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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2017-18 cycle)

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.

Candidate A (NADC)
DANIEL WATERMEIER ↗
LEGISLATURE 01 · nadc-12CAC01657
$12.6K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
JOHN PETER RICKETTS ↗
GOVERNOR GOVERNOR · nadc-13CAC01828
$3.76M
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

DANIEL WATERMEIER vs. JOHN PETER RICKETTS

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 · DANIEL WATERMEIER
Category
B · JOHN PETER RICKETTS
Direct contributions
$12.6K
Total raised
$3.76M
Online conduits
$0
ActBlue
$0
$0
WinRed / Anedot
$0
Outside spending (independent expenditures)
$0
IE support (+)
$0
$0
IE oppose (−)
$0
Itemized receipts by geography
$8.8K
70.2% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$2.24M
59.5% of itemized
$3.8K
29.8% of itemized
Out-of-state
$1.52M
40.5% of itemized
Committee & PAC sources
$1.3K
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$0
Party
$8.7K
$2.4K
Ideological / leadership
$230.3K
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: DANIEL WATERMEIER vs. JOHN PETER RICKETTS

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to DANIEL WATERMEIER; Center column highlights 4 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to JOHN PETER RICKETTS. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO DANIEL WATERMEIER (16)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (4)EXCLUSIVE TO JOHN PETER RICKETTS (29)⚡ ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUA: $500 · B: $51.0K⚡ NEBRASKA REALTORS PACA: $1.0K · B: $30.0K⚡ TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INA: $1.0K · B: $25.0K⚡ NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE PACA: $429 · B: $21.5KDANIEL WATERMEIERRaised $12.6K JOHN PETER RICKETTSRaised $3.76M CENTENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLBusiness$1.0KNEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIPAC-Separate Segregated Po$829NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PAC$779NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PAC-Separate Segregated Po$779RAI SERVICES COMPANYBusiness$750GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONSBusiness$679GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONS, Business (For-Profit and N$679MICROSOFT CORPORATION PAC # CPAC$500BLACK HILLS CORPORATION POLITPAC$500RICKETTSBusiness (For-Profit and N$154.8KSWAIN CONSTRUCTION INCBusiness$74.0KGREEN PLAINS INC.Business$55.0KSINQUEFIELDBusiness (For-Profit and N$100.0KAFLAC (GA)Business (For-Profit and N$25.0KKIEWIT CORPORATIONBusiness (For-Profit and N$30.0KANDERSONBusiness (For-Profit and N$57.1KCHICAGO CUBSBusiness (For-Profit and N$51.5KWRIGHTBusiness (For-Profit and N$50.3K
Detailed list: all funding ties (49)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (49 of 49)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisDANIEL WATERMEIER TieJOHN PETER RICKETTS TieCombined Volume
RICKETTS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$154,766
$154,766
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA03031)
—
$74,000
$148,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 09CUA06352)
—
$55,000
$110,000
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$500
$51,000
$102,500
SINQUEFIELD
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$100,000
$100,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA02918)
—
$25,000
$70,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00081)
—
$30,000
$65,000
⚡ BOTHNEBRASKA REALTORS PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$1,000
$30,000
$61,000
ANDERSON
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$57,150
$57,150
CHICAGO CUBS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$51,506
$51,506
WRIGHT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$50,250
$50,250
RASTIN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$50,000
$50,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07448)
—
$45,000
$45,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07448)
—
$45,000
$45,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$20,500
$41,000
MOGLIA
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$35,000
$35,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 06CUA03760)
—
$35,000
$35,000
UIHLEIN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$32,500
$32,500
⚡ BOTHTRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC FEC#C00525055
PAC
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (PAC)
$1,000
$25,000
$26,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)"
—
$25,000
$25,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07548)
—
$25,000
$25,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 14CUA07842)
—
$25,000
$25,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$11,000
$22,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$429
$21,500
$21,929
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$21,000
$21,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CON06054)
—
$17,000
$17,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$8,500
$17,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$8,500
$17,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$7,500
$15,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$7,500
$15,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$12,500
$12,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$10,000
$10,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$5,000
$5,000
CENTENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
Business
NADC filer/source type "Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)"
$1,000
—$1,000
NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$829
—$829
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$779
—$779
NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$779
—$779
RAI SERVICES COMPANY
Business
NADC Lobbyist Principal registration (ID 09PRI000851, nature of business: "
$750
—$750
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00093)
$679
—$679
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00093)
$679
—$679
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PAC # C00227546
PAC
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (PAC)
$500
—$500
BLACK HILLS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE MULTI-PURPOSE PAC
PAC
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (PAC)
$500
—$500
501(c)(3)
IRS Business Master File, normalized-name match (EIN 883960042, ID): 501(c)
$500
—$500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 12CON17288)
$500
—$500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 11CON17019)
$479
—$479
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$479
—$479
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 14CUA08226)
$479
—$479
NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$450
—$450
⚒ UNION · TeachersNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$440
—$440

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

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Candidate: DANIEL WATERMEIER · Office: LEGISLATURE 01 · Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$12,566
Net: $8,140
Disbursements
$375
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 70.2% ($9K)Out-of-State: 29.8% ($4K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
CENTENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLCMO$1,000
TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC FEC#C00525055DC$1,000
NE REALTORS PACNE$1,000
NE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PACNE$829
NE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY PACNE$779
RAI SERVICES COMPANYNC$750

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
BLACK BRICK SOFTWARE, LLCWEBSITE$375
ENTITY B · Candidate committee

PETE RICKETTS FOR GOVERNOR

NADC #13CAC01828 ↗
Candidate: JOHN PETER RICKETTS · Office: GOVERNOR GOVERNOR · Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$3,760,045
Net: $3,514,807
Disbursements
$3,411,593
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 59.5% ($2.24M)Out-of-State: 40.5% ($1.52M)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
RICKETTSNE$154,766
SINQUEFIELDMO$100,000
SWAIN CONSTRUCTION INC.NE$74,000
ANDERSONMN$57,150
GREEN PLAINS, INC.NE$55,000
CHICAGO CUBSIL$51,506

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
AX MEDIAMEDIA PLACEMENT$1,133,611
JBEST COMPANYFUNDRAISING$335,640
SOMETHING ELSE STRATEGIESMEDIA PRODUCTION$155,108
AXIOM STRATEGIESMAIL DESIGN, PIRNTING AND POSTAGE$151,206
BRIGHT STRATEGIESCONSULTING, DOMAIN RENEWAL, MILEAGE$135,931
IMGEDIGITAL SUPPORT$119,027