Help With Search

From the two drop down menus, you must select one category from each:

      1. Select what you are looking for:

a. Quick statistics - totals of contributions & expenditures for a candidate

b. Itemized Contributions - listing of contributions made to a candidate

c. List of Contributors - a list of entities contributing to candidates

d. List of Candidates - an alphabetical list of candidates

      2. Pertaining to:

a. House of Representatives

b. The Senate

c. Statewide Races

d. Board of Education (State)

Searching Quick Statistics

For results, enter all data or any part thereof (it is best to limit your request as much as possible, i.e., Last Name Wilson, and check a report year).

Results:    Data per candidate - Candidate name, district/office, party affiliation, whether or not an incumbent, results of Primary and General Election, whether or not the candidate has an “Affidavit of Exemption from Filing Receipts and Expenditures Reports” on file, report number, beginning balance for this report, total amounts per category for monetary and in-kind contributions and expenditures, as well as a grand total for monetary and in-kind contributions and expenditures.

Search By:

      Candidate Name:

            a.   Candidate Last Name - enter complete or part of candidate’s last name (example: “W” will get an alphabetical list of all candidates whose last name starts with a “W”, while “Wil” will get all candidates whose last name starts with “Wil”).

             b.    Candidate First Name - due to nicknames, it is best to leave this section blank or just enter the first letter of the candidate’s first name.

      District/Office:

Leave blank or enter district number (for Statewide, select an office from the drop-down menu). You will pull up all candidates who ran for that district/office if you enter only the district number.

      Report Year:

Due to the amount of data in this database, it is best to choose a year. When clicking on year with no other entries made, the result will provide an alphabetical list of all candidate “Quick statistics” for all Receipts and Expenditures Reports.

Searching Itemized Contributions

For results, enter all data or any part thereof (due to the size of this database, it is best to limit your request as much as possible, as well as selecting a time period - example: enter Doe for Candidate Last Name and choose from Select dates to include the 2006 Primary Election Cycle).

Please note: A scanned copy of each state candidate’s Receipts and Expenditures Report is available for the 2006 and 2008 current election cycle at: http://www.kansas.gov/ethics/FiledRptsFrmsHm.htm. By checking “Contribution detail”, you will be provided with the page number and report number the data came from on the candidate’s Receipts and Expenditures Report.

Results: Data per candidate sorted first by Candidate name in alphabetical order, date contribution received, contributor names in alphabetical order, amount, and candidate name. With “Contribution detail” checked, you also receive the report number, page number, whether the contribution was monetary or in-kind, category and contributor state.

Search By: (Choose any one or a combination)

      Candidate Name:

            a.   Candidate Last Name - enter complete or part of candidate’s last name (example: “W” will get an alphabetical list of all candidates whose last name starts with a “W”, while “Wil” will get all candidates whose last name starts with “Wil”).

             b.   Candidate First Name - due to nicknames, it is best to leave this section blank or just enter the first letter of the candidate’s first name.

District/Office:

Leave blank or enter district number (for Statewide, select an office from the drop-down menu). You will pull up all candidates who ran for that district/office if you enter only the district number.

      Contributor Name:

Individual (person) contributors are entered as last name followed by the first name-- do not use a comma (example: Doe John). If searching only by contributor name, it is best to limit the number of characters in the name (example: entering only a “K” will not only bring up Kansas but will bring up “KS”). Due to the amount of data in this database, it would be wise to select a time period for your search.

      Contributor Type:

From the drop-down menu, you can limit your search by selecting any of the following:

                  a.   Any - lists all contributors

                  b.   Business - lists all businesses who contributed

                   c.   Individual - lists all individuals who contributed

                  d.   Out-of-State - except for individuals, you will get a list of all contributors with out-of-state addresses

                  e.   Political Action Committee - lists all PACs registered in Kansas who contributed

                   f.   Political Party - lists all party committees who contributed

                   g.   Candidate to Themself - lists contributions to the campaign from the candidate and/or his or her spouse

                   h.   Unitemized - lists all unitemized contributions, refunds and rebates.

Date:

From the “Select dates to include” drop-down menu, you can limit your search by selecting a time period (election cycle) for your search, or you may select an exact date from the “Optionally select your own dates” menu.

      State:

From the drop-down menu, you may limit your search by selecting the state listed as the contributor’s address.

      Dollar Amount:

Limit your search by selecting a dollar amount or an amount that is greater than or equal to the amount of the contribution.

 Searching List of Contributors

This feature will provide names as entered by the GEC staff. For example - Kansas may be entered as “KS” as well as “Kansas” or an acronym used instead of spelled out (KNEA or Kansas National Education Association).

Due to the size of this database, it is best to limit your request as much as possible, as well as selecting a time period - example: enter Doe for Contributor Name and choose from Select dates to include the 2006 Primary Election Cycle).

Results: Contributor names in alphabetical order

Search By:

      Contributor Name:

Individual (person) contributors are entered as last name followed by their first name, do not enter a comma (example: Doe John). If searching only by contributor name, it is best to limit the number of characters in the name (example: entering only a “K” will not only bring up Kansas but will bring up “KS”).

      Contributor Type:

From the drop-down menu, you can limit your search by selecting any of the following:

                   a.    Any - lists all contributors

                  b.    Business - lists all businesses who contributed

                   c.    Individual - lists all individuals who contributed

                  d.   Out-of-State - except for individuals, you will get a list of all contributors with out-of-state addresses

                  e.    Political Action Committee - lists all PACs registered in Kansas who contributed

                   f.    Political Party - lists all party committees who contributed

                  g.   Candidate to Self - lists contributions to the campaign from the candidate and/or his or her spouse

                   h.   Unitemized - lists all unitemized contributions, refunds and rebates.

Date:

From the “Select dates to include” drop-down menu, you can limit your search by selecting a time period (election cycle) for your search, or you may select an exact date from the “Optionally select your own dates” menu.

Searching List of Candidates

This list is beneficial if you are looking for candidates in a particular district or the candidate’s party affiliation. Due to size of this database, it best to limit your request as much as possible, as well as selecting a time period.

Results: Alphabetical list of candidates, district and party affiliation.

Search By:

      Candidate Name:

             a.   Candidate Last Name - enter complete or part of candidate’s last name (example: “W” will get an alphabetical list of all candidates whose last name starts with a “W”, while “Wil” will get all candidates whose last name starts with “Wil”).

            b.   Candidate First Name - due to nicknames, it is best to leave this section blank or just enter the first letter of the candidate’s first name.

      District/Office:

Leave blank or enter district number (for Statewide, select an office from the drop-down menu). You will pull up all candidates who ran for that district/office if you enter only the district number.

Party Affiliation:

Choose if you are looking only for a list of candidates with a particular party affiliation.

      Date:

From the “Select dates to include” drop-down menu, you can limit your search by selecting a time period (election cycle) for your search, or you may select an exact date from the “Optionally select your own dates” menu.