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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2025-26 cycle (partial))

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)
VANESSA EMLICH ↗
Lincoln - Airport Authority · nadc-9818
$14.0K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$13.2K
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
RANDALL RITNOUR ↗
Lancaster - County Attorney · nadc-10268
$154.3K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$570
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

VANESSA EMLICH vs. RANDALL RITNOUR

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 · VANESSA EMLICH
Category
B · RANDALL RITNOUR
Direct contributions
$14.0K
Total raised
$154.3K
Online conduits
$0
ActBlue
$0
$0
WinRed / Anedot
$0
Outside spending (independent expenditures)
$13.2K
IE support (+)
$570
$0
IE oppose (−)
$0
Itemized receipts by geography
$19.9K
100% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$155.8K
98.9% of itemized
$0
Out-of-state
$1.8K
1.1% of itemized
Committee & PAC sources
$0
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$7.9K
Party
$0
$6.5K
Ideological / leadership
$200.0K
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: VANESSA EMLICH vs. RANDALL RITNOUR

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to VANESSA EMLICH; Center column highlights 2 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to RANDALL RITNOUR. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO VANESSA EMLICH (5)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (2)EXCLUSIVE TO RANDALL RITNOUR (5)⚡ DEMOCRACY NEBRASKAA: $2.5K · B: $100.0K⚡ LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATSA: 📣 Sup $986 · B: 📣 Sup $570VANESSA EMLICHRaised $14.0K · IE+ $13.2KRANDALL RITNOURRaised $154.3K · IE+ $570📣 ONWARD LINCOLNPAC$12.2KNEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYPolitical Party Committee$3.8KOTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO Business (For-Profit and N$1.1KWOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKA PACPAC-Separate Segregated Po$770NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S CParty committee$200NEBRASKA GROUNDSWELLBusiness$9.9KINTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHBusiness$5.0KINTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Business$5.0KVOTE VANESSA FOR LINCOLN AIRPCandidate committee$250AMY JACOBSON FOR DOUGLAS COUNCandidate committee$250
Detailed list: all funding ties (12)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (12 of 12)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisVANESSA EMLICH TieRANDALL RITNOUR TieCombined Volume
PAC-Independent
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (NADC ID 9265)
$2,500
$100,000
$202,500
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
—
$9,950
$19,900
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (name match)
📣 Support $12,186
—$12,186
INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Business
NADC filer/source type "Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)"
—
$5,000
$5,000
Business
NADC filer/source type "Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer"
—
$5,000
$5,000
Political Party Committee
FEC CMTE_TP=X (party, nonqualified)
$3,834
—$3,834
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (name match)
📣 Support $986
📣 Support $570
$1,557
OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$1,101
—$1,101
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (NADC ID 78
$770
—$770
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
—
$250
$500
AMY JACOBSON FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY ATTORNEY
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
—
$250
$250
Party committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (name match)
$200
—$200

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 1053 committees in cycle
Candidate: VANESSA EMLICH · Region: NE-01 (Lincoln / Eastern NE)
Gross Receipts
$14,024
Net: $8,049
Disbursements
$13,419
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($20K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYNE$3,834
DEMOCRACY NEBRASKANE$2,500
OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEARNE$1,101
WOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKA PACNE$770

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYPHONE SERVICES$6,194
FOUNDATION BLUE MEDIADIGITAL$3,983
ONE HOUSE STRATEGIESCONSULTING$2,175
PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD250$1,919
GOLDENROD PRINTING (GOLDENROD PRINTING & MAIL LLC, DBA)PRINT SERVICES$1,350
METAFACEBOOK ADS$570
ENTITY B · Candidate committee

RITNOUR FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY

NADC #10268 ↗
Candidate: RANDALL RITNOUR · Region: NE-01 (Lincoln / Eastern NE)
Gross Receipts
$154,295
Net: $54,045
Disbursements
$117,887
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 98.9% ($156K)Out-of-State: 1.1% ($2K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
DEMOCRACY NEBRASKANE$100,000
NEBRASKA GROUNDSWELLNE$9,950
DIANNE S LOZIER TRUSTNE$7,500
INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHNE$5,000
AMY JACOBSON FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY ATTORNEYNE$250
VOTE VANESSA FOR LINCOLN AIRPORT AUTHORITYNE$250

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
FOUNDATION BLUE MEDIADIGITAL ADS$38,982
ONE HOUSE STRATEGIESCAMPAIGN CONSULTING$17,500
VALKYRIE STRATEGIESMAIL$15,967
RITNOURFILING FEE TO LANCASTER COUNTY$11,298
NEBRASKA GROUNDSWELLPOLLING$9,950
PARSONS PUBLIC RELATIONS, INC.MEDIA AND CONSULTING$9,000