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April 6, 2026
For information contact: Michael Canning at Michael.A.Canning@sfgov.org or (415) 252-3100
The San Francisco Ethics Commission has completed major updates to its campaign finance dashboards for the 2026 election cycle. The dashboards are now live and accessible on the Commission’s website.
The dashboards help the public see who is funding San Francisco campaigns and how that money is spent. They provide up-to-date campaign finance information as new disclosure filings are received and present that information in an interactive, user-friendly format. San Francisco law requires campaign advertisements to direct voters to the Ethics Commission’s website for detailed financial disclosures. By simplifying complex disclosure data, the dashboards provide a more intuitive way to explore relationships among candidates, committees, and contributors influencing local elections.
Through the updated dashboards, users can learn:
- Who the largest contributors are to different candidates and ballot measures
- How much is being raised and spent across different contests
- The proportion of funds being raised from local San Francisco contributions
- Who is contributing to each committee and how that money is being spent
- Which third-party organizations are spending to influence elections and their funding sources
- How to access copies of complete campaign finance disclosures and datasets
“The dashboards are a vital part of the Commission’s work to provide instant and easy access to campaign finance data. By making this data more easily accessible, we can help the public better understand and explore the role money has in local elections,” said Ethics Commission Executive Director Patrick Ford.
The dashboards are open source, backed by open data, and include explanations of how key metrics are derived from campaign finance disclosure filings. The Commission welcomes feedback from all users as they explore this updated tool.
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The San Francisco Ethics Commission was created directly by the City’s voters with the passage of Proposition K in November 1993 and is responsible for the independent and impartial administration and enforcement of laws related to campaign finance, public financing of candidates, governmental ethics, conflicts of interests, and registration and reporting by lobbyists, campaign consultants, permit consultants, and major developers. Our mission is to practice and promote the highest standards of integrity in government. We achieve that by delivering impactful programs that promote fair, transparent, and accountable governmental decision making for the benefit of all San Franciscans. Public service is a public trust, and our aim is to ensure that San Franciscans can have confidence that the operations of the City and County and the decisions made by its officials and employees are fair, just, and made without any regard to private or personal gain.