provide this or candidate_name. -
cycle— Election cycle year (e.g., 2024). Defaults to current cycle.
Structured analysis of a candidate's financial position — fundraising trajectory, burn rate, cash reserves, donor composition, and opponent comparison.
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candidate_name— Candidate name to analyze. Provide this or candidate_id. -
candidate_id— FEC candidate ID (e.g., P00003392). Provide this or candidate_name. -
cycle— Election cycle year (e.g., 2024). Defaults to current cycle.