# Can we find out who contributed to a compaign?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-find-out-who-contributed-to-a-compaign/267483>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 4, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-find-out-who-contributed-to-a-compaign/267483 "2004-10-04T17:34:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lillith\_Fair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@Lillith\_Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lillith_Fair)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-find-out-who-contributed-to-a-compaign/267483/1 "2004-10-04T17:34:46Z")

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Isn’t there a way to find out who has contributed to an individual running for office? The office I am wondering about is U.S. Representative.

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**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-find-out-who-contributed-to-a-compaign/267483/2 "2004-10-04T18:13:55Z")

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You might check [www.fundrace.org](http://www.fundrace.org)  
You can find a lot of different information on campaign contributions there.