Enum: OrganizationTypeEnum

Kinds of organization.

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
legislature	None
chamber	None
committee	None
caucus	None	Members grouped by party, ideology or interest within a legislature.
executive_agency	None
court	None
political_party	None
campaign	None	A candidate’s campaign or principal campaign committee.
pac	None	Political action committee that contributes to candidates within legal limits.
super_pac	None	Independent-expenditure-only committee: raises unlimited sums but may not coordinate with candidates.
news_outlet	None
think_tank	None
advocacy_group	None
lobbying_firm	None
fact_checker	None
corporation	None
nonprofit	None
other	None

Slots

Name	Description
classification	What kind of organization this is.

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia

LinkML Source

name: OrganizationTypeEnum
description: Kinds of organization.
from_schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  legislature:
    text: legislature
  chamber:
    text: chamber
  committee:
    text: committee
  caucus:
    text: caucus
    description: Members grouped by party, ideology or interest within a legislature.
  executive_agency:
    text: executive_agency
  court:
    text: court
  political_party:
    text: political_party
  campaign:
    text: campaign
    description: A candidate's campaign or principal campaign committee.
  pac:
    text: pac
    description: Political action committee that contributes to candidates within
      legal limits.
  super_pac:
    text: super_pac
    description: 'Independent-expenditure-only committee: raises unlimited sums but
      may not coordinate with candidates.'
  news_outlet:
    text: news_outlet
  think_tank:
    text: think_tank
  advocacy_group:
    text: advocacy_group
  lobbying_firm:
    text: lobbying_firm
  fact_checker:
    text: fact_checker
  corporation:
    text: corporation
  nonprofit:
    text: nonprofit
  other:
    text: other