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PILLEN FOR REGENT

Candidate: JAMES PILLEN · Office: BOARD OF REGENTS 03 · NADC IDs: 12CAC01629, 7496 · Reporting Period: 2017-18 cycle
Entity Money Trail (PILLEN FOR REGENT) · Verified public filings (21 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$155,500
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$155,500
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$155,500
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
84.6%
In-State: $137,500 · Out: $25,000

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → PILLEN FOR REGENT → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsGOTTSCH (NE) (Business) → PILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee): $75KBIEGERT (WY) (Business) → PILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee): $25KELLSWORTH (NE) (Business) → PILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee): $25KCHRISTENSEN (NE) (Business) → PILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee): $20KSCHUMACHER (NE) (Business) → PILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee): $5KBRUNING LAW GROUP (NE) (Business) → PILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee): $5KPILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee) → BRETT GOTTSCH (Vendor/media): $25KPILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee) → CYNTHIA GOTTSCH (Vendor/media): $25KPILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee) → GUY ELLSWORTH (Vendor/media): $25KPILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee) → JEFF BIEGERT (Vendor/media): $25KPILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee) → WILLIAM GOTTSCH (Vendor/media): $25KPILLEN FOR REGENT (Candidate committee) → JED CHRISTENSEN (Vendor/media): $20KPILLEN FOR REGENT Type: Candidate committee Total: $155KPILLEN FOR REGENT · $155KGOTTSCH (NE) Type: Business Total: $75KGOTTSCH (NE) · $75KBIEGERT (WY) Type: Business Total: $25KBIEGERT (WY) · $25KELLSWORTH (NE) Type: Business Total: $25KELLSWORTH (NE) · $25KCHRISTENSEN (NE) Type: Business Total: $20KCHRISTENSEN (NE) · $20KSCHUMACHER (NE) Type: Business Total: $5KSCHUMACHER (NE) · $5KBRUNING LAW GROUP (NE) Type: Business Total: $5KBRUNING LAW GROUP (N… · $5KBRETT GOTTSCH Type: Vendor/media Total: $25KBRETT GOTTSCH · $25KCYNTHIA GOTTSCH Type: Vendor/media Total: $25KCYNTHIA GOTT… · $25KGUY ELLSWORTH Type: Vendor/media Total: $25KGUY ELLSWORTH · $25KJEFF BIEGERT Type: Vendor/media Total: $25KJEFF BIEGERT · $25KWILLIAM GOTTSCH Type: Vendor/media Total: $25KWILLIAM GOTT… · $25KJED CHRISTENSEN Type: Vendor/media Total: $20KJED CHRISTEN… · $20K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — PILLEN FOR REGENT (2017-18 cycle)

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ReceiptsExpenditures2018-12: In $0 · Out $156K
$0$39K$78K$117K$156K2017-12 Receipts: $156K2017-12 Expenditures: $02017-122018-01 Receipts: $5K2018-01 Expenditures: $02018-012018-03 Receipts: $2K2018-03 Expenditures: $02018-032018-12 Receipts: $02018-12 Expenditures: $156K2018-12

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2023-24 cycle $0$4,346$0
2017-18 cycle (Current View)$155,500$155,500$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (84.6% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$137,500
WY$25,000
Top Nebraska Cities

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #12CAC01629 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
GOTTSCH
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$75,000
BIEGERT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
WY$25,000
ELLSWORTH
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$25,000
CHRISTENSEN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$20,000
SCHUMACHER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$5,000
BRUNING LAW GROUP
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$5,000
BAUMERT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$4,000
OOMMEN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,000
MEDI-WASTE DISPOSAL INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,000
PAPER TIGER SHREDDING INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,000
SCHELLPEPER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$500

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #12CAC01629 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
BRETT GOTTSCHRETURN OF CONTRIBUTION · NE$25,000
CYNTHIA GOTTSCHRETURN OF CONTRIBUTION · NE$25,000
GUY ELLSWORTHRETURN OF CONTRIBUTION · NE$25,000
JEFF BIEGERTRETURN OF CONTRIBUTION · NE$25,000
WILLIAM GOTTSCHRETURN OF CONTRIBUTION · NE$25,000
JED CHRISTENSENRETURN OF CONTRIBUTION · NE$20,000
JEFF SCHUMACHERRETURN OF CONTRIBUTION · NE$5,000
DENNIS BAUMERTRETURN OF CONTRIBUTION · NE$4,000
ABRAHAM OOMMENRETURN OF CONTRIBUTION · NE$1,000
FRED SCHELLPEPERRETURN OF CONTRIBUTION · NE$500

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$155,500100%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (0)

No inter-committee transfers recorded in this period.

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.