Please Note - We are providing these links for the the purposes of research. We do not necessarily agree with or can monitor everything on the websites.
Project Vote Smart - Extensive non-partisan information on elected officials' voting records and candidates' positions
FEC.gov - The Federal Elections Commission home page with daily news on the results of their oversight activities.
CHA.House.gov - Committee on House Administration. This is the "HR" site for House members, and includes lots of interesting information such as a staggering list of reimbursable expenditures.
LegiStorm.com - Tracks congressional salaries, trip expenditures, and legislative activity.
MAPlight.org - Tracks the relationship between special interest group money, bills, and the US Congressmen that sponsored them.
CampaignMoney.com - See who’s giving money, even down to your zip code, and who they gave it to.
FollowTheMoney.org - Focusing on the donations given at the state Congressional level.
NewsMeat.com - Not only can you see how much a candidate has spent, but how much money they have on hand and what what their odds of winning look like.
OpenSecrets.org - Look up any member of Congress and see how their funds were gathered: personal funds, personal donations, and more.
Thomas.loc.gov - Legislative information freely available to the public through the Library of Congress covering all aspects of Congressional activity.
Govit.com - Outstanding website that allows you to vote in a thumbs up/down manner on various bills, send your votes to your officials, and discuss your opinions with the Govit community.
FreedomSpeaks.com - Allows you to compose a single letter, and, with a few clicks, send it to every official that represents you. Sends letters free of charge to your officials' email boxes and fax machines.
Politics1.com - Political clearinghouse with a thorough list and description of major and minor political parties.
OnTheIssues.org - Look up any candidate, down to state, and see where they stand on a multitude of issues and how they’ve voted.
PoliticalBase.com - Shows you campaign contributions, compares the candidates on the issues in a simplified grid format and more.
PoliticalTrends.info - Attempts to give you a visual image of how the blogosphere is reacting to the issues.
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