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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2017-18 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.
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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.

Box colors:RepublicanDemocraticIndependent (blue) / other party (gray)Nonpartisan office (party not shown)
Candidate A (NADC)
DANIEL WATERMEIER ↗
Public Service Commission 06 · nadc-18CAC02362
$69.4K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
JOHN PETER RICKETTS ↗
Governor & Lt. Governor · nadc-13CAC01828
$3.76M
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

DANIEL WATERMEIER vs. JOHN PETER RICKETTS

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 · DANIEL WATERMEIER
Category
B · JOHN PETER RICKETTS
Direct contributions
$69.4K
Total raised
$3.76M
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
$62.2K
89.7% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$2.24M
59.5% of itemized
$7.2K
10.3% of itemized
Out-of-state
$1.52M
40.5% of itemized
Committee & PAC sources
$2.1K
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$27.0K
Party
$8.7K
$6.5K
Ideological / leadership
$230.5K
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: DANIEL WATERMEIER vs. JOHN PETER RICKETTS

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to DANIEL WATERMEIER; Center column highlights 2 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to JOHN PETER RICKETTS. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO DANIEL WATERMEIER (23)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (2)EXCLUSIVE TO JOHN PETER RICKETTS (31)⚡ CARE PACA: $995 · B: $20.5K⚡ NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN INC NC STA: $500 · B: $11.0KDANIEL WATERMEIERRaised $69.4K JOHN PETER RICKETTSRaised $3.76M NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYPolitical Party Committee$9.0KHERBSTERBusiness (For-Profit and N$5.2KNEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATIPAC-Separate Segregated Po$4.3KLANDIS FOR PSCCandidate Committee$3.5KMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC PACPAC$3.0KFRIESEN FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$2.5KKISSEL KOHOUT ES ASSOCIATES LBusiness (For-Profit and N$1.7KBRIDGING THE GAP PACPAC$1.5KJERRY VAP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE Candidate Committee$1.1KRICKETTSBusiness (For-Profit and N$154.8KSWAIN CONSTRUCTION INCBusiness$74.0KGREEN PLAINS INC.Business$55.0KASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTPAC$51.0KSINQUEFIELDBusiness (For-Profit and N$100.0KAFLAC (GA)Business (For-Profit and N$25.0KKIEWIT CORPORATIONBusiness (For-Profit and N$30.0KNEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$30.0KANDERSONBusiness (For-Profit and N$57.1K
Detailed list: all funding ties (56)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (56 of 56)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisDANIEL WATERMEIER TieJOHN PETER RICKETTS TieCombined Volume
RICKETTS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$154,766
$154,766
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA03031)
—
$74,000
$148,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 09CUA06352)
—
$55,000
$110,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$51,000
$102,000
SINQUEFIELD
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$100,000
$100,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA02918)
—
$25,000
$70,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00081)
—
$30,000
$65,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$30,000
$60,000
ANDERSON
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$57,150
$57,150
CHICAGO CUBS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$51,506
$51,506
WRIGHT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$50,250
$50,250
RASTIN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$50,000
$50,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07448)
—
$45,000
$45,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07448)
—
$45,000
$45,000
⚡ BOTHCARE PAC ↗
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$995
$20,500
$41,995
MOGLIA
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$35,000
$35,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 06CUA03760)
—
$35,000
$35,000
UIHLEIN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$32,500
$32,500
TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC FEC#C00525055
PAC
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (PAC)
—
$25,000
$25,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07548)
—
$25,000
$25,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 14CUA07842)
—
$25,000
$25,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)"
—
$25,000
$25,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$500
$11,000
$22,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$21,500
$21,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$21,000
$21,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CON06054)
—
$17,000
$17,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$8,500
$17,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$8,500
$17,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$7,500
$15,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$7,500
$15,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$12,500
$12,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$10,000
$10,000
Political Party Committee
FEC CMTE_TP=X (party, nonqualified)
$9,000
—$9,000
HERBSTER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$5,245
—$5,245
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$5,000
$5,000
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$4,300
—$4,300
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 99CAC00277)
$3,500
—$3,500
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC PAC
PAC
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (PAC)
$3,000
—$3,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01843)
$2,500
—$2,500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 99CON06830)
$1,745
—$1,745
BRIDGING THE GAP PAC
PAC
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (PAC)
$1,500
—$1,500
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 99CAC00590)
$1,100
—$1,100
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 14CAC01858)
$1,000
—$1,000
SMITH FOR CONGRESS (ADRIAN)
Candidate committee
FEC committee master CMTE_TP=H (House candidate) (name match)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 05CAC00722)
$1,000
—$1,000
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$1,000
—$1,000
CLEMENTS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$1,000
—$1,000
WILLIAMS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 12CAC01691)
$759
—$759
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborTEAMSTERS LOCAL #554 PAC ↗
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (NADC ID 15PAC00184)
$500
—$500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (NADC ID 14PAC00175)
$500
—$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 10CAC01392)
$500
—$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 15CAC02091)
$500
—$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
$500
—$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 15CAC02086)
$500
—$500
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborSMART TD PAC NEBRASKA ↗
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$500
—$500

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 697 committees in cycle
ENTITY A · Candidate committee

FRIENDS OF DAN WATERMEIER

NADC #18CAC02362 ↗
Candidate: DANIEL WATERMEIER · Office: PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 06 · Region: SYRACUSE, NE (Statewide)
Gross Receipts
$69,404
Net: $39,649
Disbursements
$156,542
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 89.7% ($62K)Out-of-State: 10.3% ($7K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NE REPUBLICAN PARTYNE$9,000
FRIESEN FOR LEGISLATURENE$7,500
HERBSTERNE$5,245
NE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACNE$4,300
LANDIS FOR PSCNE$3,500
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC PACNE$3,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
MERIDIAN CENTRAL LLCARTWORK$44,206
ROBNIK, LLCCONSULTING$35,365
REDSTONEADVERTISING$31,089
MAJORITY STRATEGIES, LLCFACEBOOK VIDEO BOOST$7,443
US POSTMASTERPOSTAGE$7,250
NEBRASKA PRESS ADVERTISING SERVICEADVERTISING$5,507
ENTITY B · Candidate committee

PETE RICKETTS FOR GOVERNOR

NADC #13CAC01828 ↗
Candidate: JOHN PETER RICKETTS · Office: GOVERNOR GOVERNOR · Region: LINCOLN, NE (Statewide)
Gross Receipts
$3,760,045
Net: $3,514,807
Disbursements
$3,411,593
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 59.5% ($2.24M)Out-of-State: 40.5% ($1.52M)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
RICKETTSNE$154,766
SINQUEFIELDMO$100,000
SWAIN CONSTRUCTION INC.NE$74,000
ANDERSONMN$57,150
GREEN PLAINS, INC.NE$55,000
CHICAGO CUBSIL$51,506

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
AX MEDIAMEDIA PLACEMENT$1,133,611
JBEST COMPANYFUNDRAISING$335,640
SOMETHING ELSE STRATEGIESMEDIA PRODUCTION$155,108
AXIOM STRATEGIESMAIL DESIGN, PIRNTING AND POSTAGE$151,206
BRIGHT STRATEGIESCONSULTING, DOMAIN RENEWAL, MILEAGE$135,931
IMGEDIGITAL SUPPORT$119,027