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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2025-26 cycle (partial))

Head-to-head candidate and committee comparator across WinRed vs. ActBlue conduit volume (with In-State Nebraska vs. Out-of-State splits), Labor & Union networks, Business/Trade & Party PACs, Super PAC Independent Expenditures (Support vs. Oppose), shared cross-over funders, ballot measures, and election cycles.
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Interactive Head-to-Head Matchup & Conduit / Network Comparator

⚔ Candidate vs. Candidate Head-to-Head Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties

Side-by-side comparison of WinRed vs. ActBlue conduit volume (with In-State NE vs. Out-of-State splits), all institutional funding streams, shared/opposing Super PACs & unions, and full source-attributed ties.

Box colors:RepublicanDemocraticIndependent (blue) / other party (gray)Nonpartisan office (party not shown)
Candidate A (NADC)
DAKOTAH SMITH ↗
Douglas - County Assessor / Register Of Deeds · nadc-10082
$29.0K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$4.9K
95% NE
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
$308.7K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

DAKOTAH SMITH vs. FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT

Mirrored bars: A grows left, B grows right from the category spine. Bars in each group share one scale. Darker segment = in-state (NE), lighter = out-of-state.
A · DAKOTAH SMITH
Category
B · FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT
Direct contributions
$29.0K
Total raised
$308.7K
Online conduits
$4.9K
95% NE · 5% out-of-state
ActBlue
$0
$0
WinRed / Anedot
$0
Outside spending (independent expenditures)
$0
IE support (+)
$0
$0
IE oppose (−)
$0
Itemized receipts by geography
$30.6K
97.3% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$358.6K
100% of itemized
$862
2.7% of itemized
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$1.0K
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$0
Party
$0
$0
Ideological / leadership
$0
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: DAKOTAH SMITH vs. FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to DAKOTAH SMITH; Center column highlights 0 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO DAKOTAH SMITH (6)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (0)EXCLUSIVE TO FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTE (0)0 Shared Institutional FundersCompletely distinct donor & Super PAC coalitionsDAKOTAH SMITHRaised $29.0KAB $4.9K FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTERaised $308.7K NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC-Separate Segregated Po$5.0KACTBLUE (GRASSROOTS CONDUIT PConduit / Platform (Dem/Pr$4.9KDRI TITLE & ESCROWBusiness (For-Profit and N$1.0K⚒ FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERPAC-Separate Segregated Po$500NEILAN STRATEGY GROUPBusiness (For-Profit and N$250MARGO JUAREZ FOR NEBRASKA LEGCandidate Committee$250
Detailed list: all funding ties (6)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (6 of 6)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisDAKOTAH SMITH TieFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT TieCombined Volume
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 77
$5,000
—$5,000
Conduit / Platform (Dem/Prog)
NADC Schedule A/B ActBlue Conduit & Fee Filings
$4,887
—$4,887
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CON07511)
$1,000
—$1,000
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 77
$500
—$500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer" (NADC ID 9255
$250
—$250
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 8270)
$250
—$250

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

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ENTITY A · Candidate committee

FRIENDS FOR DAKOTAH SMITH

NADC #10082 ↗
Candidate: DAKOTAH SMITH · Region: NE-02 (Omaha / Douglas–Sarpy)
Gross Receipts
$28,997
Net: $23,247
Disbursements
$19,840
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 97.3% ($31K)Out-of-State: 2.7% ($862)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACNE$5,000
DRI TITLE & ESCROWNE$1,000
FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENTNE$500
MARGO JUAREZ FOR NEBRASKA LEGISLATURENE$250
NEILAN STRATEGY GROUPNE$250

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
ONE HOUSE STRATEGIESPALM CARDS DESIGN & PRINTING, & CONSULTING SERVICES$8,962
UNIONIST PRINTINGYARD SIGNS & GENERAL ELECTION PRINT MATERIALS$2,890
SMITHMETA FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM DIGITAL ONLINE ADVERTISING. 1 META$2,183
BEST BUYDEDICATED LAPTOP FOR CAMPAIGN WORK$1,818
DOUGLAS COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONOFFICIAL ELECTION FILING FEE$1,652
KUALDOM CREATIONSCAMPAIGN PHOTOGRAPHY$650
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$308,703
Net: $308,703
Disbursements
$412,870
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($359K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

No itemized non-individual contributors in this period.

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
FRIENDS OF MIKE MCDONNELLOmaha$150,000
COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN EWINGOmaha$52,000
EWING FOR MAYOROmaha$25,000
SURVEY NEBRASKALincoln$25,000
HUG FOR CITY COUNCILOmaha$14,000
DANNY BEGLEY FOR OMAHAOmaha$13,375