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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)
LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS ↗
Party committee · nadc-99PPC00055
$88.8K
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

LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS 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 · LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Category
B · BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC
Direct contributions
$88.8K
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
$88.8K
100% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$0
$0
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$8.3K
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$7.5K
Party
$0
$0
Ideological / leadership
$0
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS vs. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS; 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 LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOC (15)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (0)EXCLUSIVE TO BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SH (0)0 Shared Institutional FundersCompletely distinct donor & Super PAC coalitionsLANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRaised $88.8K BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHRaised $761.7K NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYPolitical Party Committee$3.3KFRIENDS FOR ADAM MORFELDCandidate Committee$2.7K⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOPAC-Separate Segregated Po$2.3K⚒ STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU PAC-Separate Segregated Po$1.9KCITIZENS FOR BEUTLERCandidate Committee$1.8KRAYBOULD FOR CITY COUNCILCandidate Committee$1.4KWALLMAN FOR LEGISLATURE (DISSCandidate Committee$1.2KCHUCK HASSEBROOK FOR GOVERNORCandidate Committee$1.2KSTEWART FOR NEBRASKA (DISSOLVCandidate Committee$1.2K
Detailed list: all funding ties (15)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (15 of 15)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisLANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS TieBLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC TieCombined Volume
Political Party Committee
FEC CMTE_TP=X (party, nonqualified)
$3,270
—$3,270
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01816)
$2,700
—$2,700
⚒ UNION · TeachersNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$2,250
—$2,250
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$1,900
—$1,900
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 05CAC00724)
$1,800
—$1,800
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 15CAC02035)
$1,400
—$1,400
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 06CAC00832)
$1,200
—$1,200
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01804)
$1,200
—$1,200
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 14CAC01892)
$1,200
—$1,200
SAUNDERS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Political Party Committee
$960
—$960
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 14CAC02028)
$750
—$750
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 15CAC02094)
$750
—$750
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 12CAC01752)
$600
—$600
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 11CAC01569)
$500
—$500
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01803)
$325
—$325

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 383 committees in cycle
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$88,761
Net: $68,916
Disbursements
$41,315
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($89K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTYNE$3,270
FRIENDS FOR ADAM MORFELDNE$2,700
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACNE$2,250
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUNDNE$1,900
CITIZENS FOR BEUTLERNE$1,800
RAYBOULD FOR CITY COUNCILNE$1,400

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$23,237
SOUTHWEST VOTERS FOR COOK (DISTRICT 3)(DISSOLVED)Candidate committee$2,500
CITIZENS FOR BEUTLERCandidate committee$650
KATIE FOR LPSCandidate committee$500
MEG FOR NORTHEAST LINCOLNCandidate committee$500
NEWMAN FOR COUNCIL (DISSOLVED)Candidate committee$500
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