`search_committees`

Pack: open-fec · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-fec/mcp

Search political committees (PACs, Super PACs, party committees) by name. Returns committee ID, name, type, designation, party, treasurer, and associated candidates. Example: search_committees(“ActBlue”)

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	OpenFEC API key
`query`	string	yes	Committee name to search (e.g., “Americans for Prosperity”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "ActBlue",
  "_apiKey": "your-open-fec-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-fec/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_committees","arguments":{"query":"ActBlue","_apiKey":"your-open-fec-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_committees', {
  "query": "ActBlue",
  "_apiKey": "your-open-fec-api-key"
});

Response shape

Always returns: query, total, returned, committees

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	Search query used
`total`	number	Total count of committees matching search criteria
`returned`	number	Number of committees returned in this response
`committees`	array	Array of committee records

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query used"
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total count of committees matching search criteria"
    },
    "returned": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of committees returned in this response"
    },
    "committees": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of committee records",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "committee_id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "FEC committee ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Committee name"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Committee type (e.g., Super PAC, Party Committee)"
          },
          "designation": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Committee designation"
          },
          "party": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Associated party"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "State code"
          },
          "treasurer": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Treasurer name"
          },
          "organization_type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Organization type"
          },
          "filing_frequency": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Filing frequency"
          },
          "cycles": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "number"
            },
            "description": "Election cycles for which committee filed"
          },
          "candidate_ids": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Associated candidate IDs"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "total",
    "returned",
    "committees"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-fec": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-fec/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_committees