Each PAC and candidate committee has a unique identifier in FEC records. Candidate committees are allowed to donate to one another (within limits) so there is no guarantee that it's an acyclic graph. The world being full of smart people, it's possible this tool exists already
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You can find the bulk data you need on the FEC website. https://www.fec.gov/data/advanced/?tab=bulk-data … You can find anything on the FEC website! It takes some getting used to, but it is such a great website
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Feel free to ping me on DM, or maciej@ceglowski.com if you want help, or have questions about how FEC filings and payment limits work. I am no expert, but I have been banging my head against it long enough to leave an insightful bruise
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This actually sounds like a fun project. Of course those could be the famous last words before I've seen the data...
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The FEC has put everything online, in an impressive and quiet feat
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something something GraphQL
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Network graph to the rescue, maybe? Sounds like a great project. I've started pulling down FEC dumps to start trying to parse through it.
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So for google’s pac to steve king:https://pactrack.us/#/2018/origin/C00428623/dest/H2IA05072/ …
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