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Committee Comparison — PACs, Parties & Organizations (2015-16 cycle)

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Committee Comparison — Funding Streams & Shared Funders

⚔ Committee vs. Committee — Funders, Shared Funders & Independent Expenditures

Side-by-side funding streams for two committees or organizations: conduit volume, labor, business, party and ideological PAC money, IE support/oppose, in-state vs. out-of-state share, and shared cross-over funders.

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Committee A (NADC)
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY ↗
Party committee · nadc-99PPC00023
$61.4K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Committee B (FEC)
$761.7K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY vs. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA 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 · DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Category
B · BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC
Direct contributions
$61.4K
Total raised
$761.7K
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
$61.4K
100% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$0
$0
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$13.2K
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$1.0K
Party
$0
$0
Ideological / leadership
$0
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY vs. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY; Center column highlights 0 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH committees; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRA (13)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (0)EXCLUSIVE TO BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SH (0)0 Shared Institutional FundersCompletely distinct donor & Super PAC coalitionsDOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRARaised $61.4K BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHRaised $761.7K ⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOPAC-Separate Segregated Po$3.0KFRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSCandidate Committee$2.3K⚒ NEBRASKA GPLDC PAC FUNDPAC-Separate Segregated Po$1.6KCOMMITTEE TO ELECT DIANE BATTCandidate Committee$1.2KBURKE HARR FOR LEGISLATURECandidate Committee$1.0K⚒ SMART TD PAC NEBRASKAPAC-Separate Segregated Po$1.0K⚒ STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU PAC-Separate Segregated Po$1.0KNEIGHBORS FOR SARA HOWARDCandidate Committee$600FRIENDS OF CHRIS JERRAMCandidate Committee$500
Detailed list: all funding ties (13)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (13 of 13)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisDOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY TieBLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC TieCombined Volume
⚒ UNION · TeachersNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$3,000
—$3,000
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 07CAC01063)
$2,250
—$2,250
⚒ UNION · IBEW/TradesNEBRASKA GPLDC PAC FUND
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$1,600
—$1,600
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 99CAC00439)
$1,200
—$1,200
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 10CAC01392)
$1,000
—$1,000
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborSMART TD PAC NEBRASKA ↗
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$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
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 11CAC01592)
$600
—$600
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 08CAC01318)
$500
—$500
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 99CAC00300)
$500
—$500
Political Party Committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00042)
$500
—$500
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01804)
$350
—$350
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 11CAC01603)
$100
—$100

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 383 committees in cycle
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$61,415
Net: $47,815
Disbursements
$4,658
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($61K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACNE$3,000
FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE)NE$2,250
NE GPLDC PAC FUNDNE$1,600
COMMITTEE TO ELECT DIANE BATTIATONE$1,200
BURKE HARR FOR LEGISLATURENE$1,000
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUNDNE$1,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$7,922
NE REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$800
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$761,714
Net: $761,714
Disbursements
$59,311
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($762K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

No itemized non-individual contributors in this period.

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PACPAC$850,000
NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PACPAC$10,000
JEFF FORTENBERRY FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESSCandidate committee$7,500
DEB FISCHER FOR US SENATE INCCandidate committee$6,500
BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$5,000
FISCHER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500