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Payments to Vendors › NORFOLK DAILY NEWS

NORFOLK DAILY NEWS

Filed as: NORFOLK DAILY NEWS
What this shows. Payments to vendors are lawful, itemized disclosures that committees must report. This view lists what FEC and NADC filings report each committee paid each payee organization. It does not indicate wrongdoing. A vendor's relationship to a candidate (for example a candidate-owned firm) is shown only when a filing states it; otherwise none is asserted. Payments to individuals (staff, reimbursements) are combined into one "Individuals (aggregated)" line and no names are shown. Transfers between committees are excluded here (see Money Map). Rules & keyword categories.
2025–26 cycle
$11,991
FEC — · NADC $11,991 · 14 payments
2023–24 cycle
$15,327
FEC $1,715 · NADC $13,612 · 28 payments
2021–22 cycle
$12,397
FEC $2,833 · NADC $9,564 · 5 payments

2025–26 cycle (in progress) as of 2026-10-25 · by year: 2022 $493 · 2024 $4,881 · 2026 $6,618

PayerTypeSourcePaymentsTotal
COMMITTEE TO ELECT MATTHEW KIERNANCandidateNADC nadc-103083$4,924
JIM MCKENZIE FOR MAYOR
Candidate: JIM MCKENZIE
CandidateNADC nadc-92894$2,166
ROBERT DOVER FOR NEBRASKA
Candidate: ROBERT DOVER
CandidateNADC nadc-84711$1,715
SHANE CLAUSEN FOR MAYOR
Candidate: SHANE CLAUSEN
CandidateNADC nadc-93301$884
NATHAN ECKSTROM FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY
Candidate: NATHAN ECKSTROM
CandidateNADC nadc-103521$770
TYLER EVANS FOR STANTON COUNTY SHERIFF
Candidate: TYLER EVANS
CandidateNADC nadc-101701$525
BEN TEMPLE FOR NPPD
Candidate: BEN TEMPLE
CandidateNADC nadc-85681$493
PETERSEN FOR NEBRASKA
Candidate: SCOTT PETERSEN
Candidate · RNADC nadc-102431$399
RAMES 4 LENRD
Candidate: STEVEN RAMES
CandidateNADC nadc-96601$116
Largest 14 filings
DatePayerPurpose (filing text)AmountFiling
2026-04-01COMMITTEE TO ELECT MATTHEW KIERNANNEWSPAPER ADVERTISING$4,414NADC expenditure 86893 ↗
2024-11-01ROBERT DOVER FOR NEBRASKANEWSPAPER AD$1,715NADC expenditure 62617 ↗
2024-11-01JIM MCKENZIE FOR MAYORADVERTISING$1,021NADC expenditure 62278 ↗
2024-10-22SHANE CLAUSEN FOR MAYORADVERTISING$884NADC expenditure 63138 ↗
2026-05-01NATHAN ECKSTROM FOR COUNTY ATTORNEYADVERTISING - NEWSPAPER AND ASSOCIATED WEBSITE$770NADC expenditure 91096 ↗
2024-12-05JIM MCKENZIE FOR MAYORADVERTISING$595NADC expenditure 62279 ↗
2026-04-27TYLER EVANS FOR STANTON COUNTY SHERIFFCAMPAIGN NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT$525NADC expenditure 87803 ↗
2026-05-07COMMITTEE TO ELECT MATTHEW KIERNANCAMPAIGN WEBSITE CREATION AND DOMAIN FEES$500NADC expenditure 89513 ↗
2022-11-07BEN TEMPLE FOR NPPDNEWSPAPER ADS$493NADC expenditure 72156 ↗
2026-04-16PETERSEN FOR NEBRASKANEWS PAPER AD$399NADC expenditure 88064 ↗
2024-10-28JIM MCKENZIE FOR MAYORADVERTISING$325NADC expenditure 62276 ↗
2024-10-23JIM MCKENZIE FOR MAYORADVERTISING$225NADC expenditure 62274 ↗
2024-10-29RAMES 4 LENRDNORFOLK DAILY NEWS - FOCUS ON POLITICS AD$116NADC expenditure 60711 ↗
2026-06-15COMMITTEE TO ELECT MATTHEW KIERNANREMAINING FEES FOR NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS$10NADC expenditure 89514 ↗

