get_independent_expenditure_support_candidate {ProPublicaR}

Get Independent Expenditures that Support or Oppose a Specific Candidate

Description

#HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/campaign-finance/v1/cycle/candidates/fec-id/independent_expenditures

Usage

get_independent_expenditure_support_candidate(
  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 200 most recent independent expenditures in support of or opposition to a given candidate.

Examples

## Not run: 
get_independent_expenditure_support_candidate(2016, FEC_ID ='P00003392')

## End(Not run)