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
10
…of which name-only ⚑
8
Their lobbying (state + federal)
$4,802,000
Their political funding
$252,218
Top 25: lobbying vs political funding
Lobbying (state + federal) Political funding (all three sources)
Lobbying $1,200,000
Political $5,793
Lobbying $627,000
Political $5,000
Lobbying $570,000
Political $55,250
Lobbying $580,000
Political $26,949
Lobbying $510,000
Political $78,250
Lobbying $360,000
Political $40,500
Lobbying $330,000
Political $27,000
Lobbying $350,000
Political $5,000
Lobbying $155,000
Political $5,000
Lobbying $120,000
Political $3,476
All matched organizations (10)
Export & Tools · Verified public filings (10 rows ready)
| Organization | NE lobbying | Federal lobbying | NADC contributions | FEC to NE committees | Independent exp. | Matched as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTUAL OF OMAHA | $0 | $1,200,000 | $5,793 | $0 | $0 | MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC) — FEC committee C00094581 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| NELNET, INC. | $0 | $627,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC) — FEC committee C00370015 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| GREEN PLAINS ⚑ | $0 | $570,000 | $55,250 | $0 | $0 | GREEN PLAINS, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| TENASKA, INC. ⚑ | $0 | $580,000 | $26,949 | $0 | $0 | TENASKA, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| KIEWIT CORPORATION ⚑ | $0 | $510,000 | $78,250 | $0 | $0 | KIEWIT CORPORATION ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| WERNER ENTERPRISES ⚑ | $0 | $360,000 | $40,500 | $0 | $0 | WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| HDR, INC. ⚑ | $0 | $330,000 | $27,000 | $0 | $0 | HDR, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ⚑ | $0 | $350,000 | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| AG PROCESSING INC ⚑ | $0 | $155,000 | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | AG PROCESSING, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| LINDSAY CORPORATION ⚑ | $0 | $120,000 | $3,476 | $0 | $0 | LINDSAY ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
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.