The proposed WikiProject was not created. Archiving proposal due to insufficient interest. Ajpolino (talk) 16:38, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
ProjectDescription Will Hopkins (talk) 23:44, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The purpose of this project is to add publicly accessible data on campaign finance to United States elected officials. Campaign finance information is a vital part of the electoral process, since it reveals who may be influencing elected officials. While campaign finance information is available to the public, it is not necessarily easy to find, and Wikipedia is a very logical place to put this information.
Campaign finance affects elections local and national, meaning that this project can potentially apply to thousands of elected officials, but is certainly applicable to the most influential American lawmakers in the US Senate and House of Representatives.
Also, specify whether or not you would join the project.
Campaign finance is an important issue in American politics, especially following decisions like Citizens United. Information on donations to political campaigns is a matter of public record and can be useful in determining how an elected official is being influenced and is certainly a topic of interest for the pages of individual officials.