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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2023-24 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)
SETH DERNER ↗
Legislative District 21 (LD-21) · nadc-9042
$289.1K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$12.0K
82.7% NE
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$4.8K
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$80.2K
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
JIM PILLEN ↗
Governor & Lt. Governor · nadc-7688
$2.29M
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$117.1K
97.3% NE
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

SETH DERNER vs. JIM PILLEN

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 · SETH DERNER
Category
B · JIM PILLEN
Direct contributions
$289.1K
Total raised
$2.29M
Online conduits
$12.0K
82.7% NE · 17.3% out-of-state
ActBlue
$0
$0
WinRed / Anedot
$117.1K
97.3% NE · 2.7% out-of-state
Outside spending (independent expenditures)
$4.8K
IE support (+)
$0
$80.2K
IE oppose (−)
$0
Itemized receipts by geography
$226.8K
76.7% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$1.99M
85.3% of itemized
$69.0K
23.3% of itemized
Out-of-state
$343.9K
14.7% of itemized
Committee & PAC sources
$59.5K
Labor & unions
$17.5K
$0
Business / trade
$0
$2.0K
Party
$0
$122.9K
Ideological / leadership
$150.5K
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: SETH DERNER vs. JIM PILLEN

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to SETH DERNER; Center column highlights 0 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to JIM PILLEN. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO SETH DERNER (35)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (0)EXCLUSIVE TO JIM PILLEN (38)0 Shared Institutional FundersCompletely distinct donor & Super PAC coalitionsSETH DERNERRaised $289.1KAB $12.0K · IE+ $4.8KJIM PILLENRaised $2.29M WR $117.1K ⚔ NEBRASKA UNITEDPAC-$79.9KWAY BACK PACFederal PAC$35.0KNEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIALPAC-Separate Segregated Po$20.0KOTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO Business (For-Profit and N$12.9K⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOPAC-Separate Segregated Po$12.5KACTBLUE (GRASSROOTS CONDUIT PConduit / Platform (Dem/Pr$12.0KBOLD ALLIANCE INC501(c)(4)$10.4KDEMOCRACY NEBRASKAPAC-Independent$10.0KBOLD ALLIANCEBusiness (For-Profit and N$10.0KPLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES Business (For-Profit and N$7.3K⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOBusiness (For-Profit and N$4.0KNEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYPolitical Party Committee$1.0KANEDOT (CONSERVATIVE CONDUIT Conduit / Platform (GOP/Co$117.1KARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANBusiness$35.0KCENTENE CORPORATIONBusiness$60.0KWERNER ENTERPRISES PACPAC$30.0KPOET LLCBusiness$50.0KWARHORSE GAMING LLCBusiness$25.0KNEBRASKA CROSSING, LLCBusiness$34.8KNEBRASKA CROSSING LLC (AKA NEBusiness (For-Profit and N$34.8KOTB ARIZONA LLCBusiness$30.0K
Detailed list: all funding ties (73)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (73 of 73)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisSETH DERNER TieJIM PILLEN TieCombined Volume
Conduit / Platform (GOP/Cons)
NADC Schedule A/B Anedot Filings
—
$117,099
$117,099
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (name match)
⚔ Oppose $79,948
—$79,948
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA01859)
—
$35,000
$70,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07448)
—
$60,000
$60,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$30,000
$60,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 18CUA09147)
—
$50,000
$50,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
—
$25,000
$50,000
Federal PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=V (hybrid PAC with non-contribution account)
$35,000
—$35,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 14CUA08269)
—
$34,754
$34,754
NEBRASKA CROSSING LLC (AKA NEX)
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$34,754
$34,754
Business
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 12CUA07046)
—
$30,000
$30,000
OTB ARIZONA, LLC (NE)
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$30,000
$30,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$15,000
$30,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$15,000
$30,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 18CUA09370)
—
$15,000
$30,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CON06054)
—
$15,000
$30,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
—
$25,000
$25,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
—
$25,000
$25,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 08CON14652)
—
$25,000
$25,000
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 77
$20,000
—$20,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
—
$20,000
$20,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
—
$20,000
$20,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
—
$20,000
$20,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
—
$20,000
$20,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA01565)
—
$20,000
$20,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 16CUA08867)
—
$20,000
$20,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
—
$20,000
$20,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$20,000
$20,000
AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF COLUMBUS (AFLAC)
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$20,000
$20,000
⚒ UNION · Fire/PoliceNEBRASKA PROTECTIVE SERVICES (F.O.P. LODGE 88)
501(c)(5) union
NADC / IRS 501(c)(5) labor union organization
—
$15,000
$15,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CON06822)
—
$15,000
$15,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA02847)
—
$15,000
$15,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
—
$15,000
$15,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00714)
—
$14,513
$14,513
TENASKA, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$14,513
$14,513
OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$12,864
—$12,864
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC/FEC PAC filer record ("PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund")
$12,500
—$12,500
Business
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 14CUA08011)
—
$12,500
$12,500
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00093)
—
$12,500
$12,500
Business
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 16CUA08839)
—
$12,500
$12,500
GENESIS CONTRACTING GROUP LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$12,500
$12,500
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00458)
—
$12,000
$12,000
Conduit / Platform (Dem/Prog)
NADC Schedule A/B ActBlue Conduit & Fee Filings
$11,992
—$11,992
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA01892)
—
$11,000
$11,000
501(c)(4)
NADC Form B-7 filer (ID 17CUA08882) refined by organization type (501(c)(4)
$10,386
—$10,386
PAC-Independent
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (NADC ID 9265)
$10,000
—$10,000
BOLD ALLIANCE
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 filer (ID 20CUA09667) refined by organization type (501(c)(4)
$7,296
—$7,296
PAC-Independent
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (NADC ID 8410)
$5,000
—$5,000
PAC-Independent
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (NADC ID 7779)
$5,000
—$5,000
⚒ UNION · IBEW/TradesI.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 ↗
501(c)(5) union
NADC Form B-7 labor organization (Type=L) (NADC ID 99CUA00225)
$5,000
—$5,000
⚒ UNION · IBEW/TradesI.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 ( IBEW LOCAL 22 )
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$5,000
—$5,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
IRS Business Master File, normalized-name match (EIN 470358863, NE): 501(c)
$4,000
—$4,000
⚒ UNION · IBEW/TradesINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) PAC VOLUNTARY FUND C00027342
PAC
NADC filer/source type "Federal PAC" (name match)
$4,000
—$4,000
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborSMART TD PAC ↗
PAC
NADC filer/source type "Federal PAC" (name match)
$4,000
—$4,000
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 73
$2,000
—$2,000
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborSMART TD
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$2,000
—$2,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$1,200
—$1,200
501(c)(5) union
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (501(c)(5)
$1,000
—$1,000
Political Party Committee
FEC CMTE_TP=X (party, nonqualified)
$1,000
—$1,000
501(c)(5) union
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (501(c)(5)
$1,000
—$1,000
⚒ UNION · IBEW/TradesINTERIOR SYSTEMS UNION LOCAL 1306
501(c)(5) union
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (501(c)(5)
$1,000
—$1,000
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborTEAMSTERS LOCAL 554 PAC ↗
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (name match)
$1,000
—$1,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA02611)
$1,000
—$1,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$980
—$980
501(c)(5) union
NADC supplemental/contributor filer refined by organization type (501(c)(5)
$750
—$750
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborLINCOLN LANCASTER COUNTY COPE ↗
501(c)(5) union
NADC Form B-7 labor organization (Type=L) (NADC ID 99CON00813)
$750
—$750
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$651
—$651
FLEETWOOD LINCOLN
Business
NADC filer/source type "Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)"
$500
—$500
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$500
—$500
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborNAPE AFSCME PEOPLE ↗
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
$500
—$500
Ballot question committee
NADC filer/source type "Ballot Question Committee" (name match)
$500
—$500
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
$500
—$500

