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JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG)

Candidate: JAMES BOWERS · Office: LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT #01 · NADC IDs: 18CAC02580 · Reporting Period: 2017-18 cycle
Entity Money Trail (JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG)) · Verified public filings (16 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$5,000
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$1,000
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$2,652
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
100%
In-State: $5,000 · Out: $0

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsCARL ESKRIDGE FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee) → JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) (Candidate committee): $1KFRIENDS FOR ADAM MORFELD (Candidate committee) → JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) (Candidate committee): $1KHANSEN FOR LEGISLATURE - 2018 (Candidate committee) → JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) (Candidate committee): $1KBOLZ FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) (Candidate committee): $500NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Party committee) → JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) (Candidate committee): $500EMERY (NE) (Business) → JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) (Candidate committee): $500RAYBOULD (NE) (Business) → JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) (Candidate committee): $500JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) (Candidate committee) → JEFF HALL (Vendor/media): $1KJAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) (Candidate committee) → GOLDENROD PRINTING (Vendor/media): $744JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) (Candidate committee) → THE ISLES PUB AND PIZZA (Vendor/media): $611JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) (Candidate committee) → GO DADDY.COM (Vendor/media): $296JAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) Type: Candidate committee Total: $5KJAMES MICHAEL BOWERS FOR CITY COUNCIL (NOW LEG) · $5KCARL ESKRIDGE FOR CITY COUNCIL Type: Candidate committee Total: $1KCARL ESKRIDGE FOR CITY COUNC… · $1KFRIENDS FOR ADAM MORFELD Type: Candidate committee Total: $1KFRIENDS FOR ADAM MORFELD · $1KHANSEN FOR LEGISLATURE - 2018 Type: Candidate committee Total: $1KHANSEN FOR LEGISLATURE - 2018 · $1KBOLZ FOR LEGISLATURE Type: Candidate committee Total: $500BOLZ FOR LEGISLATURE · $500NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $500NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY · $500EMERY (NE) Type: Business Total: $500EMERY (NE) · $500RAYBOULD (NE) Type: Business Total: $500RAYBOULD (NE) · $500JEFF HALL Type: Vendor/media Total: $1KJEFF HALL · $1KGOLDENROD PRINTING Type: Vendor/media Total: $744GOLDENROD PRINTING · $744THE ISLES PUB AND PIZZA Type: Vendor/media Total: $611THE ISLES PUB AND PI… · $611GO DADDY.COM Type: Vendor/media Total: $296GO DADDY.COM · $296

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2019-20 cycle $31,909$56,403$0
2017-18 cycle (Current View)$5,000$2,652$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (100% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$5,000
Top Nebraska Cities

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #18CAC02580 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
HANSEN FOR LEGISLATURE - 2018
Candidate Committee
NE$1,000
FRIENDS FOR ADAM MORFELD
Candidate Committee
NE$1,000
CARL ESKRIDGE FOR CITY COUNCIL
Candidate Committee
NE$1,000
EMERY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$500
RAYBOULD
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$500
BOLZ FOR LEGISLATURE
Candidate Committee
NE$500
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Political Party Committee
NE$500

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #18CAC02580 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
JEFF HALLMANAGEMENT · NE$1,000
GOLDENROD PRINTINGPRINT MATERIALS · NE$744
THE ISLES PUB AND PIZZAFOOD & BEVERAGE · NE$611
GO DADDY.COMDOMAIN HOSTING · NE$296

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$1,00020%
Candidate committees$3,50070%
Party committees$50010%

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
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee—$511,198$342,905⇄ Compare
HANSEN FOR LEGISLATURE - 2018Candidate committeeMATTHEW HANSEN$95,661$98,001⇄ Compare
FRIENDS FOR ADAM MORFELDCandidate committeeADAM MORFELD$79,295$91,186⇄ Compare
CARL ESKRIDGE FOR CITY COUNCILCandidate committeeCARL ESKRIDGE$0$10,000⇄ Compare
BOLZ FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committeeKATE BOLZ$8,161$5,255⇄ Compare