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BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS

Candidate: ASHFORD, BRAD · Reporting Period: 2015-16 cycle
Entity Money Trail (BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS) · Verified public filings (381 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$2,512,188
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$2,512,188
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$2,526,950
Reported expenditures
Cash on Hand
$728
Latest summary filing
Nebraska In-State Share
56.9%
In-State: $516,646 · Out: $391,100

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT (PAC) → BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS (Candidate committee): $10KNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION (PAC) → BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS (Candidate committee): $10KAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) → BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS (Candidate committee): $10KUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) (PAC) → BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS (Candidate committee): $10KJOBS AND INNOVATION MATTER PAC (JIM PAC) (PAC) → BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS (Candidate committee): $10KTURQUOISE PAC (PAC) → BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS (Candidate committee): $10KBRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS Type: Candidate committee Total: $60KBRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGR… · $60KUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Type: PAC Total: $10KUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EF… · $10KNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Type: PAC Total: $10KNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLI… · $10KAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Type: PAC Total: $10KAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY … · $10KUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) Type: PAC Total: $10KUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACT… · $10KJOBS AND INNOVATION MATTER PAC (JIM PAC) Type: PAC Total: $10KJOBS AND INNOVATION MATTER PAC … · $10KTURQUOISE PAC Type: PAC Total: $10KTURQUOISE PAC · $10K

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2017-18 cycle $640,016$640,744$0
2015-16 cycle (Current View)$2,512,188$2,526,950$728

Geographic Origin of Contributions (56.9% In-State)

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FEC Filing #C00557181 ↗
No itemized vendor expenditures in this cycle.

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Individuals (itemized+unitemized)$1,229,95649%
PACs/other committees$00%
Party committees$1,269,09450.5%
Candidate self-funding$00%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (369)

From CommitteeTypeFilingAmount
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTTransferFEC ↗$10,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONTransferFEC ↗$10,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETransferFEC ↗$10,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
JOBS AND INNOVATION MATTER PAC (JIM PAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
TURQUOISE PACTransferFEC ↗$10,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETransferFEC ↗$10,000
BADGERPACTransferFEC ↗$10,000
LEADERSHIP FOR TODAY AND TOMORROWTransferFEC ↗$10,000
DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCTransferFEC ↗$10,000
JOBS, OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION PAC (JOE-PAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETransferFEC ↗$10,000
MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUETransferFEC ↗$10,000
END CITIZENS UNITEDTransferFEC ↗$10,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETransferFEC ↗$10,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PACTransferFEC ↗$10,000
SHORE PACTransferFEC ↗$10,000
AG PROCESSING INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, AGPACTransferFEC ↗$10,000
MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERSTransferFEC ↗$10,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.TransferFEC ↗$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMTransferFEC ↗$10,000
BORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PACTransferFEC ↗$10,000
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICATransferFEC ↗$10,000
PAC TO THE FUTURETransferFEC ↗$10,000
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETransferFEC ↗$10,000
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION PACTransferFEC ↗$10,000
DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)TransferFEC ↗$10,000
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONTransferFEC ↗$10,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERALTransferFEC ↗$9,000
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING ACTING & LEADING PAC - GOALPACTransferFEC ↗$9,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC. PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PACTransferFEC ↗$9,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PACTransferFEC ↗$9,000

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.

Outside Independent Spending Targeting This Candidate

TargetSupportOpposeTotal
Ashford, Brad (US House NE-02)$1,925,392$2,779,011$4,704,403
Brad, Ashford (US House NE-02)$15,236$0$15,236

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

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HDR, INC. PACPAC—$971,948$714,717⇄ Compare
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