The Sandwich Democratic Town Committee

People concerned about or just plain interested in the subject of campaign financing and finance reform have an incredible resource at their disposal. The National Institute on Money in State Politics has dedicated its web site to recording, tracking, and analyzing the flow of money to state level candidates and ballot initiatives across the country. This is an incredible, rich resource (no pun intended!) for viewing the impact of money on state politics. People interested in SDTC Action Projects on Citizens United and Eyes on Hunt will find this to be a treasure trove of data on who gave how much to whom, and to influence what ballot measures with what outcomes over the last several years. A report on Massachusetts for the period 2006-2010 states in part:

Prior to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, Massachusetts’ law banned corporations from spending money to influence elections; after the ruling this law ultimately fell. Institute researchers identified top spenders, targeted races, and how much was spent in the 2006-2010 elections. The money spent independently over the study period was a fraction of the $201 million contributed directly to candidates.