Project status: archived.

Project Notes

January 2026

Reporting methodology updated to prioritize candidates by total receipts

Shadow Network Intelligence updated its candidate selection methodology to prioritize federal candidates based on total receipts raised, improving transparency and consistency around report selection.

Fall 2025

Automated campaign finance reporting pipeline deployed

The project moved from local execution toward hosted infrastructure for repeatable data ingestion and report generation.

Summer 2025

First 2026 federal election cycle report published

Early-cycle reports explored fundraising patterns, vendor spending, and disclosure practices ahead of election-year dynamics.

Summer 2025

DarkMoneyTracker.com launched

The site launched as a public platform for structured campaign finance transparency reports.