Campaign Finance - Credits Dataset
Campaign Finance - Credits Dataset
This table lists any credit, interest, rebate, refund, reimbursement, or return of a deposit fee resulting from the use of a political contribution or an asset purchased with a political contribution reported on the Texas Ethics Commission C/OH Form, Schedule K. For more information about credits, please visit the Texas Ethic Commission's instruction guide here:
https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/forms/COH_ins.pdf
Columns
| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In_Kind_Description | in_kind_description | in_kind_description | Text | A description of the credit/gain/refund/returned contribution, or interested. |
| TRANSACTION_ID | transaction_id | transaction_id | Text | Unique ID based upon the concatenation of the Report_ID and Transaction_ID field - acts as a unique key for each individual transaction. |
| Payer_City_State_Zip | payer_city_state_zip | payer_city_state_zip | Text | City, state, and zip code of individual or entity from whom the credit/gain/refund/returned contribution or interest was received. |
| Credit_Date | credit_date | credit_date | Calendar date | The date on which the credit/gain/refund was received or the interest was earned. |
| Recipient | recipient | recipient | Text | Name of the candidate or office holder that is filing the report. This name is a standardized format used by the Office of the City Clerk to ensure all of a filer's reports are accessible under a single name. |
| Date_Reported | date_reported | date_reported | Calendar date | Date the structured data file was received by the Office of the City Clerk. |
| Correction | correction | correction | Text | If the column has New or Modify, the credit/gain/refund/returned contribution, or interested was filed as a correction to another report. |
| Transaction_Type | transaction_type | transaction_type | Text | The type of transaction that occurred. This column will always be populated by ‘Interest, Credits, Gains, Refunds, and Contributions Returned to Filer.’ |
| Credit_Amount | credit_amount | credit_amount | Text | The exact dollar amount of the credit/gain/refund/returned contribution, or interest. |
| Out_of_State_PAC | out_of_state_pac | out_of_state_pac | Text | If the column is checked X, the incoming credit/gain was received by an out of state PAC. |
| Report_Filed | report_filed | report_filed | Text | The type of report on which the filer reported the credit/gain/refund/returned contribution, or interested. |
| Payer_Address | payer_address | payer_address | Text | Address of individual or entity from whom the credit/gain/refund/returned contribution or interest was received. |
| Payer_Type | payer_type | payer_type | Text | Identifies the payer as either an entity (such as a company, political committee, organization, or other group) or an individual person. |
| View_Report | view_report | view_report | URL | A link to the PDF report on which the filer reported the credit/gain/refund/returned contribution, or interested. |
| Political_Contribution_Return | political_contribution_return | political_contribution_return | Text | If the column is checked X, the incoming credit/gain was originally made by the filer in the form of a political contribution. |
| Credit_Year | credit_year | credit_year | Text | The date on which the credit/gain/refund was received or the interest was earned. |
| Payer | payer | payer | Text | The full name of the person of business from whom the credit/gain/refund/returned contribution or interest was received. |