Saw a picture of a canceled check online. Was wondering if it was real.
Yup. From the California Secretary of State site.
- Go here: http://powersearch.sos.ca.gov/advanced.php
- Enter “Donald J Trump” in “Contributions From” field.
- Enter “Kamala Harris” in “Candidates” field.
- Hit Search.
Are all political contributions publicly searchable?
Yes, legally.
For U.S. Federal campaigns, you can search the FEC database for individual contributions: https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/how-to-research-public-records/individual-contributions/
When searching, if you don’t get any results, be mindful of time filters and also spellings.
For other types of contributions (PACs, etc): https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/how-to-research-public-records/
For State races, each state maintains their own. The one above was for California where Harris was running for state office.
Another good resource is https://www.opensecrets.org