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Committee Comparison — PACs, Parties & Organizations (2015-16 cycle)

Compare two committees or organizations — PAC vs. PAC, party vs. party, Super PAC vs. Super PAC — across funding sources, shared cross-over funders, transfers, top payees, and independent expenditures (support vs. oppose). Also compare two ballot measures or two election cycles.
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Committee Comparison — Funding Streams & Shared Funders

⚔ Committee vs. Committee — Funders, Shared Funders & Independent Expenditures

Side-by-side funding streams for two committees or organizations: conduit volume, labor, business, party and ideological PAC money, IE support/oppose, in-state vs. out-of-state share, and shared cross-over funders.

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Committee A (NADC)
SARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY ↗
Party committee · nadc-99PPC00042
$44.3K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Committee B (FEC)
$761.7K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

SARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY vs. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC

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 · SARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Category
B · BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC
Direct contributions
$44.3K
Total raised
$761.7K
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
$44.3K
100% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$0
$0
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$4.6K
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$4.5K
Party
$0
$0
Ideological / leadership
$0
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: SARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY vs. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to SARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY; Center column highlights 0 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH committees; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO SARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATI (8)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (0)EXCLUSIVE TO BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SH (0)0 Shared Institutional FundersCompletely distinct donor & Super PAC coalitionsSARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIRaised $44.3K BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHRaised $761.7K FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSCandidate Committee$2.0KNEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYPolitical Party Committee$2.0KFRIENDS FOR SUE CRAWFORDCandidate Committee$1.8K⚒ NEBRASKA GPLDC PAC FUNDPAC-Separate Segregated Po$1.5K⚒ NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOPAC-Separate Segregated Po$800STEWART FOR NEBRASKA (DISSOLVCandidate Committee$799NORDQUIST FOR LEGISLATURECandidate Committee$400NE DEMOCRATIC WOMENS CAUCUSPolitical Party Committee$260
Detailed list: all funding ties (8)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (8 of 8)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisSARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY TieBLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC TieCombined Volume
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 07CAC01063)
$2,000
—$2,000
Political Party Committee
FEC CMTE_TP=X (party, nonqualified)
$2,000
—$2,000
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 12CAC01609)
$1,799
—$1,799
⚒ UNION · IBEW/TradesNEBRASKA GPLDC PAC FUND
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$1,500
—$1,500
⚒ UNION · TeachersNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
$800
—$800
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 14CAC01892)
$799
—$799
Candidate Committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 07CAC01035)
$400
—$400
Political Party Committee
NADC filer/source type "Political Party Committee" (NADC ID 10PPC00067)
$260
—$260

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 383 committees in cycle
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$44,280
Net: $34,722
Disbursements
$10,305
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($44K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE)NE$2,000
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTYNE$2,000
FRIENDS FOR SUE CRAWFORDNE$1,799
NE GPLDC PAC FUNDNE$1,500
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACNE$800
STEWART FOR NEBRASKA (DISSOLVED)NE$799

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
FRIENDS OF CAROL BLOOD (FOR LEGISLATURE #3)Candidate committee$2,000
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$500
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$761,714
Net: $761,714
Disbursements
$59,311
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($762K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

No itemized non-individual contributors in this period.

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PACPAC$850,000
NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PACPAC$10,000
JEFF FORTENBERRY FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESSCandidate committee$7,500
DEB FISCHER FOR US SENATE INCCandidate committee$6,500
BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$5,000
FISCHER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500