The FEC has made available free of charge campaign finance data

The FEC has launched a free internet service providing public access to campaign finance data including candidate information, downloadable databases, and historical election cycle summaries, with monthly updates beginning with 1995-1996 cycle data.

The FEC has made available free of charge campaign finance data via the Internet. Data posted by the FEC includes: information about candidates, parties and other committees; downloadable databases containing data about candidates, parties and other committees; and summary files for past election cycles. The 1995-1996 cycle data will be updated monthly henceforth and posted on-line the first of each month.

The data can be accessed via the World Wide Web at http://www.fec.gov or via anonymous ftp (file transfer protocol) at ftp.fec.gov.