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NADCCandidate committeeLincoln, NENE-01 (Lincoln / Eastern NE)
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SHAY FOR NEBRASKA

Candidate: SHAYLENE SMITH · NADC IDs: 10057 · Reporting Period: 2025-26 cycle (partial)
Entity Money Trail (SHAY FOR NEBRASKA) · Verified public filings (44 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$187,459
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$113,459
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$146,918
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
85.8%
In-State: $163,492 · Out: $27,000

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → SHAY FOR NEBRASKA → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsDEMOCRACY NEBRASKA (PAC) → SHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $50KNEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS PAC (PAC) → SHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $13KWOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKA PAC (PAC) → SHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $3KNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (PAC) → SHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $3KCONRAD FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → SHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $2KNEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) → SHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $1KWAY BACK PAC (WY) (Business) → SHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $20KINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) PAC VOLUNTARY FUND C00027342 (DC) (Business) → SHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $3KSHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → VALKYRIE STRATEGIES (Vendor/media): $44KSHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → ONE HOUSE STRATEGIES (Vendor/media): $31KSHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → FOUNDATION BLUE MEDIA (Vendor/media): $13KSHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → WINNING CONNECTIONS (Vendor/media): $11KSHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → VALKYRIE STRATEGIES LLC (Vendor/media): $9KSHAY FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → FLOOD COMMUNICATIONS OF BEATRICE LLC (Vendor/media): $7KSHAY FOR NEBRASKA Type: Candidate committee Total: $116KSHAY FOR NEBRASKA · $116KDEMOCRACY NEBRASKA Type: PAC Total: $50KDEMOCRACY NEBRASKA · $50KNEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS PAC Type: PAC Total: $13KNEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL A… · $13KWOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKA PAC Type: PAC Total: $3KWOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKA PAC · $3KNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC Type: PAC Total: $3KNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIA… · $3KCONRAD FOR LEGISLATURE Type: Candidate committee Total: $2KNEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Type: PAC Total: $1KWAY BACK PAC (WY) Type: Business Total: $20KWAY BACK PAC (WY) · $20KINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) PAC VOLUNTARY FUND C00027342 (DC) Type: Business Total: $3KINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELE… · $3KVALKYRIE STRATEGIES Type: Vendor/media Total: $44KVALKYRIE STRATEGIES · $44KONE HOUSE STRATEGIES Type: Vendor/media Total: $31KONE HOUSE STRATEGIES · $31KFOUNDATION BLUE MEDIA Type: Vendor/media Total: $13KFOUNDATION BLUE MEDIA · $13KWINNING CONNECTIONS Type: Vendor/media Total: $11KWINNING CONNECTIONS · $11KVALKYRIE STRATEGIES LLC Type: Vendor/media Total: $9KVALKYRIE STRATEGIES LLC · $9KFLOOD COMMUNICATIONS OF BEATRICE LLC Type: Vendor/media Total: $7KFLOOD COMMUNICATIONS OF BEATRICE… · $7K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — SHAY FOR NEBRASKA (2025-26 cycle (partial))

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ReceiptsExpenditures2026-09: In $10K · Out $11K
$0$22K$45K$67K$90K2025-08 Receipts: $2K2025-08 Expenditures: $2572025-082025-09 Receipts: $7K2025-09 Expenditures: $4K2025-092025-10 Receipts: $9K2025-10 Expenditures: $2882025-102025-11 Receipts: $9K2025-11 Expenditures: $3K2025-112025-12 Receipts: $39K2025-12 Expenditures: $1K2025-122026-01 Receipts: $2K2026-01 Expenditures: $6K2026-012026-02 Receipts: $2K2026-02 Expenditures: $6K2026-022026-03 Receipts: $48K2026-03 Expenditures: $5K2026-032026-04 Receipts: $12K2026-04 Expenditures: $90K2026-042026-05 Receipts: $6K2026-05 Expenditures: $6K2026-052026-06 Receipts: $1K2026-06 Expenditures: $8K2026-062026-07 Receipts: $8K2026-07 Expenditures: $3K2026-072026-08 Receipts: $36K2026-08 Expenditures: $4K2026-082026-09 Receipts: $10K2026-09 Expenditures: $11K2026-09

