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dwillis.bsky.social
Happy #FECFilingDay to all who celebrate! Today we'll get reports covering Q3 2025 (July 1 - September 30) from congressional candidates and some PACs.
October 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
dwillis.bsky.social
A very happy #FECFilingDay to all those who celebrate! Today we'll see quarterly filings from many congressional campaigns and PACs; those who have not filed yet in 2025 will do so on July 31.
July 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
Happy #FECFilingDay to all who celebrate! Today we'll see Q1 filings from a ton of congressional candidates and plenty of PACs & super PACs. First look at 2026 fundraising for a lot of folks, so buckle up.
April 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
Happy #FECFilingDay to all those who celebrate! Today we'll see reports covering Q2 of 2026 from many candidates and committees, including WinRed (ActBlue files monthly).
July 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
Well, I did find one thing that AI coding assistants are really good for: upgrading Rails 4 apps to something from this decade.

This is an Itemizer subtweet, but it's not coming back. Just doing some local stuff for #FECFilingDay.
August 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
dwillis.bsky.social
Happy #FECFilingDay to all those who celebrate! Today we'll see reports covering activity in September from presidential campaigns, national and state political parties, plus some PACs and ActBlue. See them all at FEC Itemizer:

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FEC Itemizer
Browse Federal Campaign Finance Filings
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October 20, 2024 at 11:55 AM
dwillis.bsky.social
Happy #FECFilingDay to all who celebrate! Today we'll get reports covering fundraising & spending activity in August from national & state parties, presidential campaigns & ActBlue. See them all at FEC Itemizer:

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September 20, 2024 at 12:05 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
Happy #FECFilingDay to all who celebrate! Today we'll see quarterly reports covering financial activity between July 1-Sept. 30 from House and Senate candidates as well as many PACs, plus GOP conduit WinRed.

You can see them all at FEC Itemizer:
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October 15, 2024 at 12:31 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake's leadership PAC gave $10k to the Maryland Republican Party in July; no idea why.

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August 20, 2024 at 10:17 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
Happy #FECFilingDay to all those who celebrate! Today we’ll get monthly reports covering activity in June from national and state parties, plus some PACs & ActBlue. See them all at FEC Itemizer:

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July 20, 2024 at 2:03 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
Happy #FECFilingDay to all who celebrate! Today we'll see reports covering financial activity between Oct. 17 and Nov. 25 from just about every committee active in the 2024 general election. See them all at FEC Itemizer:

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December 5, 2024 at 3:51 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
Oh look, it's a bunch of $4,950 contributions to candidates from the NRA PAC. They are the only PAC that gives $50 under the max donation, ensuring that they will not show up as a "top donor" to any of these recipients.

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August 20, 2024 at 6:48 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
Trump super PAC Make America Great Again Inc. got $50 million on July 15 from Wyoming billionaire Timothy Mellon:

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August 21, 2024 at 1:00 AM
dwillis.bsky.social
Happy #FECFilingDay to all who celebrate! Today is the deadline for mid-year filings covering the first six months of 2025. That includes lots of Senate candidates who are not up in 2026, plus committees such as ActBlue & WinRed.
July 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
dwillis.bsky.social
Happy #FECFilingDay to all those who celebrate! Today we'll see reports covering fundraising and spending in July from national and state party committees, presidential campaigns and many PACs. Plus ActBlue at the end of the day. See them all at FEC Itemizer:

projects.propublica.org/itemizer/
August 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
alexgarcia.xyz
Happy #FECFilingDay ! If you're a journalist/researcher covering today's filings, consider my `libfec` CLI tool to make your life a bit easier!

Learn how to use libfec for bulk exports, live updates from the FEC RSS feed, and alerting on individual donations!

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Using libfec for FEC Filing Days, April 2026 Edition
A short guide on using the libfec CLI to cover today's FEC filing deadline
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April 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
The Georgia Republican Party brought in more than $5.3 million, mostly in transfers from the RNC. It's the largest amount that the state party has raised in any August:

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Most of it went to mailers:

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September 20, 2024 at 1:30 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
Happy #FECFilingDay to all those who celebrate! Today is the pre-general election filing deadline, so we get reports covering activity during the first 16 days of October from basically every committee.

See them all at FEC Itemizer (which is gonna be busy today):

projects.propublica.org/itemizer/
FEC Itemizer
Browse Federal Campaign Finance Filings
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October 24, 2024 at 10:36 AM
dwillis.bsky.social
The NRCC spent $9.1 million in July, the most it ever has during that month, and began August with $73 million in cash:

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August 21, 2024 at 1:05 AM
dwillis.bsky.social
The Democratic Party of Virginia had its best fundraising July since 2012, raising nearly $1.2 million thanks to Harris Victory Fund distributions. The party committee began August with $1.8 million in cash, the most ever at this point:

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August 20, 2024 at 2:29 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
The NRSC had its best July in recent memory, bringing in $17 million and ending the month with $51 million in cash on hand:

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August 20, 2024 at 2:21 PM
dwillis.bsky.social
Former Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow's campaign committee sent $1.5 million to the Michigan state Democratic Party & another $1 million to the DSCC in May:

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July 15, 2024 at 3:18 PM