Political Consultant Client and Service Filings from 2016

Beginning in 2016, this dataset contains disclosure statements and correction filings for political consultants in New York State. It is published by data.ny.gov and includes details on consultants, their clients, and services provided. Each record lists names, addresses, and descriptions of consulting work.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in consultant activity using Filing Date and Year columns.
• Identify common service types by clustering text in the Description of Services Provided field.
• Map geographic concentration of political consulting work using PC Business State and Client Business State.
• Classify Client Type (e.g., public official vs. candidate) based on Office Held/Sought and other client details.
• Link correction filings to original records using Filing Record Identifier and Correction Type.

Strengths

• Contains multiple entity types per row: Political Consultant, Client, and Public Official/Candidate.
• Includes correction filings, allowing for analysis of data amendments.
• Covers a multi-year period starting from 2016.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count and sample size.
• Geographic coverage is likely limited to New York State, indicated by the data.ny.gov source.
• Lacks sample data to verify data completeness and structure.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Agency-generated final records from disclosure filings.

Time Range

Beginning 2016

Freshness

Last updated April 2026, suggesting regular maintenance.

Geography

Likely New York State, USA (inferred from publisher).