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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2021-22 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)
JOHN CAVANAUGH ↗
Legislative District 9 (LD-09) · nadc-7356
$12.7K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

JOHN CAVANAUGH vs. ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPAC

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 · JOHN CAVANAUGH
Category
B · ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPAC
Direct contributions
$12.7K
Total raised
$152.1K
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
$9.5K
74.4% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$152.1K
100% of itemized
$3.3K
25.6% of itemized
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$850
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$0
Party
$0
$4.2K
Ideological / leadership
$0
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: JOHN CAVANAUGH vs. ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPAC

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to JOHN CAVANAUGH; Center column highlights 0 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPAC. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO JOHN CAVANAUGH (35)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (0)EXCLUSIVE TO ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DI (14)0 Shared Institutional FundersCompletely distinct donor & Super PAC coalitionsJOHN CAVANAUGHRaised $12.7K ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DIRaised $152.1K OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO Business (For-Profit and N$2.2KNEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES LLCBusiness$2.0KFRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PACPAC$1.0KCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCBusiness$1.0KNEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIPAC$1.0KADVANCED GAMING TECHNOLOGIESBusiness$1.0KMAVERIK, INC.Business$1.0KFIRST NATIONAL OF NEBRASKA PAPAC$1.0KKUM & GOBusiness (For-Profit and N$1.0KQUALITY BRANDS OF OMAHABusiness (For-Profit and N$46.9KNEBRASKA DISTRIBUTING COMPANYBusiness (For-Profit and N$19.6KK & Z DISTRIBUTING COMPANYBusiness (For-Profit and N$18.6KEAGLE DISTRIBUTING, INC.Business (For-Profit and N$17.0KEAGLE DISTRIBUTING OF GRAND IBusiness (For-Profit and N$14.1KQUALITY BRANDS OF LINCOLNBusiness (For-Profit and N$9.2KNEBRASKALAND DISTRIBUTORS, LLBusiness (For-Profit and N$8.3KHIGH PLAINS BUDWEISER (PIVO, Business (For-Profit and N$5.1KPREMIER-MIDWEST BEVERAGE COMPBusiness (For-Profit and N$5.0K
Detailed list: all funding ties (49)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (49 of 49)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisJOHN CAVANAUGH TieASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPAC TieCombined Volume
QUALITY BRANDS OF OMAHA
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$46,909
$46,909
NEBRASKA DISTRIBUTING COMPANY DBA PREMIER MIDWEST
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$19,566
$19,566
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CON01731)
—
$18,635
$18,635
EAGLE DISTRIBUTING, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$16,977
$16,977
EAGLE DISTRIBUTING OF GRAND ISLAND, LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$14,145
$14,145
QUALITY BRANDS OF LINCOLN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$9,207
$9,207
NEBRASKALAND DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$8,290
$8,290
HIGH PLAINS BUDWEISER (PIVO, INC. DBA)
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$5,075
$5,075
PREMIER-MIDWEST BEVERAGE COMPANY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$5,000
$5,000
ARROWHEAD DISTRIBUTING, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$2,832
$2,832
OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$2,200
—$2,200
COORS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF NORTH PLATTE, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$2,079
$2,079
Business
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 14CUA08011)
$2,000
—$2,000
DIETRICH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$1,388
$1,388
HEARTLAND BEVERAGE, LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$1,250
$1,250
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (name match)
$1,000
—$1,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 16CUA08867)
$1,000
—$1,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$1,000
—$1,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CON07172)
$1,000
—$1,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$1,000
—$1,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$1,000
—$1,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 08CON14652)
$1,000
—$1,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$1,000
—$1,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$850
—$850
STATE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$750
$750
RADCLIFFE GILBERTSON & BRADY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$572
—$572
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 79
$500
—$500
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 77
$500
—$500
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES SERVICE GROUP
Business
NADC filer/source type "Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)"
$500
—$500
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 77
$500
—$500
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$500
—$500
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA02458)
$322
—$322
MUELLER ROBAK, LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$322
—$322
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 99CON06830)
$322
—$322
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 78
$322
—$322
AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$322
—$322
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC/FEC PAC filer record ("PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund")
$300
—$300
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 73
$272
—$272
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$250
—$250
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ↗
501(c)(5) union
NADC / IRS 501(c)(5) labor union organization
$250
—$250
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00091)
$250
—$250
501(c)(6) trade group
IRS Business Master File, normalized-name match (EIN 510672623, NE): 501(c)
$250
—$250
PINNACLE BANK
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$250
—$250
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00739)
$250
—$250
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 20CUA09856)
$250
—$250
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$200
—$200
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$172
—$172
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$172
—$172
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$141
—$141

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

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ENTITY A · Candidate committee

CAVANAUGH FOR NEBRASKA

NADC #7356 ↗
Candidate: JOHN CAVANAUGH · Region: NE-01 (Lincoln / Eastern NE)
Gross Receipts
$12,701
Net: $9,815
Disbursements
$7,851
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 74.4% ($9K)Out-of-State: 25.6% ($3K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEARNE$2,200
KUM & GOIA$1,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONSMO$1,000
RADCLIFFE GILBERTSON & BRADYNE$572
ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPACNE$500
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES SERVICE GROUPLA$500

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
1533 STRATEGIES LLCCONSULTING FEE$2,500
NEIGHBORS FOR CAVANAUGHEVENT TICKETS$1,116
TONY VARGAS FOR CONGRESSEVENT TICKETS$1,000
MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATUREEVENT TICKETS$1,000
UNIONIST PRINTINGCHRISTMAS CARDS$619
PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIODCAMPAIGN EXPENSES UNDER $250$579
Region: Omaha, NE (NE-02 (Omaha / Douglas–Sarpy))
Gross Receipts
$152,104
Net: $152,104
Disbursements
$137,750
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($152K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
QUALITY BRANDS OF OMAHANE$46,909
NEBRASKA DISTRIBUTING COMPANY DBA PREMIER MIDWESTNE$19,566
K & Z DISTRIBUTING COMPANYNE$18,635
EAGLE DISTRIBUTING, INC.NE$16,977
EAGLE DISTRIBUTING OF GRAND ISLAND, LLCNE$14,145
QUALITY BRANDS OF LINCOLNNE$9,207

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNORColumbus$35,000
PETE RICKETTS FOR GOVERNORLincoln$31,000
FRIENDS OF LINDSTROMOmaha$15,500
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYLincoln$5,000
FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERSLincoln$4,750
CITIZENS TO ELECT JOHN ARCHLa Vista$3,000