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OUR VISION is for Americans to be empowered by access to clear and unbiased information about money’s role in politics and policy and to use that knowledge to strengthen our democracy. OUR MISSION is to produce and disseminate peerless data and analysis on money in politics to inform and engage Americans, champion transparency, and expose disproportionate or undue influence on public policy.
Founded in 1983 by U.S. Sens. Frank Church (D-Idaho) and Hugh Scott (R-Pa.), CRP published its work tracking money in politics in extensive reports and books. In 1990, the first OpenSecrets book was 1,300 pages and analyzed contributions by PACs in the 1988 congressional elections. It was an unprecedented resource that illuminated money's role in elections and policymaking. Following the 1996 elections, we published the OpenSecrets website.
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