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
8
…of which name-only ⚑
7
Their lobbying (state + federal)
$4,175,000
Their political funding
$9,564,803
Top 25: lobbying vs political funding
Lobbying (state + federal) Political funding (all three sources)
Lobbying $240,000
Political $9,435,671
Lobbying $1,050,000
Political $51,000
Lobbying $790,000
Political $6,582
Lobbying $550,000
Political $32,942
Lobbying $395,000
Political $23,500
Lobbying $400,000
Political $4,250
Lobbying $390,000
Political $3,358
Lobbying $360,000
Political $7,500
All matched organizations (8)
Export & Tools · Verified public filings (8 rows ready)
| Organization | NE lobbying | Federal lobbying | NADC contributions | FEC to NE committees | Independent exp. | Matched as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HO-CHUNK INC. ⚑ | $0 | $240,000 | $9,435,671 | $0 | $0 | HO-CHUNK, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| GREEN PLAINS ⚑ | $0 | $1,050,000 | $51,000 | $0 | $0 | GREEN PLAINS, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| MUTUAL OF OMAHA | $0 | $790,000 | $6,582 | $0 | $0 | MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC) — FEC committee C00094581 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| TENASKA, INC. ⚑ | $0 | $550,000 | $32,942 | $0 | $0 | TENASKA, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| HDR, INC. ⚑ | $0 | $395,000 | $23,500 | $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 | $400,000 | $4,250 | $0 | $0 | PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION ⚑ Agriculture | $0 | $390,000 | $3,358 | $0 | $0 | NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) |
| WERNER ENTERPRISES ⚑ | $0 | $360,000 | $7,500 | $0 | $0 | WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. ⚑ — 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.