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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)
JAMES BOWERS ↗
Lincoln City Council District #01 · nadc-18CAC02580
$31.9K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$18.7K
90.3% NE
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ↗
Party committee · nadc-99PPC00003
$817.0K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

JAMES BOWERS vs. NE DEMOCRATIC 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 · JAMES BOWERS
Category
B · NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Direct contributions
$31.9K
Total raised
$817.0K
Online conduits
$18.7K
90.3% NE · 9.7% 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
$28.8K
90.3% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$817.0K
100% of itemized
$3.1K
9.7% of itemized
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$21.7K
Labor & unions
$109.0K
$0
Business / trade
$0
$0
Party
$77.4K
$6.1K
Ideological / leadership
$80.6K
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: JAMES BOWERS vs. NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to JAMES BOWERS; Center column highlights 3 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO JAMES BOWERS (16)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (3)EXCLUSIVE TO NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (27)⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSA: $1.0K · B: $25.5K⚒ NEBRASKA GPLDC PAC FUNDA: $500 · B: $19.5K⚒ STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LUA: $1.0K · B: $2.0KJAMES BOWERSRaised $31.9KAB $18.7K NE DEMOCRATIC PARTYRaised $817.0K ACTBLUE (GRASSROOTS CONDUIT PConduit / Platform (Dem/Pr$18.7KNEBRASKA CONSERVATION VOTERSBusiness (For-Profit and N$5.0K⚒ INTERNATIONAL ASSN OF FIREFIG501(c)(5) union$4.1K⚒ INTERNATIONAL ASSN OF FIRE FIBusiness (For-Profit and N$4.1KO'NEILBusiness (For-Profit and N$1.5KDINSMOREBusiness (For-Profit and N$1.3KPLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTERS OF Business (For-Profit and N$1.1K⚒ STEAMFITTERS & PLUMBERS L.U. Business (For-Profit and N$1.0K⚒ LINCOLN EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONPAC$1.0K⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSO501(c)(5) union$1.0K⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOBusiness (For-Profit and N$1.0KNEBRASKANS FOR COMMON GROUNDBallot Question Committee$15.0KLANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATSParty committee$23.0KARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTYBusiness (For-Profit and N$40.3KSARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$13.3KLEIRION FOR LINCOLN (MAYOR)Candidate committee$11.0K⚒ FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERPAC$7.5KLATHROP FOR LEGISLATURE 2018Candidate committee$3.0KNEBRASKA INSURANCE AND FINANCPAC$3.0KNEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIPAC$3.0K
Detailed list: all funding ties (46)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (46 of 46)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisJAMES BOWERS TieNE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TieCombined Volume
Ballot Question Committee
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (name match)
—
$15,000
$80,000
⚡ BOTH⚒ UNION · TeachersNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$1,000
$25,510
$52,020
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00055)
—
$23,000
$46,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
FEC CMTE_TP=X (party, nonqualified)
—
$40,250
$40,250
⚡ BOTH⚒ UNION · IBEW/TradesNEBRASKA GPLDC PAC FUND ↗
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$500
$19,500
$39,500
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00042)
—
$13,300
$26,600
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 18CAC02577)
—
$10,988
$21,975
Conduit / Platform (Dem/Prog)
NADC Schedule A/B ActBlue Conduit & Fee Filings
$18,681
—$18,681
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$7,500
$15,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 17CAC02331)
—
$3,000
$6,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$3,000
$6,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$3,000
$6,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 20CAC02658)
—
$2,750
$5,500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 filer (ID 19CUA09475) refined by organization type (501(c)(4)
$5,000
—$5,000
⚡ BOTH⚒ UNION · IBEW/TradesSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND ↗
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
$1,000
$2,000
$5,000
501(c)(5) union
NADC Form B-7 labor organization (Type=L) (NADC ID 14CUA08075)
$4,100
—$4,100
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 labor organization (Type=L) (NADC ID 14CUA08075)
$4,100
—$4,100
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 13
—
$1,750
$3,500
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 99PPC00057)
—
$1,650
$3,300
O'NEIL
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$1,501
—$1,501
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 10PPC00067)
—
$1,500
$1,500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01803)
—
$1,400
$1,400
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 19CAC02633)
—
$1,300
$1,300
DINSMORE
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$1,250
—$1,250
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 filer (ID 18CUA09262) refined by organization type (501(c)(4)
$1,074
—$1,074
⚒ UNION · IBEW/TradesSTEAMFITTERS & PLUMBERS L.U. 464
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$1,000
—$1,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (name match)
$1,000
—$1,000
501(c)(5) union
IRS Business Master File, normalized-name match (EIN 470358863, NE): 501(c)
$1,000
—$1,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability partnership (Type=LLP) (NADC ID 16CUA08596)
$1,000
—$1,000
PAC-Independent
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (NADC ID 99PAC00031)
$1,000
—$1,000
FREYTAG
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$1,000
—$1,000
RAYBOULD
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$1,000
—$1,000
BEUTLER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$1,000
—$1,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
FEC committee master CMTE_TP=C (communication cost), CMTE_DSGN=U
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 11CAC01592)
—
$1,000
$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01816)
—
$1,000
$1,000
PAC
NADC Political Action Committee registration (NADC ID 14PAC00179)
—
$1,000
$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 19CAC02630)
—
$838
$838
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$800
$800
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 19CAC02635)
—
$700
$700
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$600
$600
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 08CAC01183)
—
$500
$500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$400
$400
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 99
—
$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 18CAC02580)
—
$396
$396

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 675 committees in cycle
Candidate: JAMES BOWERS · Office: LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT #01 · Region: LINCOLN, NE (Statewide)
Gross Receipts
$31,909
Net: $28,409
Disbursements
$56,403
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 90.3% ($29K)Out-of-State: 9.7% ($3K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NEBRASKA CONSERVATION VOTERSNE$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSN OF FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 644NE$4,100
O'NEILNY$1,501
DINSMORENE$1,250
PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTERS OF NEBRASKANE$1,074
SARAH O'NEILNE$1,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
GOLDENROD PRINTINGPRINT MATERIALS AND MAILINGS$17,271
UNIONIST PRINTINGSIGNS AND SHIPPING$14,857
JEFF HALLMANAGEMENT$7,290
ALPHA MEDIARADIO ADS$5,868
FACEBOOKADVERTISING$2,130
DECLINE TO SIGNCONTRIBUTION$1,500
ENTITY B · Party committee

NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

NADC #99PPC00003 ↗
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$817,000
Net: $672,819
Disbursements
$160,561
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($817K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NEBRASKANS FOR COMMON GROUNDNE$65,000
ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTYNE$40,250
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACNE$25,510
LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATSNE$23,000
NE GPLDC PAC FUNDNE$19,500
SARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYNE$13,300

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
SARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$8,000
NEBRASKA YOUNG DEMOCRATSParty committee$3,500
FRIENDS OF STEPHANY PLEASANTCandidate committee$1,500
FRIENDS FOR CRYSTAL RHOADES (PSC)Candidate committee$1,000
FRIENDS FOR JACQUELYN MORRISONCandidate committee$1,000
JO GILES FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONCandidate committee$974