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Explore a filer's characteristics over time. This can be particularly useful if the committees change treasurers, designation, or committee_type.

Usage

fec_get_committee_committee_id_history_cycle(
  designation,
  sort_nulls_last,
  page,
  sort_hide_null,
  election_full,
  sort_null_only,
  per_page,
  sort,
  committee_id,
  cycle,
  api_key = Sys.getenv("FEC_API_KEY", unset = "DEMO_KEY")
)

Arguments

designation

The one-letter designation code of the organization: - A authorized by a candidate - J joint fundraising committee - P principal campaign committee of a candidate - U unauthorized - B lobbyist/registrant PAC - D leadership PAC

sort_nulls_last

Toggle that sorts null values last

page

For paginating through results, starting at page 1

sort_hide_null

Hide null values on sorted column(s).

election_full

True indicates that full election period of a candidate. False indicates that two year election cycle.

sort_null_only

Toggle that filters out all rows having sort column that is non-null

per_page

The number of results returned per page. Defaults to 20.

sort

Provide a field to sort by. Use - for descending order.

committee_id

A unique identifier assigned to each committee or filer registered with the FEC. In general committee id's begin with the letter C which is followed by eight digits.

cycle

A two year election cycle that the committee was active- (after original registration date but before expiration date in Form 1s) The cycle begins with an odd year and is named for its ending, even year.

api_key

An API key provided by the API provider. This key is not clearly documented in the API description. Check the API documentation for details.

Value

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