PL
Plains Ledger
Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
⌘K /
Verified Primary Sources: NADC Open Data & Legacy Extracts (2015–Present) · FEC Schedule A / B / E & 24/48-Hr Notices · IRS Form 990 / BMF · USAspending.gov● Synced Oct 24, 2026 · Non-individual contributor policy enforced · Report a correction

Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2015-16 cycle)

Head-to-head candidate and committee comparator across WinRed vs. ActBlue conduit volume (with In-State Nebraska vs. Out-of-State splits), Labor & Union networks, Business/Trade & Party PACs, Super PAC Independent Expenditures (Support vs. Oppose), shared cross-over funders, ballot measures, and election cycles.
Comparison Export · Verified public filings (11 rows ready)
Interactive Head-to-Head Matchup & Conduit / Network Comparator

⚔ Candidate vs. Candidate Head-to-Head Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties

Side-by-side comparison of WinRed vs. ActBlue conduit volume (with In-State NE vs. Out-of-State splits), all institutional funding streams, shared/opposing Super PACs & unions, and full source-attributed ties.

Candidate A (NADC)
JOHN PETER RICKETTS ↗
GOVERNOR GOVERNOR · nadc-13CAC01828
$1.02M
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
NE REPUBLICAN PARTY ↗
Party committee · nadc-99PPC00002
$1.11M
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

JOHN PETER RICKETTS vs. NE REPUBLICAN PARTY

Mirrored bars: A grows left, B grows right from the category spine. Bars in each group share one scale. Darker segment = in-state (NE), lighter = out-of-state.
A · JOHN PETER RICKETTS
Category
B · NE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Direct contributions
$1.02M
Total raised
$1.11M
Online conduits
$0
ActBlue
$0
$0
WinRed / Anedot
$0
Outside spending (independent expenditures)
$0
IE support (+)
$0
$0
IE oppose (−)
$0
Itemized receipts by geography
$635.7K
62.1% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$1.11M
100% of itemized
$388.4K
37.9% of itemized
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$2.0K
Labor & unions
$15.6K
$0
Business / trade
$0
$0
Party
$106.7K
$53.8K
Ideological / leadership
$2.9K
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: JOHN PETER RICKETTS vs. NE REPUBLICAN PARTY

