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FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE)

Candidate: HEATH MELLO · Office: LEGISLATURE 05 · NADC IDs: 07CAC01063 · Reporting Period: 2015-16 cycle
Entity Money Trail (FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE)) · Verified public filings (66 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$68,888
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$44,008
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$273,855
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
83.5%
In-State: $57,488 · Out: $11,400

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND (PAC) → FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee): $4KNE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NTA) (PAC) → FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee): $3KSTATE HEALTH PAC (BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD) (PAC) → FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee): $3KNE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (PAC) → FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee): $2KCHIROPRACTORS OF NEBRASKA STATE PAC (PAC) → FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee): $2KASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NE (PAC) (PAC) → FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee): $2KNEBRASKA BEEF, LTD. (NE) (Business) → FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee): $5KKREJCI (NE) (Business) → FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee): $3KFRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee) → MELLO FOR MAYOR (Candidate committee): $188KFRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee) → NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Party committee): $4KFRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee) → DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Party committee): $2KFRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee) → SARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Party committee): $2KFRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee) → CITIZENS FOR BEUTLER (Candidate committee): $1KFRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee) → NEBRASKANS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (Ballot question committee): $1KFRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee) → GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP (Vendor/media): $28KFRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (Candidate committee) → SUND, JEROME (Vendor/media): $6KFRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) Type: Candidate committee Total: $232KFRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INA… · $232KSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND Type: PAC Total: $4KNE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NTA) Type: PAC Total: $3KSTATE HEALTH PAC (BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD) Type: PAC Total: $3KNE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC Type: PAC Total: $2KCHIROPRACTORS OF NEBRASKA STATE PAC Type: PAC Total: $2KASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NE (PAC) Type: PAC Total: $2KNEBRASKA BEEF, LTD. (NE) Type: Business Total: $5KNEBRASKA BEEF, LTD. (NE) · $5KKREJCI (NE) Type: Business Total: $3KMELLO FOR MAYOR Type: Candidate committee Total: $188KMELLO FOR MAYOR · $188KNE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $4KDOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $2KSARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $2KCITIZENS FOR BEUTLER Type: Candidate committee Total: $1KNEBRASKANS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY Type: Ballot question committee Total: $1KGLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP Type: Vendor/media Total: $28KGLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP · $28KSUND, JEROME Type: Vendor/media Total: $6KSUND, JEROME · $6K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE) (2015-16 cycle)

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ReceiptsExpenditures2016-12: In $0 · Out $189K
$0$47K$94K$142K$189K2015-01 Receipts: $4K2015-01 Expenditures: $02015-012015-02 Receipts: $5002015-02 Expenditures: $3002015-03 Receipts: $02015-03 Expenditures: $2K2015-032015-04 Receipts: $5002015-04 Expenditures: $4002015-05 Receipts: $02015-05 Expenditures: $2K2015-052015-06 Receipts: $5002015-06 Expenditures: $2K2015-07 Receipts: $7K2015-07 Expenditures: $3K2015-072015-08 Receipts: $33K2015-08 Expenditures: $7982015-09 Receipts: $5K2015-09 Expenditures: $3K2015-092015-10 Receipts: $3K2015-10 Expenditures: $8K2015-11 Receipts: $3K2015-11 Expenditures: $3K2015-112015-12 Receipts: $3K2015-12 Expenditures: $4K2016-01 Receipts: $2K2016-01 Expenditures: $2K2016-012016-03 Receipts: $5002016-03 Expenditures: $02016-04 Receipts: $02016-04 Expenditures: $6K2016-042016-05 Receipts: $02016-05 Expenditures: $3K2016-07 Receipts: $02016-07 Expenditures: $35K2016-072016-08 Receipts: $5K2016-08 Expenditures: $8K2016-09 Receipts: $2K2016-09 Expenditures: $4K2016-092016-11 Receipts: $2502016-11 Expenditures: $9162016-12 Receipts: $02016-12 Expenditures: $189K2016-12

Geographic Origin of Contributions (83.5% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$57,488
IA$2,000
MO$1,250
TX$1,000
WI$1,000
AR$1,000
Top Nebraska Cities

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #07CAC01063 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$5,000
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$3,500
NE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NTA)
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$2,600
STATE HEALTH PAC (BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD)
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$2,600
KREJCI
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$2,500
OTB ARIZONA, LLC (NE)
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$2,500
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$1,688
VIGILNET AMERICA LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,500
NE REALTORS PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$1,500
CHIROPRACTORS OF NEBRASKA STATE PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$1,500
ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NE (PAC)
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$1,500
BURLINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,250
YANNEY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,250
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
TX$1,000

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #07CAC01063 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
MELLO FOR MAYORCLOSING TRANSFER · NE$187,993
GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUPRESEARCH · NE$28,000
SUND, JEROMERESEARCH · NE$5,500
HEARTLAND WORKERS CENTEREVENT SPONSORSHIP · NE$5,000
JUSTIN KEMERLING DESIGN CO. LLDESIGN SERVICES · NE$3,916
PROVOST-KOUSGAARD, NATHANCONSULTING · NE$3,125
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTYEVENT TICKET · NE$2,500
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTEVENT TICKETS · NE$2,250
SPRINTCELL PHONE SERVICE PD MONTHLY JAN-DEC 2015 · NE$2,248
LATINO CENTER OF MIDLANDSEVENT SPONORSHIP · NE$1,800
NGP VAN, INC.DATABASE SERVICE · NE$1,800
COX COMMUNICATIONSINTERNET SERVICE PD MONTHLY JAN-DEC 2015 · NE$1,699
FACEBOOKONLINE ADVERTISING · NE$1,601
ONE WORLD COMMUNITY HEALTHEVENT SPONSORSHIP · NE$1,600
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYEVENT TICKETS · NE$1,500

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$44,00863.9%
Candidate committees$5000.7%
State PACs$24,38035.4%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (29)

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (7)

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
NEBRASKANS FOR PUBLIC SAFETYBallot question committee—$831,570$812,105⇄ Compare
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACPAC—$0$607,658⇄ Compare
CITIZENS FOR BEUTLERCandidate committeeCHRIS BEUTLER$479,863$480,941⇄ Compare
MELLO FOR MAYORCandidate committeeHEATH MELLO$478,294$94,752⇄ Compare
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee—$370,834$44,652⇄ Compare
NE REALTORS PACPAC—$186,169$305,740⇄ Compare
NE BANKERS STATE PACPAC—$156,577$90,455⇄ Compare
FRIENDS OF MIKE MCDONNELLCandidate committeeMICHAEL MCDONNELL$151,817$62,480⇄ Compare