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Committee Comparison — PACs, Parties & Organizations (2017-18 cycle)

Compare two committees or organizations — PAC vs. PAC, party vs. party, Super PAC vs. Super PAC — across funding sources, shared cross-over funders, transfers, top payees, and independent expenditures (support vs. oppose). Also compare two ballot measures or two election cycles.
This page compares committees and organizations (PACs, parties, Super PACs, unions, ballot committees). Candidate campaign committees are compared on Candidate Comparison.Compare candidates → Candidate Comparison
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Committee Comparison — Funding Streams & Shared Funders

⚔ Committee vs. Committee — Funders, Shared Funders & Independent Expenditures

Side-by-side funding streams for two committees or organizations: conduit volume, labor, business, party and ideological PAC money, IE support/oppose, in-state vs. out-of-state share, and shared cross-over funders.

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Committee A (NADC)
HEATH MELLO ↗
OMAHA MAYOR · nadc-17IRC00536
$134.3K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Committee B (NADC)
NE REPUBLICAN PARTY ↗
Party committee · nadc-99PPC00002
$1.25M
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

HEATH MELLO 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 · HEATH MELLO
Category
B · NE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Direct contributions
$134.3K
Total raised
$1.25M
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
$134.3K
100% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$1.25M
100% of itemized
$0
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$0
Labor & unions
$15.0K
$0
Business / trade
$0
$20.0K
Party
$111.8K
$0
Ideological / leadership
$15.5K
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: HEATH MELLO vs. NE REPUBLICAN PARTY

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to HEATH MELLO; Center column highlights 2 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH committees; 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 HEATH MELLO (5)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (2)EXCLUSIVE TO NE REPUBLICAN PARTY (30)⚡ JEAN STOTHERT FOR OMAHAA: $20.0K · B: $5.3K⚡ MELTON FOR OMAHAA: $17.0K · B: $1.8KHEATH MELLORaised $134.3K NE REPUBLICAN PARTYRaised $1.25M GOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEECandidate Committee$25.0KNEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYPolitical Party Committee$10.0KFOR OUR REPUBLICS TRADITIONS Business (For-Profit and N$5.0KM & M SALES, INC.Business (For-Profit and N$1.0KFRANKLIN THOMPSON FOR CITY COCandidate Committee$500PETE RICKETTS FOR GOVERNORCandidate committee$83.3KBOB EVNEN FOR NEBRASKA (SOS)Candidate committee$67.9KDOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARParty committee$42.0KHAL DAUB FOR REGENTCandidate committee$20.0KBEN HANSEN FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$20.0KMCPHERSON FOR STATE BOARD OF Candidate committee$17.0KFRIENDS OF LINDSTROM (LEGISLACandidate committee$16.0KLANCASTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PParty committee$7.4KNEBRASKA INSURANCE AND FINANCPAC$6.5K
Detailed list: all funding ties (37)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (37 of 37)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisHEATH MELLO TieNE REPUBLICAN PARTY TieCombined Volume
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01828)
—
$83,300
$166,600
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 18CAC02448)
—
$67,900
$135,800
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00024)
—
$42,000
$84,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 11CAC01589)
—
$20,000
$40,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 18CAC02377)
—
$20,000
$40,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 14CAC01889)
—
$17,000
$34,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01826)
—
$16,000
$32,000
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 12CAC01691)
$20,000
$5,250
$30,500
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 05CAC00722)
$25,000
—$25,000
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01764)
$17,000
$1,750
$18,750
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00031)
—
$7,395
$14,790
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$6,500
$13,000
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00043)
—
$6,500
$13,000
PAC
NADC/FEC PAC filer record ("PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund")
—
$6,125
$12,250
Political Party Committee
FEC CMTE_TP=X (party, nonqualified)
$10,000
—$10,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00553)
—
$10,000
$10,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$5,000
$10,000
FOR OUR REPUBLICS TRADITIONS (FORT) FUND C00426494
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$5,000
—$5,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$5,000
$5,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$3,400
$3,400
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$3,000
$3,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$2,750
$2,750
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$2,500
$2,500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 14CAC01858)
—
$2,100
$2,100
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$2,050
$2,050
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01855)
—
$2,000
$2,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 16CAC02288)
—
$2,000
$2,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 17CAC02321)
—
$2,000
$2,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 14CAC01866)
—
$1,500
$1,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$1,500
$1,500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$1,300
$1,300
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 07CAC01033)
—
$1,250
$1,250
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$1,250
$1,250
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07191)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 12CAC01641)
—
$1,000
$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01784)
—
$1,000
$1,000
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 99CAC00526)
$500
—$500

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 333 committees in cycle
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$134,250
Net: $61,750
Disbursements
$148,370
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($134K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
GOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEENE$25,000
JEAN STOTHERT FOR OMAHANE$20,000
MELTON FOR OMAHANE$17,000
NE REPUBLICAN PARTYNE$10,000
FOR OUR REPUBLICS TRADITIONS (FORT) FUND C00426494NE$5,000
MICHAEL FAUST (68102)NE$2,500

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
SANDLER INNOCENZICABLE TW AD / COX COMMUN$42,736
DAROLD BAUERCONSULTING SERVICES$2,500
ROD EDWARDSCONSULTING SERVICES$2,500
ENTITY B · Party committee

NE REPUBLICAN PARTY

NADC #99PPC00002 ↗
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$1,249,454
Net: $902,514
Disbursements
$662,445
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($1.25M)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
PETE RICKETTS FOR GOVERNORNE$83,300
BOB EVNEN FOR NEBRASKA (SOS)NE$67,900
DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYNE$42,000
HAL DAUB FOR REGENTNE$20,000
BEN HANSEN FOR LEGISLATURENE$20,000
MCPHERSON FOR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONNE$17,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
BOB EVNEN FOR NEBRASKA (SOS)Candidate committee$53,541
JEAN STOTHERT FOR OMAHACandidate committee$17,213
DON'T GO BACKPAC$10,000
HAL DAUB FOR REGENTCandidate committee$9,361
FRIENDS OF DAN WATERMEIERCandidate committee$9,000
MCPHERSON FOR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONCandidate committee$8,282