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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2015-16 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.

Candidate A (NADC)
THOMAS RILEY ↗
DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER · nadc-99CAC00300
$1.4K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (NADC)
JAMES CAVANAUGH ↗
DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONER DIST. #02 · nadc-14CAC01882
$15.2K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

THOMAS RILEY vs. JAMES CAVANAUGH

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 · THOMAS RILEY
Category
B · JAMES CAVANAUGH
Direct contributions
$1.4K
Total raised
$15.2K
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
$1.4K
100% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$14.7K
96.7% of itemized
$0
Out-of-state
$500
3.3% of itemized
Committee & PAC sources
$0
Labor & unions
$5.0K
$0
Business / trade
$0
$0
Party
$0
$0
Ideological / leadership
$0
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: THOMAS RILEY vs. JAMES CAVANAUGH

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to THOMAS RILEY; Center column highlights 1 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to JAMES CAVANAUGH. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO THOMAS RILEY (2)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (1)EXCLUSIVE TO JAMES CAVANAUGH (21)⚡ KLEINE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY ATA: $500 · B: $500THOMAS RILEYRaised $1.4K JAMES CAVANAUGHRaised $15.2K SPETHMANBusiness (For-Profit and N$500HIGHTOWER REFF LAW LLCBusiness (For-Profit and N$350NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$1.0KDOWD, HOWARD & CORRIGAN, LLCBusiness$1.0KLUND COMPANY INVESTMENTS INCBusiness$1.0KYANNEYBusiness (For-Profit and N$1.5KBRONCO'S LAND COMPANYBusiness$700FAHEYBusiness (For-Profit and N$1.0KLADAY-DAVISBusiness (For-Profit and N$1.0K⚒ TEAMSTERS LOCAL 554 PACPAC$500⚒ TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL NO 55501(c)(5) union$500
Detailed list: all funding ties (24)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (24 of 24)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisTHOMAS RILEY TieJAMES CAVANAUGH TieCombined Volume
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$1,000
$3,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 06CUA03971)
—
$1,000
$2,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA01975)
—
$1,000
$2,000
YANNEY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$1,500
$1,500
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 99CUA00080)
—
$700
$1,400
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 05CAC00728)
$500
$500
$1,000
FAHEY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$1,000
$1,000
LADAY-DAVIS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$1,000
$1,000
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborTEAMSTERS LOCAL 554 PAC ↗
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Independent" (name match)
—
$500
$1,000
501(c)(5) union
NADC Form B-7 labor organization (Type=L) (NADC ID 99CUA00090)
—
$500
$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
—
$500
$1,000
⚒ UNION · AFL-CIO/LaborNEBRASKA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LOCAL 251 ↗
501(c)(5) union
NADC Form B-7 labor organization (Type=L) (NADC ID 99CUA00516)
—
$500
$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
—
$500
$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
—
$500
$1,000
501(c)(5) union
NADC Form B-7 filer (ID 99CUA00097) refined by organization type (501(c)(5)
—
$500
$1,000
PAC
NADC filer/source type "PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund" (name match
—
$500
$1,000
Business
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07389)
—
$700
$700
SEVENTY-ONE TWENTY-EIGHT PACIFIC-USE 7128 PACIFIC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$700
$700
SPETHMAN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$500
—$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (name match)
—
$500
$500
O'SULLIVAN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$500
$500
CORRIGAN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$500
$500
SULLIVAN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
—
$500
$500
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability company (Type=LLC) (NADC ID 16CUA08608)
$350
—$350

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 600 committees in cycle
Candidate: THOMAS RILEY · Office: DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER · Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$1,350
Net: $850
Disbursements
$7,742
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($1K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
SPETHMANNE$500
KLEINE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY ATTORNEYNE$500
HIGHTOWER REFF LAW LLCNE$350

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
HY VEE CATERINGCATERING FOOD BEVERAGE FOR CAMPAIGN RALLY$3,291
DOUGLAS COUNTY ELECTION COMMISFILING FEE$1,551
CONSTANCE MURENDORFCAMPAIGN CONSULTING & ARRANGE FUNDRAISER$750
CITY OF OMAHA-PARKS&RECRENT ELMWOOD PARK PAVILLION FOR CAMPAIGN RALLY$649
NEIGHBORS FOR CAVANAUGHTABLE FOR FUNDRAISER$500
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATSTABLE AT TRUMAN DINNER$500
ENTITY B · Candidate committee

NEIGHBORS FOR CAVANAUGH

NADC #14CAC01882 ↗
Candidate: JAMES CAVANAUGH · Office: DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONER DIST. #02 · Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$15,200
Net: $10,700
Disbursements
$18,441
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 96.7% ($15K)Out-of-State: 3.3% ($500)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
YANNEYNE$1,500
FAHEYNE$1,000
LADAY-DAVISNE$1,000
LUND COMPANY INVESTMENTS, INC.NE$1,000
DOWD, HOWARD & CORRIGAN, LLCNE$1,000
NE REALTORS PACNE$1,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
CONSTANCE MIERENDORFPAYROLL$2,467
GRAGERT RESEARCHRESEARCH$2,204
EDWARD HANLONPAYROLL$2,000
JAMES CAVANAUGHREIMBURSE FUND RAISING$1,936
OMAHA FIELD CLUBFUNDRAISING EVENT$1,774
JAMES P. CAVANAUGHREIMBURSEMENT$1,461