← Browse Dives
Loading Interactive Dive...
Money In, Law Out
Every U.S. Senator plotted by campaign money raised vs. bills sponsored in the 119th Congress — faces are the data points. Click one to see who funds them (PACs/individuals/small-dollar), which states the money comes from, uncapped Super PAC money for and against them, top organization donors, committee seats, and recent bills. Story-lead leaderboards surface the patterns; filter by party and state. Built on FEC (campaign finance, Schedule A by-state, Schedule E independent expenditures) + Congress.gov data.
ExplorerFinanceCivicData VizDashboard
Author: Tarik Moody · June 23, 2026 Region: us-east-1
AI Prompts Used
1Prompt 1
I want to compete in the MotherDuck DiveMaxxing hackathon. Here's a concept doc — a "money to law" idea joining FEC campaign finance to Congress.gov legislative activity. Go for the Most Creative category.
2Prompt 2
Scope it to the U.S. Senate first, with bills sponsored (119th Congress) as the Y axis.
3Prompt 3
Use a photo of each member of Congress instead of a dot on the scatter.
4Prompt 4
When someone clicks a senator, pop up a modal with more data — what's engaging and impactful to include?
5Prompt 5
Use MotherDuck's dark theme/styling for the whole Dive.
6Prompt 6
Are we pulling corporations, PACs, and top donors for each senator too?
7Prompt 7
As a political journalist, what would you want to know from this data to discover potential stories — and how should we display it?
8Prompt 8
Show the top 3–5 per-story leads, not just the #1 — surface the pattern, not a single outlier.
9Prompt 9
Get the out-of-state donation details from the FEC — which states each senator's money comes from.
10Prompt 10
Add filters for party and state.
Comments
Log in to leave a comment.
No comments yet. Be the first!