2023–24 cycle as of 2026-10-25 · by year: 2022 $783 · 2024 $14,544

PayerTypeSourcePaymentsTotal
TEMPLE FOR NEBRASKANSCandidateNADC nadc-928810$3,989
ROBERT DOVER FOR NEBRASKA
Candidate: ROBERT DOVER
CandidateNADC nadc-84714$2,479
JIM MCKENZIE FOR MAYOR
Candidate: JIM MCKENZIE
CandidateNADC nadc-92894$2,232
ROB MERRILLPAC / otherNADC nadc-96961$2,115
MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESS
Candidate: MIKE FLOOD
Candidate · RFEC C008012411$1,715
SHANE CLAUSEN FOR MAYOR
Candidate: SHANE CLAUSEN
CandidateNADC nadc-93301$1,066
SCOTT WILLIAMS 4 MAYOR
Candidate: SCOTT WILLIAMS
CandidateNADC nadc-92261$948
VOTE YES NORFOLKBallot questionNADC nadc-85915$461
JOHNSTON FOR LEGISLATURECandidateNADC nadc-91511$322
Largest 28 filings
DatePayerPurpose (filing text)AmountFiling
2024-10-18ROB MERRILLNEWSPAPER AD$2,115NADC expenditure 59327 ↗
2024-11-01MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESSNEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS$1,715FEC image 202412189739930930 ↗
2024-05-13SHANE CLAUSEN FOR MAYORRADIO ADS$1,066NADC expenditure 48895 ↗
2024-05-08SCOTT WILLIAMS 4 MAYORADVERTISING$948NADC expenditure 46868 ↗
2024-05-03TEMPLE FOR NEBRASKANSADS **REFUND OF 128.93 ISSUED ON 5/11 FOR AD THAT NORFOLK DAILY NEWS NEVER PRIN$855NADC expenditure 49030 ↗
2024-05-09TEMPLE FOR NEBRASKANSADVERTISING$805NADC expenditure 49057 ↗
2024-05-10ROBERT DOVER FOR NEBRASKACAMPAIGN AD$795NADC expenditure 48139 ↗
2024-08-23ROBERT DOVER FOR NEBRASKANEWSPAPER ARTICLE$788NADC expenditure 52019 ↗
2024-05-10JIM MCKENZIE FOR MAYORNEWSPAPER PRINT AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING - CHARGED ON CC$778NADC expenditure 47076 ↗
2024-07-05JIM MCKENZIE FOR MAYORNEWSPAPER PRINT AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING - CHARGED ON CC$778NADC expenditure 53837 ↗
2024-03-29TEMPLE FOR NEBRASKANSLARGE SIGNS$671NADC expenditure 44264 ↗
2024-08-09ROBERT DOVER FOR NEBRASKATOWNHALL AD$608NADC expenditure 52053 ↗
2024-10-21JIM MCKENZIE FOR MAYORADVERTISING$595NADC expenditure 57509 ↗
2024-04-18TEMPLE FOR NEBRASKANSBANNER SIGNS$406NADC expenditure 46594 ↗
2022-10-18VOTE YES NORFOLKVINYL BANNERS$349NADC expenditure 25870 ↗
2022-05-04JOHNSTON FOR LEGISLATURECAMPAIGN AD$322NADC expenditure 35382 ↗
2024-08-01ROBERT DOVER FOR NEBRASKATOWN HALL AD$289NADC expenditure 52054 ↗
2022-10-13VOTE YES NORFOLKVINYL BANNERS$257NADC expenditure 25868 ↗
2024-04-29TEMPLE FOR NEBRASKANSBANNERS$228NADC expenditure 46596 ↗
2024-04-30TEMPLE FOR NEBRASKANSADS/BANNERS$228NADC expenditure 49027 ↗
2024-04-29TEMPLE FOR NEBRASKANSADS$226NADC expenditure 46595 ↗
2024-04-30TEMPLE FOR NEBRASKANSADS/BANNERS$226NADC expenditure 49026 ↗
2024-05-01TEMPLE FOR NEBRASKANSADS$220NADC expenditure 49028 ↗
2022-11-25VOTE YES NORFOLKSIGNAGE$131NADC expenditure 25829 ↗
2024-04-10TEMPLE FOR NEBRASKANSBANNER SIGNS$125NADC expenditure 46590 ↗
2024-08-27JIM MCKENZIE FOR MAYORPRINTING$80NADC expenditure 53843 ↗
2022-10-18VOTE YES NORFOLKVINYL BANNERS$74NADC expenditure 25889 ↗
2022-10-18VOTE YES NORFOLKOffset due to update of filed item$-349NADC expenditure 25888 ↗

2021–22 cycle as of 2026-10-25 · by year: 2022 $12,397

PayerTypeSourcePaymentsTotal
VOTE YES NORFOLKBallot questionNADC nadc-85912$6,489
ROY M ZACH FOR LEGISLATURE 22
Candidate: ROY M ZACH
CandidateNADC nadc-82772$3,075
MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESS
Candidate: MIKE FLOOD
Candidate · RFEC C008012411$2,833
Largest 5 filings
DatePayerPurpose (filing text)AmountFiling
2022-10-12VOTE YES NORFOLKPRINT ADS$6,120NADC expenditure 22173 ↗
2022-07-08MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESSPOLITICAL AD$2,833FEC image 202209029528350927 ↗
2022-10-06ROY M ZACH FOR LEGISLATURE 22CAMPAIGN ADS IN NEWSPAPER & ON INTERNET$1,850NADC expenditure 22018 ↗
2022-04-25ROY M ZACH FOR LEGISLATURE 22POLITICAL AD$1,225NADC expenditure 12346 ↗
2022-10-14VOTE YES NORFOLKVINYL BANNERS$369NADC expenditure 22172 ↗