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MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE

Candidate: MACHAELA CAVANAUGH · Office: LEGISLATURE 06 · NADC IDs: 17CAC02326, 7357 · Reporting Period: 2017-18 cycle
Entity Money Trail (MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE) · Verified public filings (55 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$169,161
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$67,837
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$160,900
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
92.8%
In-State: $156,911 · Out: $12,250

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsNE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (PAC) → MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $39KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (PAC) → MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $20KNE ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS -PAC (PAC) → MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $15KFRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PAC (PAC) → MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $5KSMART TD PAC NEBRASKA (PAC) → MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $4KDOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Party committee) → MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $3KEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND (NE) (Business) → MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $10KWEITZ (NE) (Business) → MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $8KMACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → DELIVER STRATEGIES (Vendor/media): $38KMACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → UNIONIST PRINTING (Vendor/media): $18KMACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → CENTRO INC. (Vendor/media): $15KMACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → JESSICA LATHROP (Vendor/media): $14KMACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → LANGLOIS, BRANDON (Vendor/media): $13KMACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → LATHROP, JESSICA (Vendor/media): $11KMACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE Type: Candidate committee Total: $108KMACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE · $108KNE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC Type: PAC Total: $39KNE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION … · $39KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT Type: PAC Total: $20KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNM… · $20KNE ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS -PAC Type: PAC Total: $15KNE ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNE… · $15KFRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PAC Type: PAC Total: $5KFRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PAC · $5KSMART TD PAC NEBRASKA Type: PAC Total: $4KSMART TD PAC NEBRASKA · $4KDOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $3KDOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY · $3KEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND (NE) Type: Business Total: $10KEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION… · $10KWEITZ (NE) Type: Business Total: $8KWEITZ (NE) · $8KDELIVER STRATEGIES Type: Vendor/media Total: $38KDELIVER STRATEG… · $38KUNIONIST PRINTING Type: Vendor/media Total: $18KUNIONIST PRINTI… · $18KCENTRO INC. Type: Vendor/media Total: $15KCENTRO INC. · $15KJESSICA LATHROP Type: Vendor/media Total: $14KJESSICA LATHROP · $14KLANGLOIS, BRANDON Type: Vendor/media Total: $13KLANGLOIS, BRAND… · $13KLATHROP, JESSICA Type: Vendor/media Total: $11KLATHROP, JESSICA · $11K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE (2017-18 cycle)

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ReceiptsExpenditures2018-12: In $13K · Out $9K
$0$16K$33K$49K$66K2017-06 Receipts: $5002017-06 Expenditures: $02017-062017-07 Receipts: $2K2017-07 Expenditures: $5002017-08 Receipts: $6K2017-08 Expenditures: $5K2017-082017-09 Receipts: $3K2017-09 Expenditures: $4K2017-10 Receipts: $9602017-10 Expenditures: $02017-102017-11 Receipts: $4K2017-11 Expenditures: $6K2017-12 Receipts: $8K2017-12 Expenditures: $2K2017-122018-01 Receipts: $02018-01 Expenditures: $1K2018-02 Receipts: $7502018-02 Expenditures: $6K2018-022018-03 Receipts: $3K2018-03 Expenditures: $5K2018-04 Receipts: $8K2018-04 Expenditures: $14K2018-042018-05 Receipts: $14K2018-05 Expenditures: $6K2018-06 Receipts: $3K2018-06 Expenditures: $9K2018-062018-07 Receipts: $2K2018-07 Expenditures: $2K2018-08 Receipts: $14K2018-08 Expenditures: $9K2018-082018-09 Receipts: $13K2018-09 Expenditures: $13K2018-10 Receipts: $66K2018-10 Expenditures: $51K2018-102018-11 Receipts: $10K2018-11 Expenditures: $19K2018-12 Receipts: $13K2018-12 Expenditures: $9K2018-12

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2025-26 cycle (partial) $33,348$59,978$0
2023-24 cycle $166,871$209,588$0
2021-22 cycle $269,990$207,142$0
2019-20 cycle $26,042$27,375$0
2017-18 cycle (Current View)$169,161$160,900$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (92.8% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$156,911
NY$3,500
DC$2,450
CO$1,500
CA$1,300
SD$1,000
Top Nebraska Cities

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #17CAC02326 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$38,528
FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$20,000
NE ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS -PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$14,500
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$10,000
WEITZ
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$8,000
SMITH
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$5,299
FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PAC
PAC-Independent
NE$5,000
SMART TD PAC NEBRASKA
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$4,000
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Political Party Committee
NE$2,638
NE REALTORS PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$2,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTERS OF NEBRASKA
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$2,277
SIMON
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$2,100
CARE PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$2,000
CAVANAUGH
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,875
TEAMSTERS LOCAL #554 PAC
PAC-Independent
NE$1,750
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Political Party Committee
NE$259

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #17CAC02326 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
DELIVER STRATEGIESMAIL DESIGN POSTAGE PORTIONG PD TO USPS 2422.48 · NE$37,704
UNIONIST PRINTINGPRINTING · NE$18,189
CENTRO INC.DIGITAL ADVERTISING DEPOSIT · NE$15,000
JESSICA LATHROPCAMPAIGN CONSULTING · NE$14,250
LANGLOIS, BRANDONCONSULTING · NE$12,500
LATHROP, JESSICACONSULTING · NE$10,500
BRANDON LANGOISCAMPAIGN CONSULTING · NE$9,375
VICTORIA JONESGRAPHIC DESIGN · NE$5,767
MATTHEW CAVANAUGHCAMPAIGN CONSULTING · NE$4,770
BRANDON LANGLOISCAMPAIGN CONSULTING · NE$3,750
JONES, VICTORIADESIGN · NE$3,528
USPSPOSTAGE · NE$3,413
UNIONIST PRINTING COMPANYPRINTING - 127.98 IN POSTAGE TO USPS · NE$2,951
OMAHA WORLD HERALDADVERTISING · NE$2,923
GRANT SORRELLCAMPAIGN CONSULTING · NE$2,750

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$67,83740.1%
Candidate committees$8000.5%
Party committees$2,8961.7%
State PACs$97,62857.7%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (24)

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACPAC—$180$584,713⇄ Compare
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee—$511,198$342,905⇄ Compare
NE REALTORS PACPAC—$278,174$471,784⇄ Compare
FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENTPAC—$0$423,342⇄ Compare
THIBODEAU FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committeeTHERESA THIBODEAU$284,681$225,593⇄ Compare
NE ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS -PACPAC—$255,192$212,697⇄ Compare
FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PACPAC—$186,000$132,041⇄ Compare
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee—$136,895$79,151⇄ Compare