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to JOHN PETER RICKETTS; Center column highlights 1 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to NE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO JOHN PETER RICKETTS (31)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (1)EXCLUSIVE TO NE REPUBLICAN PARTY (36)⚡ NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATA: $5.0K · B: $1.5KJOHN PETER RICKETTSRaised $1.02M NE REPUBLICAN PARTYRaised $1.11M RURAL MEDIA GROUPBusiness (For-Profit and N$30.0KSWAIN CONSTRUCTION INC.Business (For-Profit and N$22.5KREYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. / RAI Business (For-Profit and N$22.5KKAAPA ETHANOL HOLDINGS, LLCBusiness (For-Profit and N$20.5KNEBRASKA CROSSING, LLCBusiness$20.0KNEBRASKA CROSSING - NOBusiness (For-Profit and N$20.0KKREITMANBusiness (For-Profit and N$18.5KARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANBusiness$17.5KCOLBURNBusiness (For-Profit and N$15.0KDOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARParty committee$25.4KJ. PETER RICKETTSBusiness (For-Profit and N$50.0KLANCASTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PParty committee$14.0KSARPY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$13.5KPETE RICKETTS FOR GOVERNORCandidate committee$13.0KGREEN PLAINS, INC.Business (For-Profit and N$25.0KGOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEECandidate committee$8.3K⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOPAC$7.5KANDY STEBBING FOR MAYORCandidate committee$6.5K
Detailed list: all funding ties (68)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (68 of 68)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisJOHN PETER RICKETTS TieNE REPUBLICAN PARTY TieCombined Volume
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00024)
—
$25,400
$50,800
J. PETER RICKETTS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$50,000
$50,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 16CUA08877)
$30,000
—$30,000
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00031)
—
$14,040
$28,080
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00043)
—
$13,500
$27,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01828)
—
$13,000
$26,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 09CUA06352)
—
$25,000
$25,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA03031)
$22,500
—$22,500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 07CUA04650)
$22,500
—$22,500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 06CUA03760)
$20,500
—$20,500
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 14CUA08269)
$20,000
—$20,000
NEBRASKA CROSSING - NO
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$20,000
—$20,000
KREITMAN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$18,500
—$18,500
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA01859)
$17,500
—$17,500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 05CAC00722)
—
$8,300
$16,600
COLBURN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$15,000
—$15,000
PAC
NADC/FEC PAC filer record ("PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund")
—
$7,500
$15,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 14CAC02032)
—
$6,500
$13,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 99CAC00648)
—
$6,500
$13,000
CENTENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
Business
NADC filer/source type "Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)"
$12,500
—$12,500
ACKLIE
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$12,500
—$12,500
RILEY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$12,324
—$12,324
HAWKS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$12,000
—$12,000
CABELA
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$12,000
—$12,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$11,000
—$11,000
Business
NADC business / corporate contributor
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$8,500
—$8,500
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 14CON22447)
$7,883
—$7,883
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$5,000
$1,500
$6,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$6,000
—$6,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$5,818
—$5,818
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 06CUA03417)
$5,005
—$5,005
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$5,000
—$5,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 08CUA05263)
$5,000
—$5,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00070)
$5,000
—$5,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00739)
$5,000
—$5,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$5,000
—$5,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$5,000
—$5,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07448)
$5,000
—$5,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA02918)
$5,000
—$5,000
LEE & MARY JEAN VOLKMER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$5,000
$5,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$3,500
—$3,500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01764)
—
$3,500
$3,500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 99CAC00011)
—
$3,420
$3,420
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$3,212
—$3,212
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 12CAC01691)
—
$3,000
$3,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (NADC ID 08IRC00491)
—
$2,554
$2,554
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 09CAC01380)
—
$2,000
$2,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 10CAC01410)
—
$2,000
$2,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 14CAC01866)
—
$2,000
$2,000
Ballot question committee
NADC filer/source type "Ballot Question Committee" (NADC ID 15BQC00419)
—
$1,850
$1,850
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$1,250
$1,250
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 07CAC01052)
—
$850
$850
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00023)
—
$800
$800
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 15CAC02105)
—
$750
$750
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$600
$600
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 10CAC01406)
—
$500
$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 10CAC01440)
—
$500
$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 12CAC01658)
—
$500
$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01815)
—
$500
$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01826)
—
$500
$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01827)
—
$500
$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01830)
—
$500
$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01840)
—
$500
$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 15CAC02075)
—
$500
$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 15CAC02106)
—
$500
$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 99CAC00553)
—
$500
$500
PAC
NADC Political Action Committee registration (NADC ID 99PAC00058)
—
$500
$500

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 600 committees in cycle
ENTITY A · Candidate committee

PETE RICKETTS FOR GOVERNOR

NADC #13CAC01828 ↗
Candidate: JOHN PETER RICKETTS · Office: GOVERNOR GOVERNOR · Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$1,024,051
Net: $933,020
Disbursements
$433,939
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 62.1% ($636K)Out-of-State: 37.9% ($388K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
RURAL MEDIA GROUPNE$30,000
SWAIN CONSTRUCTION INC.NE$22,500
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. / RAI SERVICESNC$22,500
KAAPA ETHANOL HOLDINGS, LLCNE$20,500
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYNE$20,000
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANYIL$20,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
FULCHER, JENNIFERFUNDRAISING, TRAVEL$113,370
QUALITY PRESSPRINTING$43,104
RUSHMORE COMPANYCONSULTING AND FUNDRAISING$33,398
GLOBAL MARKETING RESEARCHRESEARCH$23,965
WALDRON, CORBENPARADE SUPPLIES, CONSULTING,$23,065
US POST OFFICESTAMPS, MAILINGS, BOX RENT12222016$18,732
ENTITY B · Party committee

NE REPUBLICAN PARTY

NADC #99PPC00002 ↗
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$1,109,170
Net: $981,843
Disbursements
$339,019
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($1.11M)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
J. PETER RICKETTSNE$50,000
DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYNE$25,400
GREEN PLAINS, INC.NE$25,000
LANCASTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYNE$14,040
SARPY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYNE$13,500
PETE RICKETTS FOR GOVERNORNE$13,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

No itemized vendor expenditures in this period.