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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2019-20 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.

Box colors:RepublicanDemocraticIndependent (blue) / other party (gray)Nonpartisan office (party not shown)
Candidate A (NADC)
MICHAEL HILGERS ↗
Legislative District 21 (LD-21) · nadc-15CAC02093
$287.7K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
NE REPUBLICAN PARTY ↗
Party committee · nadc-99PPC00002
$1.37M
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

MICHAEL HILGERS vs. NE REPUBLICAN PARTY

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 · MICHAEL HILGERS
Category
B · NE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Direct contributions
$287.7K
Total raised
$1.37M
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
$222.7K
77.4% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$1.37M
100% of itemized
$64.9K
22.6% of itemized
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$16.8K
Labor & unions
$11.0K
$0
Business / trade
$0
$6.6K
Party
$101.9K
$148.4K
Ideological / leadership
$6.5K
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: MICHAEL HILGERS vs. NE REPUBLICAN PARTY

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to MICHAEL HILGERS; Center column highlights 7 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to NE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO MICHAEL HILGERS (20)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (7)EXCLUSIVE TO NE REPUBLICAN PARTY (25)⚡ NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE PACA: $6.8K · B: $5.0K⚡ NEBRASKA INSURANCE AND FINANA: $3.5K · B: $6.0K⚡ NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATA: $3.5K · B: $4.0K⚡ NEBRASKA REALTORS PACA: $9.5K · B: $800⚡ GREATER OMAHA CHAMBER PACA: $3.0K · B: $1.8K⚡ NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATA: $2.9K · B: $400⚡ HUGHES FOR LEGISLATUREA: $2.8K · B: $500MICHAEL HILGERSRaised $287.7K NE REPUBLICAN PARTYRaised $1.37M NEBRASKA FEDERATION FOR CHILDPAC$30.3KNE FEDERATION FOR CHILDRENPAC$20.2KAGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC-Separate Segregated Po$15.5KCASSLINGBusiness (For-Profit and N$7.5KNEBRASKA TELECOMMUNICATIONS APAC-Separate Segregated Po$6.1KCHEYENNE INTERNATIONAL, LLCBusiness (For-Profit and N$5.0K⚒ OMAHA POLICE OFFICERS ASSN/OMBusiness (For-Profit and N$5.0KLUMEN FKA CENTURYLINK (KS)Business (For-Profit and N$5.0K⚒ BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYBusiness (For-Profit and N$4.3KDOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARParty committee$26.4KFRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS-LEGISCandidate committee$25.0KNUCOR CORPORATION PAC OF NEBRPAC$25.0KSARPY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$17.1KLINEHAN FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$9.4KLANCASTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PParty committee$7.4K⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOPAC$5.5KT-L IRRIGATION COMPANYBusiness (For-Profit and N$5.0KRAI SERVICES COMPANYBusiness (For-Profit and N$5.0K
Detailed list: all funding ties (52)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (52 of 52)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisMICHAEL HILGERS TieNE REPUBLICAN PARTY TieCombined Volume
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00024)
—
$26,389
$52,778
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 15CAC02093)
—
$25,000
$50,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$25,000
$50,000
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00043)
—
$17,090
$34,180
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (name match)
$30,251
—$30,251
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (name match)
$20,167
—$20,167
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 16CAC02119)
—
$9,395
$18,790
⚡ BOTHNEBRASKA BANKERS STATE PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$6,750
$5,000
$16,750
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$15,500
—$15,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$3,500
$6,000
$15,500
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00031)
—
$7,448
$14,896
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$3,500
$4,000
$11,500
PAC
NADC/FEC PAC filer record ("PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund")
—
$5,500
$11,000
⚡ BOTHNEBRASKA REALTORS PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$9,500
$800
$10,300
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07548)
$7,500
—$7,500
NEBRASKA TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NTA)
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$6,100
—$6,100
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 20CUA09912)
$5,000
—$5,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 labor organization (Type=L) (NADC ID 99CUA00138)
$5,000
—$5,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
IRS Business Master File, normalized-name match (EIN 883960042, ID): 501(c)
$5,000
—$5,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 10CUA06481)
—
$5,000
$5,000
RAI SERVICES COMPANY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$5,000
$5,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 09CUA05981)
—
$5,000
$5,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 08CUA04692)
—
$5,000
$5,000
HUSKER AG, LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$5,000
$5,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 13
$3,000
$1,750
$4,750
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ↗
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00805)
$4,297
—$4,297
NEBRASKA ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$4,000
—$4,000
PAC
NADC Political Action Committee registration (NADC ID 18PAC00189)
$3,500
—$3,500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 filer (ID 99CUA00078) refined by organization type (501(c)(5)
$3,500
—$3,500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 09CUA06293)
$3,500
—$3,500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07448)
$3,500
—$3,500
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00002)
$3,282
—$3,282
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$2,850
$400
$3,250
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01825)
$2,750
$500
$3,250
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 07CUA04650)
$3,000
—$3,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$3,000
—$3,000
PAC
NADC Political Action Committee registration (NADC ID 99PAC00058)
$3,000
—$3,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 12CAC01691)
—
$3,000
$3,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$3,000
$3,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$2,500
—$2,500
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$2,500
—$2,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$2,500
$2,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$2,500
$2,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$2,500
$2,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$1,500
$1,500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01826)
—
$1,000
$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01843)
—
$1,000
$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 17CAC02321)
—
$800
$800
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01841)
—
$500
$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 14CAC01866)
—
$400
$400
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$400
$400
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 10CAC01440)
—
$250
$250

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 675 committees in cycle
Candidate: MICHAEL HILGERS · Office: LEGISLATURE 21 · Region: LINCOLN, NE (Statewide)
Gross Receipts
$287,660
Net: $163,961
Disbursements
$346,535
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 77.4% ($223K)Out-of-State: 22.6% ($65K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NE FEDERATION FOR CHILDRENNE$30,251
AGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC)NE$15,500
NE REALTORS PACNE$9,500
CASSLINGNE$7,500
NE BANKERS STATE PACNE$6,750
NE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NTA)NE$6,100

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
TOPSIDE STRATEGIESPOSTAGE DEPOSIT$118,519
RUSHMOREMEDIA BUY (KLKN 3,590.00, KOLN 15,030.00, KSNB 2,345.00, KFX$40,017
NEGOPEVENT SPONSORSHIP$25,000
ADVICTORY LLCDIGITAL$24,500
QUALITY PRESSPRINTING$18,335
USPSPOSTAGE$16,407
ENTITY B · Party committee

NE REPUBLICAN PARTY

NADC #99PPC00002 ↗
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$1,367,369
Net: $1,213,747
Disbursements
$877,067
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($1.37M)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYNE$26,389
FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS-LEGISLATURE(NOW AG)NE$25,000
NUCOR CORPORATION PAC OF NEBRASKANE$25,000
SARPY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYNE$17,090
LINEHAN FOR LEGISLATURENE$9,395
LANCASTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYNE$7,448

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
JULIE SLAMA FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$19,496
TOM BREWER FOR NEBRASKACandidate committee$12,937
LA GRONE FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$5,927
FRIENDS OF RICH PAHLS (LEGISLATURE 2020)Candidate committee$3,817
FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS-LEGISLATURE(NOW AG)Candidate committee$3,282
BRENDA BICKFORD FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$3,016