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NADCCandidate committeeLincoln, NENE-01 (Lincoln / Eastern NE)
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BOWERS FOR LINCOLN

Candidate: JAMES M BOWERS · NADC IDs: 8790 · Reporting Period: 2023-24 cycle
Entity Money Trail (BOWERS FOR LINCOLN) · Verified public filings (36 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$158,769
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$80,430
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$157,767
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
98.3%
In-State: $156,019 · Out: $2,750

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → BOWERS FOR LINCOLN → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsNEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Party committee) → BOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee): $62KSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND (PAC) → BOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee): $6KNEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC) (PAC) → BOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee): $6KBOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → BOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee): $4KNEBRASKA YOUNG DEMOCRATS (Party committee) → BOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee): $586TAMMY WARD FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee) → BOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee): $500LINCOLN FIRE FIGHTERS ASSN. LOCAL #644 (NE) (Business) → BOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee): $13KOTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR (NE) (Business) → BOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee): $10KBOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee) → NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Vendor/media): $106KBOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee) → MALBERT MEDIA (Vendor/media): $17KBOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee) → AMM POLITICAL STRATEGIES (Vendor/media): $7KBOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee) → PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD (Vendor/media): $4KBOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee) → FOUNDATION BLUE MEDIA (Vendor/media): $4KBOWERS FOR LINCOLN (Candidate committee) → PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA (Vendor/media): $2KBOWERS FOR LINCOLN Type: Candidate committee Total: $139KBOWERS FOR LINCOLN · $139KNEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $62KNEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY · $62KSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND Type: PAC Total: $6KSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464… · $6KNEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC) Type: PAC Total: $6KNEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS D… · $6KBOWERS FOR NEBRASKA Type: Candidate committee Total: $4KBOWERS FOR NEBRASKA · $4KNEBRASKA YOUNG DEMOCRATS Type: Party committee Total: $586TAMMY WARD FOR CITY COUNCIL Type: Candidate committee Total: $500LINCOLN FIRE FIGHTERS ASSN. LOCAL #644 (NE) Type: Business Total: $13KLINCOLN FIRE FIGHTERS ASSN. LOC… · $13KOTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR (NE) Type: Business Total: $10KOTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HA… · $10KNEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Type: Vendor/media Total: $106KNEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY · $106KMALBERT MEDIA Type: Vendor/media Total: $17KMALBERT MEDIA · $17KAMM POLITICAL STRATEGIES Type: Vendor/media Total: $7KAMM POLITICAL STRATEGIES · $7KPAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD Type: Vendor/media Total: $4KPAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 … · $4KFOUNDATION BLUE MEDIA Type: Vendor/media Total: $4KFOUNDATION BLUE MEDIA · $4KPLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA Type: Vendor/media Total: $2K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — BOWERS FOR LINCOLN (2023-24 cycle)

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ReceiptsExpenditures2023-12: In $290 · Out $628
$0$13K$27K$40K$53K2023-01 Receipts: $2K2023-01 Expenditures: $5K2023-012023-02 Receipts: $18K2023-02 Expenditures: $1K2023-022023-03 Receipts: $52K2023-03 Expenditures: $38K2023-032023-04 Receipts: $44K2023-04 Expenditures: $53K2023-042023-05 Receipts: $40K2023-05 Expenditures: $50K2023-052023-06 Receipts: $2K2023-06 Expenditures: $7K2023-062023-07 Receipts: $1K2023-07 Expenditures: $02023-072023-08 Receipts: $02023-08 Expenditures: $8942023-082023-11 Receipts: $5002023-11 Expenditures: $1K2023-112023-12 Receipts: $2902023-12 Expenditures: $6282023-12

Geographic Origin of Contributions (98.3% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$156,019
IL$1,250
TX$500
AR$500
ID$500
Top Nebraska Cities
Lincoln, NE$97,701
Omaha, NE$13,500
Hastings, NE$10,000
La Vista, NE$5,000
Columbus, NE$500

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #8790 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Political Party Committee
Lincoln, NE$61,581
LINCOLN FIRE FIGHTERS ASSN. LOCAL #644
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$12,500
OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
., NE$10,435
BOLD ALLIANCE
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Hastings, NE$10,000
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Omaha, NE$6,000
NEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC)
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Omaha, NE$5,500
INTERIOR SYSTEMS UNION LOCAL 1306
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
La Vista, NE$5,000
BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA
Candidate Committee
Lincoln, NE$4,172
LINCOLN POLICE UNION, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$3,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$2,231
IRONWORKERS LOCAL NO. 21
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$1,000
NEBRASKA YOUNG DEMOCRATS
Political Party Committee
Lincoln, NE$586
TAMMY WARD FOR CITY COUNCIL
Candidate Committee
Lincoln, NE$500
EHPV COMPANIES
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Fort Worth, TX$500

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #8790 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYTECHNOLOGY · Lincoln, NE$106,003
MALBERT MEDIACONSULTING · Hudson, NY$17,256
AMM POLITICAL STRATEGIESADVERTISING · Fort Worth, TX$6,620
PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIODEXPENSE MISC 250 · ., NE$3,679
FOUNDATION BLUE MEDIAADVERTISING · Washington, DC$3,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKAPRINT AND MAIL · Lincoln, NE$2,231
UNIONIST PRINTING COMPANY (UNIONIST PUBLISHING CO, DBA)PRINTING · Omaha, NE$2,083
THOMPSON PROPERTIESEVENT SPACE · Lincoln, NE$1,500
USPSPOSTAGE · Lincoln, NE$1,440
HUB CAFEEVENT · Lincoln, NE$1,002
GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINESTRAVEL · Miami, FL$729
THE ISLES PUB & PIZZAEVENT · Lincoln, NE$726
NGP VANMANAGEMENT SYSTEM · Washington, DC$500
CHELSEA JOHNSON FOR LANCASTER COUNTYEVENT · Lincoln, NE$500
UBERTRANSPORTATION · San Fransisco, CA$394

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$35,98122.7%
Candidate committees$4,6722.9%
Federal PACs$5000.3%
Individuals (itemized)$14,6309.2%
Party committees$62,16739.2%
State PACs$11,5007.2%
Unitemized small gifts$29,31818.5%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (6)

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee—$1,387,599$747,248⇄ Compare
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUNDPAC—$413,974$297,085⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC)PAC—$74,716$66,482⇄ Compare
BOWERS FOR NEBRASKACandidate committeeJAMES BOWERS$6,153$38,255⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA YOUNG DEMOCRATSParty committee—$14,590$4,461⇄ Compare
TAMMY WARD FOR CITY COUNCILCandidate committeeTAMMY WARD$240$5,054⇄ Compare