New York State Campaign Finance Disclosure Reports from 1999

Campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the New York Board of Elections. The data collection began in July 1999 and is maintained by the State of New York. The dataset was last updated on March 14, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze political donation patterns based on reported campaign finance disclosures.
• Track fundraising trends for candidates and committees over time based on filing dates.
• Identify potential conflicts of interest by linking donor information to political entities.
• Monitor compliance with campaign finance regulations based on mandatory disclosure reports.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over 25 years, beginning in July 1999.
• Data is available in multiple machine-readable formats, including XML, RDF, JSON, and CSV.
• The dataset is actively maintained, with a last update recorded in March 2026.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.

Provenance

Source

New York Board of Elections

Collection Method

Mandatory filings from political candidates and committees.

Time Range

July 1999 onward

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-14 22:33:54.315903; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of New York, USA