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get_electioneering_communications_committee

Get Electioneering Communications by Specific Committee


Description

HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/campaign-finance/v1/cycle/committees/fec-id/electioneering_communications

Usage

get_electioneering_communications_committee(
  cycle = 2018,
  FEC_ID,
  page = 1,
  myAPI_Key
)

Arguments

cycle

The election cycle

FEC_ID

The FEC-assigned 9-character ID of a committee. To find a committee official FEC ID, use a candidate search request or the FEC web site.

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.

Value

List of returned JSON from endpoint that retrieves the most recent broadcast advertisements by a specific committee that identify one or more federal candidates (and have aired 30 days before a primary election and 60 days before the general election).

Examples

get_electioneering_communications_committee(2016, 'C30002034')

ProPublicaR

Access Functions for ProPublica's APIs

v1.1.1
GPL-3 | file LICENSE
Authors
Aleksander Dietrichson [aut, cre], Joselina Davit [aut]
Initial release

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