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get_candidate_by_name

Get Candidate Info

https://www.propublica.org/datastore/apis HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/campaign-finance/v1/cycle/candidates/search

get_candidate_by_name(NAME, cycle = 2018, page = 1, myAPI_Key)

`NAME`	The first or last name of the candidate.
`cycle`	The election cycle
`page`	Results come in batches of 20. The page parameter specifies which one to retrieve.
`myAPI_Key`	API key from Propublica To use the congress API, you must sign up for an API key.

List of returned JSON from endpoint that retrieves federal candidates by last name, using a query string parameter.

get_candidate_by_name('Wilson', 2016)

Access Functions for ProPublica's APIs

v1.1.1

GPL-3 | file LICENSE

Authors

Aleksander Dietrichson [aut, cre], Joselina Davit [aut]

Initial release