City of Austin

Campaign Finance Expenditures

This dataset lists all expenditures and incurred obligations reported by candidates, officeholders and political committees on data files submitted per City Code Chapter 2-2-26. Maintained by the City of Austin.

Example records
NamebrandCityaddressStateaddressZIP CodeaddressStreet AddressaddressFull Namelegal entityPayment AmountfinancialPayment DatetemporalPayee TypeclassificationPayment YeartemporalExpenditure TypeclassificationDate Reportedtemporal
Intuit QuickbooksMountain View, CA, 94043Mountain View, CA, 94043Mountain View, CA, 940432700 Coast AveAustin Apartment Association PAC122.5912/16/2025ENTITY2025Political Expenditure From Political Contributions01/05/2026
SurePayrollGlenview, IL, 60025Glenview, IL, 60025Glenview, IL, 600252350 Ravine Way, Suite 100Workers Defense Action Fund PAC79.0709/17/2020ENTITY2020Political Expenditure From Political Contributions10/07/2020
AmazonSeattle , TX, 98109-5210Seattle , TX, 98109-5210Seattle , TX, 98109-5210410 Terry Ave NorthWorkers Defense Action Fund PAC67.4609/11/2020ENTITY2020Political Expenditure From Political Contributions10/07/2020
Use cases

Vendor Exposure to Political Clients

A fintech underwriter evaluating a small business loan application checks whether the applicant company has a material share of revenue tied to political committees, which would signal concentration risk and revenue volatility tied to election cycles.

NameFull NamePayment AmountPayment YearPayee Type

PAC Spending Pattern Screening for Counterparty Risk

A compliance officer at a bank onboarding a political action committee as a deposit customer reviews the committee's historical expenditure volume, payee types, and filing cadence to assess whether transaction behavior aligns with stated purpose and to flag unusual vendor relationships.

Full NamePayment AmountExpenditure TypeReimbursement IntendedDate Reported

Sales Prospecting for Political Campaign Vendors

A sales team at a software or professional services firm identifies which political committees in Austin are spending on operational categories like accounting, payroll, or communications, and uses payment frequency and amount to prioritize outreach to committees with recurring vendor spend.

NameFull NameExpense DescriptionPayment AmountPayment Year
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