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Candidate: HEATH MELLO · Office: OMAHA MAYOR · NADC IDs: 17IRC00536 · Reporting Period: 2017-18 cycle
Entity Money Trail (DON'T GO BACK) · Verified public filings (18 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$134,250
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$61,750
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$148,370
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
100%
In-State: $134,250 · Out: $0

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → DON'T GO BACK → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsGOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEE (Candidate committee) → DON'T GO BACK (PAC): $25KJEAN STOTHERT FOR OMAHA (Candidate committee) → DON'T GO BACK (PAC): $20KMELTON FOR OMAHA (Candidate committee) → DON'T GO BACK (PAC): $17KNE REPUBLICAN PARTY (Party committee) → DON'T GO BACK (PAC): $10KFRANKLIN THOMPSON FOR CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE (Candidate committee) → DON'T GO BACK (PAC): $500FOR OUR REPUBLICS TRADITIONS (FORT) FUND C00426494 (NE) (Business) → DON'T GO BACK (PAC): $5KMICHAEL FAUST (68102) (NE) (Business) → DON'T GO BACK (PAC): $3KDON'T GO BACK (PAC) → SANDLER INNOCENZI (Vendor/media): $43KDON'T GO BACK (PAC) → DAROLD BAUER (Vendor/media): $3KDON'T GO BACK (PAC) → ROD EDWARDS (Vendor/media): $3KDON'T GO BACK Type: PAC Total: $80KDON'T GO BACK · $80KGOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEE Type: Candidate committee Total: $25KGOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEE · $25KJEAN STOTHERT FOR OMAHA Type: Candidate committee Total: $20KJEAN STOTHERT FOR OMAHA · $20KMELTON FOR OMAHA Type: Candidate committee Total: $17KMELTON FOR OMAHA · $17KNE REPUBLICAN PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $10KNE REPUBLICAN PARTY · $10KFRANKLIN THOMPSON FOR CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Type: Candidate committee Total: $500FOR OUR REPUBLICS TRADITIONS (FORT) FUND C00426494 (NE) Type: Business Total: $5KFOR OUR REPUBLICS TRADITIONS (FO… · $5KMICHAEL FAUST (68102) (NE) Type: Business Total: $3KMICHAEL FAUST (68102) (NE) · $3KSANDLER INNOCENZI Type: Vendor/media Total: $43KSANDLER INNOCE… · $43KDAROLD BAUER Type: Vendor/media Total: $3KDAROLD BAUER · $3KROD EDWARDS Type: Vendor/media Total: $3KROD EDWARDS · $3K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — DON'T GO BACK (2017-18 cycle)

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ReceiptsExpenditures2017-05: In $57K · Out $53K
$0$24K$48K$72K$95K2017-04 Receipts: $78K2017-04 Expenditures: $95K2017-042017-05 Receipts: $57K2017-05 Expenditures: $53K2017-05

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2017-18 cycle (Current View)$134,250$148,370$0
2015-16 cycle $0$52,989$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (100% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$134,250
Top Nebraska Cities

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #17IRC00536 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
GOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEE
Candidate Committee
NE$25,000
JEAN STOTHERT FOR OMAHA
Candidate Committee
NE$20,000
MELTON FOR OMAHA
Candidate Committee
NE$17,000
NE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Political Party Committee
NE$10,000
FOR OUR REPUBLICS TRADITIONS (FORT) FUND C00426494
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$5,000
MICHAEL FAUST (68102)
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$2,500
HAL (68114) DAUB
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,000
M & M SALES, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,000
STACIE OSBORN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,000
FRANKLIN THOMPSON FOR CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
Candidate Committee
NE$500

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #17IRC00536 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
SANDLER INNOCENZICABLE TW AD / COX COMMUN · NE$42,736
DAROLD BAUERCONSULTING SERVICES · NE$2,500
ROD EDWARDSCONSULTING SERVICES · NE$2,500

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$61,75046%
Candidate committees$62,50046.6%
Party committees$10,0007.4%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (5)

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
JEAN STOTHERT FOR OMAHACandidate committeeJEAN STOTHERT$1,261,418$1,709,167⇄ Compare
MELLO FOR MAYORCandidate committeeHEATH MELLO$1,157,936$1,496,737⇄ Compare
NE REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee—$1,249,454$662,445⇄ Compare
ROYAL FOR MAYORCandidate committeeTAYLOR ROYAL$284,998$266,732⇄ Compare
MELTON FOR OMAHACandidate committeeAIMEE MELTON$69,913$137,153⇄ Compare
GOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEECandidate committeeDAVID HEINEMAN$0$57,000⇄ Compare
FRANKLIN THOMPSON FOR CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEECandidate committeeFRANKLIN THOMPSON$0$3,854⇄ Compare