These links can direct you to candidates' official websites:
Ballotpedia - Sample Ballot Look UpBallotpedia is a nonprofit digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections. To find the official campaign websites enter your address, click the candidate of interest, then under their picture on the right click Campaign Website or one of the links to their social media platforms.
Politics1 - Directory of Current Election Cycle U.S. Congressional CandidatesPolitics1 is published as a non-partisan public service to promote fully informed decision-making by the American electorate. Here you can find a directory of all congressional candidates for the current election cycle.
These links can help you compare candidates side by side.
Vote 411Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund, VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. Once on the website, enter your address and select the race you want to compare candidates for and a drop down with candidate information will appear.
Use the following links to determine which candidates are being endorsed by special interest groups, the media, and individuals. (An endorsement is a statement of support.)
VoteSmartVote Smart's mission is to provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to ALL Americans. Once on the website, enter the name of the politician your interested in, then click the RATINGS folder for a list of endorsements.
These links can help you determine candidate's voting histories. In other words these links can help you discover how the candidates have voted on specific issues, if they have previously held elected office.
GovTrackGovTrack is one of the oldest government transparency websites in the world. You can use GovTrack to find out who represents you in Congress, what bills they have sponsored, and how they voted.
These links can help you to determine who is financing each candidate's campaign, how much each candidate has received, and how much has been spent.
Federal Election CommissionThe FEC has jurisdiction over the financing of campaigns for the U.S. House, Senate, Presidency and the Vice Presidency. The mission of the FEC is to protect the integrity of the federal campaign finance process by providing transparency and fairly enforcing and administering federal campaign finance laws.
FollowTheMoneyThe nonpartisan, nonprofit National Institute on Money in Politics (NIMP) promotes an accountable democracy by compiling comprehensive campaign-donor, lobbyist, and other information from government disclosure agencies nationwide and making it freely available.
OpenSecretsNonpartisan, independent, and nonprofit, OpenSecrets is a research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
