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Usage

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Example

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Parameters

All fields are optional.

committee

Name of campaign's authorized committee, as listed with the FEC. Drop candidate's first name, "2008", or "Inc."), if preferred.

logo

Campaign logo

campaign

General election campaign article (abbreviate "United States" as "U.S.")
Example: U.S. presidential election, 2008

candidate

Candidate's first and last names

cand_id

FEC candidate identification number. To locate, open [1] at FEC, search for the candidate name, then click on the candidate name. The cand_ID number will be below the name in the header and in the url.
Example: P80003411

fec_date

Date of most recent FEC quarterly statistics in [YYYY]-[MM]-[DD] format.
Example: 2007-09-30

status

Indicate if campaign is no longer active.
Example: Withdrawn

affiliation

Political party affiliation

headquarters

Location of campaign headquarters

key_people

Individuals most closely associated with the campaign. Limit to at most two or three people. To avoid red links, only link names with existing Wikipedia articles.

formed

When the candidate's exploratory committee was formed, if at all

announced

When the candidate formally announced their campaign

launched

When the candidate formally launched their campaign, if different from announcement

suspended

When the campaign was suspended, if at all

receipts

Total campaign contributions as indicated by the most recent statistics from the FEC[2] in millions of US$ (do not add dollar sign).
Example: 18.5

slogan

Slogan used by the campaign.

themesong

Theme song

website

Campaign website