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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2025-26 cycle (partial))

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)
RUSTY HIKE ↗
Bellevue - Mayor · nadc-7648
$44.3K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$579
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
$86.7K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

RUSTY HIKE vs. NEBRASKA HIGHWATER PAC

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 · RUSTY HIKE
Category
B · NEBRASKA HIGHWATER PAC
Direct contributions
$44.3K
Total raised
$86.7K
Online conduits
$0
ActBlue
$0
$0
WinRed / Anedot
$0
Outside spending (independent expenditures)
$579
IE support (+)
$0
$0
IE oppose (−)
$0
Itemized receipts by geography
$43.8K
95.6% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$87.1K
100% of itemized
$2.0K
4.4% of itemized
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$40.0K
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$0
Party
$0
$2.0K
Ideological / leadership
$79.4K
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: RUSTY HIKE vs. NEBRASKA HIGHWATER PAC

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to RUSTY HIKE; Center column highlights 0 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to NEBRASKA HIGHWATER PAC. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO RUSTY HIKE (12)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (0)EXCLUSIVE TO NEBRASKA HIGHWATER PAC (2)0 Shared Institutional FundersCompletely distinct donor & Super PAC coalitionsRUSTY HIKERaised $44.3K · IE+ $579NEBRASKA HIGHWATER PACRaised $86.7K ⚒ BELLEVUE FIRE INTERNATIONAL A501(c)(5) union$20.0K⚒ IAFF LOCAL 4906 USE BELLEVUE 501(c)(5) union$20.0KNEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC-Separate Segregated Po$5.0KBEL-AIR ESTATES, LLCBusiness$1.5KJ & J SMALL ENGINE SERVICEBusiness$1.0KJ&J SMALL ENGINEBusiness$1.0KNEBRASKA HIGHWATER PACPAC-Independent$1.0K📣 SARPY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$579HIKE REAL ESTATE, PCBusiness (For-Profit and N$500MIKE FLOOD VICTORY FUNDFederal PAC$74.4KNELNET PACFederal PAC$5.0K
Detailed list: all funding ties (14)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (14 of 14)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisRUSTY HIKE TieNEBRASKA HIGHWATER PAC TieCombined Volume
Federal PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=N (nonqualified PAC)
—
$74,415
$74,415
501(c)(5) union
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (501(c)(5)
$20,000
—$20,000
⚒ UNION · Fire/PoliceIAFF LOCAL 4906 USE BELLEVUE FIRE LOCAL 4906
501(c)(5) union
IRS Business Master File, normalized-name match (EIN 874834121, NE): 501(c)
$20,000
—$20,000
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 77
$5,000
—$5,000
NELNET PAC
Federal PAC
—
$5,000
$5,000
BEL-AIR ESTATES, LLC
Business
NADC filer/source type "Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)"
$1,500
—$1,500
J & J SMALL ENGINE SERVICE
Business
NADC filer/source type "Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)"
$1,000
—$1,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$1,000
—$1,000
PAC-Independent
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (NADC ID 9429)
$1,000
—$1,000
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (name match)
📣 Support $579
—$579
HIKE REAL ESTATE, PC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$500
—$500
A W VERNON ENTERPRISES LLC
Business
NADC filer/source type "Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)"
$500
—$500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CON07172)
$500
—$500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 99CON06830)
$500
—$500

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 1053 committees in cycle
ENTITY A · Candidate committee

I LIKE HIKE FOR MAYOR

NADC #7648 ↗
Candidate: RUSTY HIKE · Region: NE-02 (Omaha / Douglas–Sarpy)
Gross Receipts
$44,307
Net: $38,307
Disbursements
$32,695
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 95.6% ($44K)Out-of-State: 4.4% ($2K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
IAFF LOCAL 4906 USE BELLEVUE FIRE LOCAL 4906NE$20,000
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACNE$5,000
BEL-AIR ESTATES, LLCOR$1,500
NEBRASKA HIGHWATER PACNE$1,000
J & J SMALL ENGINE SERVICENE$1,000
HIKE REAL ESTATE, PCNE$500

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
UNIONIST PRINTINGBALLOT CHASE PRINTING, MAILING ADVERTISEMENT$17,554
LAMAR COMPANIESADVERTISEMENT$4,100
HIKENONE LISTED$2,335
RED STATE STRATEGIESTEXT MESSAGING$1,750
CHISM STRATEGIESTEXTING ADVERTISEMENT$1,732
DF STRATEGIES LLCSOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT$1,650
Region: Lincoln, NE (NE-01 (Lincoln / Eastern NE))
Gross Receipts
$86,665
Net: $86,665
Disbursements
$90,495
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($87K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
MIKE FLOOD VICTORY FUNDNE$74,415
NELNET PACNE$5,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
SPELLERBERG FOR NEBRASKAPOLITICAL CONTRIBUTION$7,500
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYCONTRIBUTION$6,000
FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERSPOLITICAL CONTRIBUTION$5,000
JEAN STOTHERT FOR OMAHAPOLITICAL CONTRIBUTION$5,000
HARDING FOR COUNCILPOLITICAL CONTRIBUTION$5,000
HELMICK FOR LEGISLATURECONTRIBUTION$4,000