Geographic Origin of Contributions (85.8% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$163,492
WY$20,000
DC$3,000
VA$2,000
OH$1,000
CO$1,000
Top Nebraska Cities
Lincoln, NE$71,789
Omaha, NE$28,950
Crete, NE$25,737
Martell, NE$2,250
Wilber, NE$1,800
Jansen, NE$1,500

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #10057 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
DEMOCRACY NEBRASKA
PAC-Independent
Lincoln, NE$50,000
WAY BACK PAC
Federal PAC
Sheridan, WY$20,000
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Omaha, NE$12,500
WOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKA PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Omaha, NE$3,250
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) PAC VOLUNTARY FUND C00027342
Federal PAC
Washington, DC$3,000
NEBRASKA & SOUTHWEST IOWA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$2,500
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Lincoln, NE$2,500
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC. (VA)
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Richmond, VA$2,000
CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$1,568
DONIS PAINTING LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Crete, NE$1,500
CONRAD FOR LEGISLATURE
Candidate Committee
Lincoln, NE$1,500
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Lincoln, NE$1,200
JOHNSON, FLODMAN, GUENZEL & WIDGER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$1,067
SMART TD PAC
Federal PAC
Independence, OH$1,000
NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Lincoln, NE$1,000

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #10057 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
VALKYRIE STRATEGIESDIRECT MAIL · Urbandale, IA$44,440
ONE HOUSE STRATEGIESCONSULTING · Lincoln, NE$31,384
FOUNDATION BLUE MEDIADIGITAL ADVERTISING · Weymouth, MA$13,475
WINNING CONNECTIONSPHONE SERVICES · Washington, DC$11,103
VALKYRIE STRATEGIES LLCDESIGN, PRINTING AND MAIL SERVICE; $2384.55 IN POSTAGE PAID · Urbandale, IA$9,266
FLOOD COMMUNICATIONS OF BEATRICE LLCRADIO ADVERTISING KUTT FM · Beatrice, NE$6,600
DESIGN 4 (AKA DESIGN FOUR INC., DESIGN4)YARD SIGNS · Omaha, NE$3,601
FACEBOOK (META)ADVERTISING · Menlo Park, CA$3,375
FLOOD COMMUNICATIONSRADIO ADVERTISING: KUTT-FM (99.5 FM), KGMT-AM (1310 AM) · Fairbury, NE$3,060
SIMPLI.FIADVERTISING · Fort Worth, TX$2,663
CHISM STRATEGIESPHONE AND TEXTING SERVICE · Madison, MS$2,378
USPSPOSTAGE · Crete, NE$2,212
UNIONIST PRINTING COMPANY (UNIONIST PUBLISHING CO, DBA)PRINTING · Omaha, NE$1,862
SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENTADVERTISING · Seward, NE$1,252
DEMOCRACY ENGINE LLCONLINE PROCESSING FEES · Washington, DC$1,243

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$11,2386%
Candidate committees$1,5000.8%
Candidate self-funding$2,0851.1%
Federal PACs$24,00012.8%
Individuals (itemized)$51,68727.6%
Party committees$1000.1%
State PACs$72,50038.7%
Unitemized small gifts$24,34913%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (14)

From CommitteeTypeFilingAmount
DEMOCRACY NEBRASKATransferNADC ↗$50,000
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS PACTransferNADC ↗$12,500
WOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKA PACTransferNADC ↗$3,250
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACTransferNADC ↗$2,500
CONRAD FOR LEGISLATURETransferNADC ↗$1,500
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETransferNADC ↗$1,200
NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETransferNADC ↗$1,000
CARE PACTransferNADC ↗$500
NAPE AFSCME PEOPLETransferNADC ↗$500
NEBRASKA RURAL BROADBAND PACTransferNADC ↗$500
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC NHAPACTransferNADC ↗$250
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PACTransferNADC ↗$100
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACTransferNADC ↗$100
POP PAC (NEBRASKA BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION)TransferNADC ↗$100

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
DEMOCRACY NEBRASKAPAC—$3,190,000$2,759,166⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACPAC—$490,533$351,948⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS PACPAC—$350,637$204,730⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC—$322,599$276,579⇄ Compare
CONRAD FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committeeDANIELLE CONRAD$272,649$58,115⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC NHAPACPAC—$193,255$195,329⇄ Compare
CARE PACPAC—$181,725$143,328⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACPAC—$153,930$96,885⇄ Compare