Individual Aggregates

Common Parameters

Unless otherwise specified, all aggregate methods respond to entity_id, limit, and cycle parameters.

Methods

Top Individuals

By contributions given, in dollars.

/aggregates/indivs/top_:limit.json

Parameters

Example

http://transparencydata.com/api/1.0/aggregates/indivs/top_1.json?cycle=2006&apikey=YOUR_KEY

Response

[
    {
        "count": "37",
        "amount": "29175900.00",
        "name": "Adelson, Miriam",
        "id": "71a6e4f389764529b0c239dc58206e71"
    }
]

Top Recipient Organizations

Top organizations to which this individual has donated, by dollars given.

/aggregates/indiv/:entity_id/recipient_orgs.json

Example

Get Sheldon Adelson's top org in 2012:

http//transparencydata.com/api/1.0/aggregates/indiv/a03df5d9b20e467fa0ceaefa94c4491e/recipient_orgs.json?cycle=2012&limit=1&apikey=YOUR_KEY

Response

[
    {
        "count": "2",
        "recipient_entity": null,
        "amount": "10000000.00",
        "recipient_name": "Restore Our Future"
    }
]

Top Recipient Politicians

Politicians to whom the individual has given the most money.

/aggregates/indiv/:entity_id/recipient_pols.json

Example

Get Sheldon Adelson's top 2 politicians for 2012:

http://transparencydata.com/api/1.0/aggregates/indiv/a03df5d9b20e467fa0ceaefa94c4491e/recipient_pols.json?cycle=2012&limit=2&apikey=YOUR_KEY

Response

[
    {
        "count": "1",
        "state": "WI",
        "recipient_name": "WALKER, SCOTT",
        "amount": "250000.00",
        "recipient_entity": "e7ea9c83ea3d42a2b8f546d8c9e9873e",
        "party": "R"
    },
    {
        "count": "2",
        "state": "NJ",
        "recipient_name": "Shmuley Boteach (R)",
        "amount": "5000.00",
        "recipient_entity": "708fa957322544e9a2aa8c1f25b8bb97",
        "party": "R"
    }
]

Party Breakdown

Details on how much an individual gave to each party.

/aggregates/indiv/:entity_id/recipients/party_breakdown.json

Example

Get Warren Buffet's party breakdown:

transparencydata.com/api/1.0/aggregates/indiv/cc768536a9434b9da6fef5846a16ee88/recipients/party_breakdown.json?cycle=2012&apikey=YOUR_KEY

Response

{
    "Republicans": [
        "1",
        "2500.00"
    ],
    "Democrats": [
        "12",
        "52500.00"
    ]
}

Response values are arrays of [number of contributions, total amount].

Lobbying Registrants

A list of the lobbying firms which employed an individual.

/aggregates/indiv/:entity_id/registrants.json

Example

Get top lobbying registrant for Bob Dole in 2012:

http://transparencydata.com/api/1.0/aggregates/indiv/4d052c80ef184ce5a5e41e6d34dc452f/registrants.json?cycle=2012&limit=1&apikey=YOUR_KEY

Response

[
    {
        "registrant_name": "Alston & Bird",
        "count": 59,
        "registrant_entity": "58acd6c557764eeeb8ac4433eb32975a"
    }
]

Lobbying Clients

Clients an individual (lobbyist) was contracted to work for.

/aggregates/indiv/:entity_id/clients.json

Example

Get top 2 lobbying clients for Bob Dole in 2012:

http://transparencydata.com/api/1.0/aggregates/indiv/4d052c80ef184ce5a5e41e6d34dc452f/clients.json?cycle=2012&limit=2&apikey=YOUR_KEY

Response

[
    {
        "count": 6,
        "client_name": "Environmental Pasteurization",
        "client_entity": "10e927f6afac4f5ebe15b7962fe448e3"
    },
    {
        "count": 6,
        "client_name": "Celgene Corp",
        "client_entity": "e72dacce7cc44cebaeed240d2f986407"
    }
]

Lobbying Issues

Issue areas a lobbyist worked on.

/aggregates/indiv/:entity_id/issues.json

Example

Get top 2 issues for Bob Dole in 2012:

http://transparencydata.com/api/1.0/aggregates/indiv/4d052c80ef184ce5a5e41e6d34dc452f/issues.json?cycle=2012&limit=2&apikey=YOUR_KEY

Response

[
    {
        "count": 18,
        "issue": "Health Issues"
    },
    {
        "count": 12,
        "issue": "Environment & Superfund"
    }
]