Groups that lobby and also fund politics
Organizations that appear in both lobbying filings and political-funding filings in the same period. Appearing in both is a matter of public record; it does not imply any link between a specific contribution and a specific bill or vote. Method
How groups are matched. Every organization goes through the same tests: (1) documented — a federal PAC whose FEC registration names this organization as its connected organization, or a link checked by hand and listed in the corrections file; (2) name-only ⚑ — the same organization name appears in both filings after ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type endings. Name-only matches can be wrong when different groups share a name, so they are flagged. Individual people are never matched or named. Political funding counts: contributions the organization gave, as reported to the NADC (from 2015, pledges excluded); receipts of Nebraska federal committees from this organization or its connected PAC (FEC); and independent expenditures it made in Nebraska races (FEC), whether supporting or opposing.
Organizations in both
9
…of which name-only ⚑
0
Their lobbying (state + federal)
$3,026,458
Their political funding
$197,505
Top 25: lobbying vs political funding
Lobbying (state + federal) Political funding (all three sources)
Lobbying $1,590,000
Political $10,000
Lobbying $923,441
Political $12,750
Lobbying $360,000
Political $11,280
Lobbying $36,000
Political $44,500
Lobbying $39,750
Political $29,500
Lobbying $39,367
Political $23,975
Lobbying $0
Political $59,500
Lobbying $22,700
Political $1,000
Lobbying $15,200
Political $5,000
All matched organizations (9)
Export & Tools · Verified public filings (9 rows ready)
| Organization | NE lobbying | Federal lobbying | NADC contributions | FEC to NE committees | Independent exp. | Matched as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NELNET, INC. | $0 | $1,590,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC) — FEC committee C00370015 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| MUTUAL OF OMAHA | $73,441 | $850,000 | $5,250 | $7,500 | $0 | MUTUAL OF OMAHA ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC) — FEC committee C00094581 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| WERNER ENTERPRISES | $0 | $360,000 | $9,280 | $2,000 | $0 | WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) WERNER ENTERPRISES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — FEC committee C00236034 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| TYSON FOODS, INC. | $36,000 | $0 | $43,000 | $1,500 | $0 | TYSON FOODS, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) — FEC committee C00169821 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| AT&T, INC. | $39,750 | $0 | $21,500 | $8,000 | $0 | AT & T, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) — FEC committee C00109017 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY | $39,367 | $0 | $22,975 | $1,000 | $0 | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - ADM PAC — FEC committee C00093963 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| SMART-TD Labor Unions | $0 | $0 | $59,500 | $0 | $0 | SMART-TD ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) SMART TD PAC — FEC committee C00001636 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| MAXIMUS, INC. | $22,700 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | MAXIMUS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAXPAC) — FEC committee C00343707 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. | $15,200 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) — FEC committee C00480863 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
Lobbying and political funding are different activities governed by different laws; totals are shown side by side and never added together. Sources: Nebraska Clerk of the Legislature lobbying reports; LDA API; NADC campaign-finance data; FEC bulk data. See a wrong match? Corrections — confirmed fixes go into the curated links file and apply on the next refresh.