New tools to grab Party Time data
In this election year, we’re creating new ways for you to get Party Time congressional fundraiser data on to your Web site.
API
For those with programming backgrounds, 0ur new API feed pulls Party Time data in “JSON” format. You can find the feed here: http://politicalpartytime.org/json/N00009668/. The last number represents a candidateID. You can determine a candidate ID by going to his or her profile page on Political Party Time. (IDs originate from the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) — the nation’s authority on campaign finance data.) This is the feed that’s now powering Party Time information at CRP, which we announced yesterday.
RSS
You can find the RSS feed for Party Time here: http://politicalpartytime.org/feeds/pol/N00009668/
CSV
If you’re less programming inclined, but like to play with spreadsheets, you can download a data dump for Party Time congressional fundraisers here.
relational zip
And as a relational “zip” file here.
You can get more details in the “bulk data” section of our Web site here.
Have fun, and please drop us a line if you are using Party Time data, so we can credit you.
Much thanks to Luke Rosiak for building new Party Time tools.
0 CommentsBanking fundraisers hosted by…bankers
Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit group, released a report today that used Party Time data to show that the financial sector sponsored at least 43 fundraisers for members of the Senate Banking Committee in 2009. You can read the full report here.
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PARTYFINDER™ Hints
Beneficiary: congressional candidate, lawmaker, or entity which collects funds raised at party
Host: person who is hosting party-often, but not always, a registered federal lobbyist
Venue Name: where the party is
Entertainment Type: type of gathering, such as "breakfast," "ski trip," "bowling"
Other Lawmakers Mentioned: lawmakers mentioned on invitation who are used as a draw for the event
Sunlight's Party Time is a project to track parties for members of Congress or congressional candidates that happen all year round in Washington, D.C. and beyond. (read more)
We also post information we receive about parties where members of Congress are expected to participate—such as convention or inaugural parties.
Since we don't hear about all the parties, you can also tell us if you know where the party is and we don't.
