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All Virginia candidates filed campaign finance disclosures last week. That information is now integrated throughout our website, making it easy to find top donors, rank candidates' donations by locality and see who is donating to statewide candidates where you live. You can also see the candidates and committees that filed here.
A New Window into Pre-Session Fundraising
After the new year, there's always a flurry of fundraising before a ban on political contributions goes into effect during the General Assembly session.
A new state law required candidates for statewide office and the state legislature for the first time to disclose any donation over $1,000 received between January 1st and the start of the session. See the top recipients.
Legislators' Latest Bills
VPAP is continuing to update its website with new bills filed during the General Assembly session. Search by topic, or see them sorted by date here.
Which candidate for Governor has raised the most money from individual donors outside of Virginia? This visual shows their totals in each state, as well as donors-per-state.
The average amount spent by winning mayoral candidates in Virginia last fall ranged from $1.1 million in Richmond to $32,000 in Suffolk. This visualization also shows what winners spent in city council and school board elections.
VPAP ranks candidates for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General by the share of money they've raised from seven types of sources, from small-dollar donors to businesses that lobby the General Assembly.
Money raised in 2020 by candidates for Governor totaled $11 million -- a record high for the year before the election. See how the previous five cycles stack up.
See money raised last year by an unusually large field of candidates seeking the major party nominations for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General.
Each week, VPAP and RadioIQ team up to bring you a pair of human interest stories culled from the headlines of VaNews. The segments are produced by WVTF in Roanoke and carried on public radio stations across the Commonwealth.
Weekly Lobbyist Registrations
VPAP has posted 70 lobbyist registrations filed with the Virginia Ethics Council since last week.
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