Candidates and Other Raw Materials

"A voter without a ballot is like a soldier without a bullet."--Dwight D. Eisenhower

A government is only as good as its elected officials, and the voters who elect them. These governmental and non-governmental sites give information on candidates, current office-holders, political parties, and other campaign-related issues.


Contents

  1. Presidential Candidates' Home Pages
  2. Political Parties
  3. Congress
  4. Campaign Funding
  5. General Sources
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Presidential Candidates' Home Pages

These are the candidates running as of April 15, 1996 with official home pages.

Bill Clinton
The Democrat incumbent
http://www2.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OP/html/OP_Home.html
Bob Dole
Republican candidate
http://www.dole96.com/dole96/main_other.html
Pat Buchanan
Republican candidate
http://www.buchanan.org/
Alan Keyes
Republican candidate
http://www.keyes.gocin.com/
Harry Browne
Libertarian candidate
http://www.rahul.net/browne/
Rick Tompkins
Libertarian candidate
http://206.72.148.155/rick96/
John Hagelin
Natural Law Party Candidate
http://www.hagelin.org/hagelin/

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Political Parties

Political parties with home pages on the Web.

Democratic National Committee
http://www.democrats.org/

Republican National Committee
http://www.rnc.org/

Libertarian Party Headquarters
http://www.access.digex.net/~lphq/

Socialist Party USA Cybercenter
http://sunsite.unc.edu/spc/index.html

Communist Party USA
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/cp-usa/index.html

Reform Party
http://www.reformparty.org/

Natural Law Party
http://www.fairfield.com/nlpusa/NLP_HOME.html

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Congress

Who represents you in the House and Senate, how they stack up and how to get in contact with them.

House of Representatives Home Page
This page provides names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses for representatives, and lists which committees they serve on and what legislation they have sponsored and/or co-sponsored. A gopher site is also available.
http://www.house.gov/

Senate Home Page
The Senate's home page provides the same information about senators that the House's home page provides about representatives. A gopher site is also available.
http://www.senate.gov/

CapWeb: A Guide to the U.S. Congress
This site covers both the House and Senate, plus certain congressional offices and agencies. Senator and representative listings are searchable by zip code. Also has useful information on bills, voting, the executive and judicial branches, and Capitol Hill.
http://policy.net/capweb/congress.html

The Capital Source
Part of Politics USA, The Capital Source is a searchable and browsable database of everybody who's anybody in the Beltway, including federal officials, agencies and special interest groups.
http://politicsusa.com/PoliticsUSA/CapSource/source-1.html.cgi

On The Job
A database of members of Congress, searchable by last name, state, or zip code. Provides biographical sketches, bills sponsored, votes taken, and speeches made. This database is part of Congressional Quarterly's American Voter '96 web site.
http://voter96.cqalert.com/cq_job.htm

Rate Your Rep
Also part of the American Voter '96 web site, this interactive quiz lets you compare your opinion on key issues to the congressperson of your choice. You can choose the congressperson by searching on his/her last name, zip code or state.
http://voter96.cqalert.com/cq_rate.htm

Congressional Record Online via GPO Access
So what did your congressperson have to say about the Motor Voter bill? You can find out here by using this searchable database. The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings of both houses of Congress, and includes texts of speeches, bill texts, and floor votes. (A thorough description of GPO Access can be found here.
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces150.html

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Campaign Funding

Where the candidates' money comes from, where it goes, and how to contribute to the campaign of your choice.

The Coin-Operated Congress by Mother Jones
A set of searchable databases about congressional funding, including PAC contributions to congressional candidates, and
Guide to Supporting Federal Candidates
From Politics USA, the Federal Election Commission primer for contributing to federal political campaigns.
http://politicsusa.com/PoliticsUSA/campaign96/fecinfo.html.cgi

Financial Information about Candidates, Parties and PACs
Charts, graphs, and statistics from the Federal Election Commission on who's running for federal office, how much money they're getting and from where.
http://www.fec.gov/finance/finmenu.htm

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General and Miscellaneous Sources

These sources either cover Campaign '96 in general or don't fall into any of the above categories.

Voter Registration Locations
From MTV's Rock the Vote, instructions on how to register in all 50 states to vote.
http://www.rockthevote.org/and/RockVote/ACTNOW/134/13_4.html

Understanding the Electoral College
An explanation of the whys and hows of the Electoral College by the FEC.
http://politicsusa.com/PoliticsUSA/news/elector.html.cgi

Vote Smart: Campaign '96
All kinds of information on the '96 presidential campaign--candidates, primary and caucus results, important dates, conventions, campaign finance data.
http://www.vote-smart.org/campaign_96/presidential/index.html

Political Science Resources on the Web: U-M Documents Center
A huge index of political science websites covering elections, government, political parties, statistics and news sources.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/psusp.html