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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2021-22 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)
MICHAEL HILGERS ↗
Candidate committee · nadc-7425
$699.8K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$48.8K
70.9% NE
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
JOHN EWING ↗
Candidate committee · nadc-7559
$6.2K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

MICHAEL HILGERS vs. JOHN EWING

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 · MICHAEL HILGERS
Category
B · JOHN EWING
Direct contributions
$699.8K
Total raised
$6.2K
Online conduits
$0
ActBlue
$0
$48.8K
70.9% NE · 29.1% out-of-state
WinRed / Anedot
$0
Outside spending (independent expenditures)
$0
IE support (+)
$0
$0
IE oppose (−)
$0
Itemized receipts by geography
$468.0K
66.6% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$6.2K
100% of itemized
$234.9K
33.4% of itemized
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$35.0K
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$0
Party
$0
$61.4K
Ideological / leadership
$0
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: MICHAEL HILGERS vs. JOHN EWING

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to MICHAEL HILGERS; Center column highlights 1 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to JOHN EWING. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO MICHAEL HILGERS (33)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (1)EXCLUSIVE TO JOHN EWING (1)⚡ NEBRASKA REALTORS PACA: $10.0K · B: $1.0KMICHAEL HILGERSRaised $699.8K WR $48.8K JOHN EWINGRaised $6.2K WINRED (CONSERVATIVE CONDUIT Conduit / Platform (GOP/Co$48.8KCASSLINGBusiness (For-Profit and N$20.0KCASSLING DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, Business$20.0KALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC ANBusiness$15.0K⚒ BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYBusiness (For-Profit and N$15.0KREYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. / RAI Business (For-Profit and N$13.0KMAVERIK, INC.Business$11.5KKUM & GOBusiness (For-Profit and N$11.5KNEBRASKA STRATEGIESBusiness (For-Profit and N$10.3KOMAHA AREA BOARD OF REALTORS501(c)(6) trade group$1.0K
Detailed list: all funding ties (35)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (35 of 35)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisMICHAEL HILGERS TieJOHN EWING TieCombined Volume
Conduit / Platform (GOP/Cons)
NADC Schedule A/B WinRed Filings
$48,810
—$48,810
CASSLING
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$20,000
—$20,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$20,000
—$20,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 09CUA06293)
$15,000
—$15,000
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ↗
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00805)
$15,000
—$15,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 07CUA04650)
$13,000
—$13,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$11,500
—$11,500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 08CON14652)
$11,500
—$11,500
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 77
$10,000
$1,000
$11,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 21CUA10080)
$10,250
—$10,250
EXECUTIVE TRAVEL, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,200
—$10,200
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 21CUA10042)
$10,000
—$10,000
NOMI HEALTH, INC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 18CUA09370)
$10,000
—$10,000
HOME DEPOT, THE
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 79
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 74
$10,000
—$10,000
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC & ITS AFFILIATES
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
PHRMA
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
GENERATION V, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 06CUA03760)
$7,500
—$7,500
501(c)(6) trade group
NADC Form B-7 filer (ID 99CUA00072) refined by organization type (501(c)(6)
$6,250
—$6,250
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00109)
$6,000
—$6,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00091)
$5,500
—$5,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$5,300
—$5,300
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
$5,000
—$5,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00081)
$5,000
—$5,000
LABATON SUCHAROW LLP
Business
NADC filer/source type "Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)"
$5,000
—$5,000
⚒ UNION · Fire/PoliceSTATE TROOPERS OF NEBRASKA PAC ↗
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 99CON06652)
$5,000
—$5,000
HPUL PROJECT OPERATIONS
501(c)(4)
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (501(c)(4)
$5,000
—$5,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 20CUA09912)
$5,000
—$5,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CON07172)
$5,000
—$5,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CON07011)
$5,000
—$5,000
501(c)(6) trade group
IRS Business Master File, normalized-name match (EIN 470259650, NE): 501(c)
—
$1,000
$2,000

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 600 committees in cycle
ENTITY A · Candidate committee

FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS

NADC #7425 ↗
Candidate: MICHAEL HILGERS · Region: Lincoln, NE (NE-01 (Lincoln / Eastern NE))
Gross Receipts
$699,824
Net: $620,524
Disbursements
$687,851
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 66.6% ($468K)Out-of-State: 33.4% ($235K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
CASSLINGNE$20,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYTX$15,000
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. / RAI SERVICESNC$13,000
KUM & GOIA$11,500
NEBRASKA STRATEGIESNE$10,250
EXECUTIVE TRAVEL, INC.NE$10,200

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
AX MEDIAMEDIA BUY$330,509
JBEST & COMPANYFUNDRAISING CONSULTING$49,113
BJB STRATEGIESCAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT$44,156
AXIOM STRATEGIESCONSULTING$20,390
TRAIL PUBLIC AFFAIRSMEDIA CONSULTING AND PRODUCTION$17,532
WPASSURVEY$6,500
ENTITY B · Candidate committee

COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN EWING

NADC #7559 ↗
Candidate: JOHN EWING · Region: Omaha, NE (NE-02 (Omaha / Douglas–Sarpy))
Gross Receipts
$6,170
Net: $6,170
Disbursements
$5,545
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($6K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
OMAHA AREA BOARD OF REALTORSNE$1,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIODUNDER 250$375