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

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ENTITY A · Candidate committee

JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR

NADC #7688 ↗
Candidate: JIM PILLEN · Region: NE-02 (Omaha / Douglas–Sarpy)
Gross Receipts
$2,294,395
Net: $2,158,549
Disbursements
$1,114,031
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 85.3% ($1.99M)Out-of-State: 14.7% ($344K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANYIL$35,000
NEBRASKA CROSSING LLC (AKA NEX)NE$34,754
WERNER ENTERPRISES PACNE$30,000
OTB ARIZONA, LLC (NE)NE$30,000
KUM & GOIA$25,000
WARHORSE GAMING LLCNE$25,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
AX MEDIATV AD BUYS$172,090
AXIOM STRATEGIESMAIL$114,389
THE PROSPER GROUPADVERTISING$100,000
SOMETHING ELSE STRATEGIESMEDIA PRODUCTION$57,425
JBEST & COMPANYBONUS, CONSULTING$52,400
PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIODUNDER 250$50,806
ENTITY B · Candidate committee

FRIENDS OF SETH DERNER

NADC #9042 ↗
Candidate: SETH DERNER · Region: NE-01 (Lincoln / Eastern NE)
Gross Receipts
$289,091
Net: $230,891
Disbursements
$276,048
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 76.7% ($227K)Out-of-State: 23.3% ($69K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
WAY BACK PACWY$35,000
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS PACNE$20,000
OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEARNE$12,864
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACNE$12,500
DEMOCRACY NEBRASKANE$10,000
BOLD ALLIANCENE$10,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKANE$7,296
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (NSEA)NE$4,000
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYNE$1,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
AGENCYDIRECT MAIL$109,813
ONE HOUSE STRATEGIESCONSULTING - JAN THRU MARCH$51,913
WINNING CONNECTIONSPHONE SERVICES$38,036
FOUNDATION BLUE MEDIADISPLAY AD PLACEMENT$29,950
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYVOTER DATABASE$18,100
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKASTAFF TIME$7,296