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Workshop 2: Decoding Finances: Candidate Wealth and Disclosures
Tue, Aug 26
|Zoom
This is the second session of our Fall Candidate Backgrounding Workshop Series. Join investigative experts from Sunlight for a workshop on the personal finances of state and local politicians, designed to help you find key financial details.
Time & Location
Aug 26, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Zoom
About the event
Sunlight investigative experts will teach you to find key personal financial details for state and local politicians. After this session, you’ll be better prepared to analyze assets, business connections and financial disclosures to inform your audience about the financial background of the candidates seeking their trust.
Unearthing financial footprints: Learn to find assets connected to candidates using publicly available records and resources, including property records, business documents and financial disclosures.
Basic business backgrounding: Gain skills to investigate candidates’ business ties and history.
Decoding finances and assets: Learn to interpret business filings and disclosures to assess candidates’ financial status.
And ... make sure to stick around for office hours after the workshop for in-depth demos and answers to your specific questions from the experts.
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 1 to 2 p.m. ET