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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2015-16 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)
ROBERT RAUNER ↗
State Board Of Education 01 · nadc-16CAC02151
$7.4K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
PATRICIA KOCH JOHNS ↗
State Board Of Education 01 · nadc-16CAC02159
$31.3K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

ROBERT RAUNER vs. PATRICIA KOCH JOHNS

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 · ROBERT RAUNER
Category
B · PATRICIA KOCH JOHNS
Direct contributions
$7.4K
Total raised
$31.3K
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
$7.4K
100% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$30.9K
98.7% of itemized
$0
Out-of-state
$400
1.3% of itemized
Committee & PAC sources
$3.8K
Labor & unions
$81.0K
$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: ROBERT RAUNER vs. PATRICIA KOCH JOHNS

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to ROBERT RAUNER; Center column highlights 1 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to PATRICIA KOCH JOHNS. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO ROBERT RAUNER (7)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (1)EXCLUSIVE TO PATRICIA KOCH JOHNS (5)⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSA: $1.3K · B: $27.0KROBERT RAUNERRaised $7.4K PATRICIA KOCH JOHNSRaised $31.3K NEBRASKA MEDICAL PACPAC-Independent$1.0KDUNCANBusiness (For-Profit and N$862LANCASTER COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIBusiness (For-Profit and N$500GAMMELBusiness (For-Profit and N$500SUTTONBusiness (For-Profit and N$500CUSICKBusiness (For-Profit and N$500DERRICKBusiness (For-Profit and N$250JOHNSBusiness (For-Profit and N$1.4KBUFFETTBusiness (For-Profit and N$1.0KBATEMANBusiness (For-Profit and N$317HASSEBROOKBusiness (For-Profit and N$300WORTMANBusiness (For-Profit and N$300
Detailed list: all funding ties (13)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (13 of 13)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisROBERT RAUNER TiePATRICIA KOCH JOHNS TieCombined Volume
⚡ BOTH⚒ UNION · TeachersNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$1,250
$27,004
$82,262
JOHNS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$1,400
$1,400
NEBRASKA MEDICAL PAC
PAC-Independent
$1,000
—$1,000
BUFFETT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$1,000
$1,000
DUNCAN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$862
—$862
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 partnership / professional firm (Type=P) (NADC ID 99CUA03137)
$500
—$500
GAMMEL
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$500
—$500
SUTTON
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$500
—$500
CUSICK
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$500
—$500
BATEMAN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$317
$317
HASSEBROOK
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$300
$300
WORTMAN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$300
$300
DERRICK
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$250
—$250

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 674 committees in cycle
ENTITY A · Candidate committee

RAUNER FOR NEBRASKA

NADC #16CAC02151 ↗
Candidate: ROBERT RAUNER · Office: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION 01 · Region: LINCOLN, NE (Statewide)
Gross Receipts
$7,362
Net: $5,112
Disbursements
$9,737
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($7K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACNE$1,250
NE MEDICAL PACNE$1,000
DUNCANNE$862
LANCASTER COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETYNE$500
GAMMELNE$500
SUTTONNE$500

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
RESEARCH ASSOCIATESPRINTING/MAILERS$6,384
UNIONIST PRINTINGSIGNS$3,024
EAGLE GROUPFLYERS$329
Candidate: PATRICIA KOCH JOHNS · Office: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION 01 · Region: LINCOLN, NE (Statewide)
Gross Receipts
$31,321
Net: $4,317
Disbursements
$40,633
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 98.7% ($31K)Out-of-State: 1.3% ($400)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACNE$27,004
JOHNSNE$1,400
BUFFETTNE$1,000
WARREN (3555) BUFFETTNE$1,000
BATEMANNE$317
HASSEBROOKNE$300

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
GOLDENROD PRINTING & MAILPRINTING$6,198
BRENT COMSTOCKCONSULTING$4,419
TIME WARNER CABLETV ADVERTISING- PAID BY CLARK CREATIVE $3875$3,875
LJS SALESSHIRTS$3,765
GOLDEN RODPRINT BUMPER STICKERS X 300$3,545
KLKNADS$3,050