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NADCCandidate committeeLincoln, NENE-01 (Lincoln / Eastern NE)
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FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS

Candidate: MICHAEL HILGERS · NADC IDs: 7425, 11CAC01594 · Reporting Period: 2021-22 cycle
Entity Money Trail (FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS) · Verified public filings (65 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$699,824
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$620,524
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$687,851
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
66.6%
In-State: $468,023 · Out: $234,901

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsCARE PAC (PAC) → FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee): $10KNEBRASKA REALTORS PAC (PAC) → FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee): $10KAGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC (PAC) → FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee): $10KNEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) → FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee): $5KSUZANNE C GEIST FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee): $5KSTATE TROOPERS OF NEBRASKA PAC (PAC) → FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee): $5KCASSLING (NE) (Business) → FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee): $20KBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY (TX) (Business) → FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee): $15KFRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee) → AX MEDIA (Vendor/media): $331KFRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee) → JBEST & COMPANY (Vendor/media): $49KFRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee) → BJB STRATEGIES (Vendor/media): $44KFRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee) → AXIOM STRATEGIES (Vendor/media): $20KFRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee) → TRAIL PUBLIC AFFAIRS (Vendor/media): $18KFRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (Candidate committee) → WPA (Vendor/media): $7KFRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS Type: Candidate committee Total: $468KFRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS · $468KCARE PAC Type: PAC Total: $10KCARE PAC · $10KNEBRASKA REALTORS PAC Type: PAC Total: $10KNEBRASKA REALTORS PAC · $10KAGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC Type: PAC Total: $10KAGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC · $10KNEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Type: PAC Total: $5KSUZANNE C GEIST FOR LEGISLATURE Type: Candidate committee Total: $5KSTATE TROOPERS OF NEBRASKA PAC Type: PAC Total: $5KCASSLING (NE) Type: Business Total: $20KCASSLING (NE) · $20KBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY (TX) Type: Business Total: $15KBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY (TX) · $15KAX MEDIA Type: Vendor/media Total: $331KAX MEDIA · $331KJBEST & COMPANY Type: Vendor/media Total: $49KJBEST & COMPANY · $49KBJB STRATEGIES Type: Vendor/media Total: $44KBJB STRATEGIES · $44KAXIOM STRATEGIES Type: Vendor/media Total: $20KAXIOM STRATEGIES · $20KTRAIL PUBLIC AFFAIRS Type: Vendor/media Total: $18KTRAIL PUBLIC AFFA… · $18KWPA Type: Vendor/media Total: $7K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS (2021-22 cycle)

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ReceiptsExpenditures2022-10: In $58K · Out $105K
$0$48K$96K$145K$193K2021-01 Receipts: $5K2021-01 Expenditures: $02021-012021-03 Receipts: $1K2021-03 Expenditures: $3232021-04 Receipts: $3K2021-04 Expenditures: $2K2021-042021-05 Receipts: $2502021-05 Expenditures: $02021-06 Receipts: $26K2021-06 Expenditures: $5002021-062021-07 Receipts: $6K2021-07 Expenditures: $3K2021-09 Receipts: $51K2021-09 Expenditures: $5132021-092021-10 Receipts: $63K2021-10 Expenditures: $11K2021-11 Receipts: $27K2021-11 Expenditures: $5K2021-112021-12 Receipts: $64K2021-12 Expenditures: $193K2022-01 Receipts: $23K2022-01 Expenditures: $5K2022-012022-02 Receipts: $21K2022-02 Expenditures: $17K2022-03 Receipts: $56K2022-03 Expenditures: $156K2022-032022-04 Receipts: $33K2022-04 Expenditures: $90K2022-05 Receipts: $30K2022-05 Expenditures: $22K2022-052022-06 Receipts: $5K2022-06 Expenditures: $57K2022-07 Receipts: $5K2022-07 Expenditures: $5K2022-072022-08 Receipts: $31K2022-08 Expenditures: $11K2022-09 Receipts: $41K2022-09 Expenditures: $7K2022-092022-10 Receipts: $58K2022-10 Expenditures: $105K2022-10

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2025-26 cycle (partial) $1,880,404$914,781$0
2023-24 cycle $343,642$248,141$0
2021-22 cycle (Current View)$699,824$687,851$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (66.6% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$468,023
DC$25,500
TX$20,750
MO$20,401
NC$18,000
IA$17,000
Top Nebraska Cities
Lincoln, NE$339,142
Omaha, NE$84,750
Kearney, NE$7,500
Winnebago, NE$5,000
Roca, NE$5,000
Lavista, NE$5,000

