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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)
HEATH MELLO ↗
Omaha Mayor · nadc-16CAC02209
$478.3K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$49.6K
96.1% NE
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
KATE BOLZ ↗
Legislative District 29 (LD-29) · nadc-11CAC01596
$94.3K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

HEATH MELLO vs. KATE BOLZ

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 · HEATH MELLO
Category
B · KATE BOLZ
Direct contributions
$478.3K
Total raised
$94.3K
Online conduits
$49.6K
96.1% NE · 3.9% 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
$459.7K
96.1% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$79.4K
84.2% of itemized
$18.6K
3.9% of itemized
Out-of-state
$14.9K
15.8% of itemized
Committee & PAC sources
$65.0K
Labor & unions
$52.1K
$0
Business / trade
$0
$0
Party
$0
$0
Ideological / leadership
$35.2K
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: HEATH MELLO vs. KATE BOLZ

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to HEATH MELLO; Center column highlights 0 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to KATE BOLZ. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO HEATH MELLO (27)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (0)EXCLUSIVE TO KATE BOLZ (27)0 Shared Institutional FundersCompletely distinct donor & Super PAC coalitionsHEATH MELLORaised $478.3KAB $49.6K KATE BOLZRaised $94.3K FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSCandidate Committee$188.0KACTBLUE (GRASSROOTS CONDUIT PConduit / Platform (Dem/Pr$49.6KBRADFORD FAMILY HOLDINGS LLCBusiness (For-Profit and N$25.0KGOTTSCHALKBusiness (For-Profit and N$25.0KYANNEYBusiness (For-Profit and N$16.0K⚒ PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION NO. 16 CBusiness (For-Profit and N$15.0KSMITHBusiness (For-Profit and N$10.3KJOHNSONBusiness (For-Profit and N$10.3KNEBRASKA BEEF INC.Business (For-Profit and N$10.0K⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOPAC$10.7KAGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC$7.0KNEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIALPAC$4.0KNEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$4.0KNEBRASKA MEDICAL PACPAC$1.8K⚒ LINCOLN EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONPAC$2.5KNEBRASKA BANKERS STATE PACPAC$2.4KNEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PAC$2.3KGREATER OMAHA CHAMBER PACPAC$1.2K
Detailed list: all funding ties (54)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (54 of 54)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisHEATH MELLO TieKATE BOLZ TieCombined Volume
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 07CAC01063)
$187,993
—$187,993
Conduit / Platform (Dem/Prog)
NADC Schedule A/B ActBlue Conduit & Fee Filings
$49,585
—$49,585
PAC
NADC/FEC PAC filer record ("PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund")
—
$10,687
$33,337
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 16CUA08774)
$25,000
—$25,000
GOTTSCHALK
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$25,000
—$25,000
YANNEY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$16,000
—$16,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 labor organization (Type=L) (NADC ID 99CUA00063)
$15,000
—$15,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$7,000
$14,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$4,000
$12,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$4,000
$12,000
SMITH
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,290
—$10,290
JOHNSON
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,250
—$10,250
NEBRASKA BEEF INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 12CUA07046)
$10,000
—$10,000
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 07CAC01035)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$10,000
—$10,000
HOLLAND
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
SCOTT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 12CUA07046)
$10,000
—$10,000
FAHEY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$8,500
—$8,500
WEITZ
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$7,000
—$7,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$1,750
$5,250
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 15CAC02086)
$5,000
—$5,000
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborSMART TD PAC NEBRASKA ↗
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$5,000
—$5,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (NADC ID 99PAC00031)
—
$2,500
$5,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$2,350
$4,700
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$2,308
$4,616
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 13
—
$1,200
$4,542
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$1,850
$3,700
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$1,521
$3,042
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$1,500
$3,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (name match)
—
$2,500
$2,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$2,308
$2,308
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborNE STATE AFL - CIO ↗
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 labor organization (Type=L) (NADC ID 99CUA02736)
—
$2,258
$2,258
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$1,100
$2,200
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00714)
—
$2,000
$2,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00714)
—
$2,000
$2,000
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborNEBRASKA STATE AFL-CIO ↗
501(c)(5) union
NADC Form B-7 labor organization (Type=L) (NADC ID 99CUA02736)
—
$1,521
$1,521
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$1,500
$1,500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 08CUA05160)
—
$1,500
$1,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$1,371
$1,371
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
$1,250
—$1,250
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 10CAC01392)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01816)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 14CAC01858)
$1,000
—$1,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07448)
—
$1,000
$1,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$1,000
$1,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$1,000
$1,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$1,000
$1,000
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborTEAMSTERS LOCAL 554 PAC ↗
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (name match)
—
$1,000
$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 07CAC01062)
$500
—$500

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 674 committees in cycle
ENTITY A · Candidate committee

MELLO FOR MAYOR

NADC #16CAC02209 ↗
Candidate: HEATH MELLO · Office: OMAHA MAYOR · Region: OMAHA, NE (Statewide)
Gross Receipts
$478,294
Net: $252,550
Disbursements
$94,752
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 96.1% ($460K)Out-of-State: 3.9% ($19K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE)NE$187,993
GOTTSCHALKNE$25,000
BRADFORD FAMILY HOLDINGS LLCNE$25,000
YANNEYNE$16,000
PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION NO. 16 COPE FUNDNE$15,000
SMITHMO$10,290

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
PAYROLL MAXXPAYROLL SERVICES 30.20 PROCESSING FEE$25,538
ANHC CINNYBUCATUIBSLITERATURE DESIGN AND PRINTING$8,400
UNIONIST PRINTINGPRINTING$7,044
JESSICA LATHROPBOOKKEEPING & COMPLIANCE CONSULTING SERVICE$5,350
NATHAN PROVOST KOUSGAARDREIMBURSE CATERING FROM ZIPLINE BREWERY$5,011
MOXIE STUDIOSWEB AD PRODUCTION$5,000
ENTITY B · Candidate committee

BOLZ FOR LEGISLATURE

NADC #11CAC01596 ↗
Candidate: KATE BOLZ · Office: LEGISLATURE 29 · Region: LINCOLN, NE (Statewide)
Gross Receipts
$94,252
Net: $33,498
Disbursements
$85,804
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 84.2% ($79K)Out-of-State: 15.8% ($15K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACNE$11,325
AGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC)NE$7,000
NE REALTORS PACNE$4,000
NE ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS -PACNE$4,000
LINCOLN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (LEA PAC)NE$2,500
NE BANKERS STATE PACNE$2,350

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
UNIONIST PRINTINGPRINTING$36,091
GOLDENROD PRINTINGINVITES, PALM CARDS, NEWSLETTER$9,356
BRENDON POLTLABOR$7,968
POLT, BRENDONCONSULTING & CONSTITUENT OUTREACH$4,425
US POST OFFICEPOSTAGE$2,736
CHOCOLATE CAKE DESIGNGRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES$2,297