FEC Data Reader
A quick way to retrieve FEC bulk data from https://www.fec.gov:
>>> import fec_reader as fec
>>> reader = fec.DataReader(data_dir='/raw') # pick a target directory
>>> reader.get_pac_summary(2010, 2018)
Each reader function allows you to specify year ranges for the data downloads. For example, the code below retrieves 3 data files:
reader.get_pac_summary(2014, 2018)
This is because the data in each file spans two calendar years.
This package is a demonstration of ETL skills for Alexus Wong. However, it is also important that we as a society can efficiently consume the inordinate amount of information available today. If we can process it, we can take steps in the right direction.
There is a 5 second delay between files to respect FEC.gov's bandwith.
Features
FEC Reader currently retrieves these data files:
- PAC Summary - https://www.fec.gov/campaign-finance-data/pac-and-party-summary-file-description/ -
reader.get_pac_summary(start, end) - Candidate Master - https://www.fec.gov/campaign-finance-data/candidate-master-file-description/ -
reader.get_candidate_master(start, end) - Contributions from committees to candidates and independent expenditures - https://www.fec.gov/campaign-finance-data/contributions-committees-candidates-file-description/ -
reader.get_contributions_to_candidates(start, end)
Installation
To install FEC Reader, simply use pip:
$ pip install fec-reader
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