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #7425 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
CASSLING
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$20,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Fort Worth, TX$15,000
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. / RAI SERVICES
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Winston Salem, NC$13,000
KUM & GO
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Des Moines, IA$11,500
NEBRASKA STRATEGIES
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$10,250
EXECUTIVE TRAVEL, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$10,200
CARE PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Lincoln, NE$10,000
AGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Lincoln, NE$10,000
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC & ITS AFFILIATES
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Madison, WI$10,000
PHRMA
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Washington, DC$10,000
STONEBROOK EXTERIOR
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$10,000
HOME DEPOT, THE
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Washington, DC$10,000
GENERATION V, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$10,000
NEBRASKA REALTORS PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Lincoln, NE$10,000
NOMI HEALTH, INC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Orem, UT$10,000

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #7425 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
AX MEDIAMEDIA BUY · Kansas City, MO$330,509
JBEST & COMPANYFUNDRAISING CONSULTING · Omaha, NE$49,113
BJB STRATEGIESCAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT · Lincoln, NE$44,156
AXIOM STRATEGIESCONSULTING · Kansas City, MO$20,390
TRAIL PUBLIC AFFAIRSMEDIA CONSULTING AND PRODUCTION · Papillion, NE$17,532
WPASSURVEY · Washington, DC$6,500
DESIGN 4YARD SIGNS · Omaha, NE$5,108
ARISTOTLE INTERNATIONALSOFTWARE · Washington, DC$3,350
QUALITY PRESS PRINTING, INC.PRINTING · Lincoln, NE$1,734
SHADOW RIDGE COUNTRY CLUBFUNDRAISING EXPENSE · Omaha, NE$1,694
WPA INTELLIGENCESURVEY · Edmond, OK$1,613
WINREDPROCESSING FEE · Arlington, VA$1,572
HILGERSFUNDRAISING EXPENSES · Lincoln, NE$1,212
MISTY'SFUNDRAISER AT MISTY'S · Lincoln, NE$1,212
COUNTRY CLUB OF LINCOLN (LINCOLN COUNTRY CLUB)FUNDRAISER AT LINCOLN COUNTRY CLUB · Lincoln, NE$1,212

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$343,20049%
Candidate committees$10,0001.4%
Candidate self-funding$164,99223.6%
Federal PACs$9,7501.4%
Individuals (itemized)$91,30113%
State PACs$71,80010.3%
Unitemized small gifts$8,7821.3%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (35)

From CommitteeTypeFilingAmount
CARE PACTransferNADC ↗$10,000
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACTransferNADC ↗$10,000
AGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PACTransferNADC ↗$10,000
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETransferNADC ↗$5,300
SUZANNE C GEIST FOR LEGISLATURETransferNADC ↗$5,000
STATE TROOPERS OF NEBRASKA PACTransferNADC ↗$5,000
ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPACTransferNADC ↗$4,750
JULIE SLAMA FOR LEGISLATURETransferNADC ↗$2,500
NEBRASKA TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PACTransferNADC ↗$2,500
CHIROPRACTORS OF NEBRASKA PACTransferNADC ↗$2,500
BUSINESS & AGRICULTURE SOCIETY FOR EDUCATIONTransferNADC ↗$2,000
IOWA-NEBRASKA EQUIPMENT DEALERS PACTransferNADC ↗$1,500
NEBRASKA INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS PACTransferNADC ↗$1,500
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACTransferNADC ↗$1,250
NATIONAL UTILITY CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF NE PACTransferNADC ↗$1,250
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES NEBRASKA PAC (ACEC PAC)TransferNADC ↗$1,100
NEBRASKA PETROLEUM PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
GREATER OMAHA CHAMBER PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN INC NC STATE PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
STATE HEALTH PAC (BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD)TransferNADC ↗$1,000
NEBRASKA STATE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
GRAND ISLAND CASINO PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
NEBRASKA INSURANCE FEDERATION PACTransferNADC ↗$750
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS (ABC PAC)TransferNADC ↗$750
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PACTransferNADC ↗$650
LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PACTransferNADC ↗$500
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PACTransferNADC ↗$500
DEALER PACTransferNADC ↗$500
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PACTransferNADC ↗$500
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF NEBRASKA PACTransferNADC ↗$250
NEBRASKA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PACTransferNADC ↗$250
NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS PACTransferNADC ↗$250
NEBRASKA RURAL BROADBAND PACTransferNADC ↗$250

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC—$467,586$375,587⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC—$299,981$292,654⇄ Compare
AGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PACPAC—$222,902$260,110⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PACPAC—$169,550$146,696⇄ Compare
ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPACPAC—$152,104$137,750⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PACPAC—$133,187$127,113⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACPAC—$118,014$116,487⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PACPAC—$94,665$117,006⇄ Compare