Form501Filing

The most recent version of each Form 501 filing by a candidate.

Fields

Information about the 29 fields and the definitions of any abbreviated values.

accepted_limit Boolean (Either True or False)

Indicates if either the "I accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling" or "I do not accept the voluntary expenditure" box is checked (from F501_502_CD.ACCEPT_LIMIT_YN)

agency String (up to %(max_length)s)

Name of the agency with the office sought (from F501_502_CD.AGENCY_NAM)

amendment_count Integer

Number of amendments to the Form 501 filing (from maximum value of F501_502_CD.AMEND_ID)

city String (up to %(max_length)s)

City of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.CAND_CITY)

committee_id String (up to %(max_length)s)

Candidate's committee's unique filer idenitifier (from F501_502_CD.COMMITTEE_ID)

date_filed Date (without time)

Date when the Form 501 filing was filed (from F501_502_CD.RPT_DATE)

district Integer

District of office sought, if applicable (from LOOKUP_CODES_CD.CODE_DESC, unless NULL or 0, then F501_502_CD.DIST_NO)

election_type String (up to %(max_length)s)

Type of election in which the candidate is declaring intention to run, e.g. "PRIMARY", "GENERAL" (from LOOKUP_CODES_CD.CODE_DESC)

election_year Integer

Year in which the election is held (from F501_502_CD.YR_OF_ELEC)

email String (up to %(max_length)s)

Email address of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.CAND_EMAIL)

executed_on Date (without time)

Date on which the candidate intention statement was signed (from F501_502_CD.EXECUTE_DT)

fax String (up to %(max_length)s)

Phone number of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.CAND_FAX)

filer_id String (up to %(max_length)s)

Filer's unique identifier (from F501_502_CD.FILER_ID)

filing_id Integer

Unique identification number for the Form 501 filing (from F501_502_CD.FILING_ID)

first_name String (up to %(max_length)s)

First name of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.CAND_NAMF)

jurisdiction String (up to %(max_length)s)

Jurisdiction of the office sought, e.g., "LOCAL", "STATE" (from LOOKUP_CODES_CD.CODE_DESC)

last_name String (up to %(max_length)s)

Last name of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.CAND_NAML)

limit_not_exceeded_election_date Date (without time)

Date of the primary or special election in which the candidate did not accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling but also did exceed the ceiling. Candidates may amend their Form 501 to accept the limits for the general election or special election runoff and receive all the benefits of accepting the ceiling (from F501_502_CD.DID_EXCEED_DT)

middle_name String (up to %(max_length)s)

Middle name of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.CAND_NAMM)

name_moniker String (up to %(max_length)s)

Moniker (aka, nickname) of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.MONIKER)

name_suffix String (up to %(max_length)s)

Name suffix of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.CAND_NAMS)

office String (up to %(max_length)s)

Position title of the office sought by the candidate (from LOOKUP_CODES_CD.CODE_DESC, unless NULL or 0, then F501_502_CD.OFFICE_DSCR)

party String (up to %(max_length)s)

Political party of the candidate (from LOOKUP_CODES_CD.CODE_DESC, unless NULL or 0, then F501_502_CD.PARTY)

personal_funds_contrib_date Date (without time)

Date on which the candidate contributed personal funds in excess of the voluntary expenditure ceiling for the (from F501_502_CD.CNTRB_PRSNL_FNDS_DT)

phone String (up to %(max_length)s)

Phone number of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.CAND_PHON)

state String (up to %(max_length)s)

State of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.CAND_ST)

statement_type String (up to %(max_length)s)

Describes the type of statement, e.g. "ORIGINAL", "AMENDMENT" (from LOOKUP_CODES.CODE_DESC)

title String (up to %(max_length)s)

Name title of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.CAND_NAMT)

zip_code String (up to %(max_length)s)

Zip code (usually zip5, sometimes zip9) of the candidate (from F501_502_CD.CAND_ZIP4)