So you want to run for Congress? Don't know where to start? Don't know who to ask? Political Communications, Inc. is here for you. For instance did you know that every committee must have a treasurer to both raise and/or spend money? We are the "firewall" of sorts between you and the Federal Election Comission (FEC). Read on. We are a full service treasury services provider and operate using 21st century business practices. We make every effort to reduce the handling of paper records and store such records digitally. If it can be done electronically, in a safe and secure manner, we do it by that means. This begins with filing your Statement of Organization, Candidate Statement, obtaining an EIN, setting up online credit card processing and more. Afterall, you're the candidate and need to be able to focus on what you do best: campaign and raise money. Starting with your statement of organization (Form 1)and candidate statement (Form 2) with the FEC, they can both be filed online in a matter of minutes and provide you with a committee ID and proof of your declaration of candidacy the same day. Next, for banking purposes, we obtain an EIN from the IRS. Again, this is done in a matter of minutes. There's no need to pay a third party to do this for you under the guise that they can "expedite" the process for a nominal fee. It's simple. We then open a bank account under the committee's name. Again, a one day process. The past piece we provide in the getting started process is signing you up with our credit card processor for accepting online contributions. We use a service run by Republicans that provides options for payment by credit/debit card, bank account debit, Apple Pay and PayPal. In addition, they offer an SMS text-to-give option at no additional cost. The best of all worlds in one provider. It's easy, it's fast and it's all part of the added value a candidate gets when dealing with Political Communications, Inc. for their treasury services. Our goal is to leave you free to do what you do best: campaign by getting your message out and raising the necessary funds to do so. We do all the rest. So here's a rundown of what we provide our Congressional clients to get started:
On an ongoing basis we:
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