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VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA

Candidate: ANTHONY (TONY) VARGAS · Office: LEGISLATURE 07 · NADC IDs: 15CAC02109, 7541 · Reporting Period: 2015-16 cycle
Entity Money Trail (VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA) · Verified public filings (61 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$161,674
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$134,622
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$116,680
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
51.1%
In-State: $82,666 · Out: $79,008

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsNE REALTORS PAC (PAC) → VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $5KNE LATINO PAC (PAC) → VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $2KAGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC) (PAC) → VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $2KNE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NTA) (PAC) → VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $2KASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NE (PAC) (PAC) → VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $1KNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY PAC (PAC) → VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $1KLEADERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY (NE) (Business) → VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $73KCLEVER CHAP CREATIVE (NE) (Business) → VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $6KVARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → WILDFIRE CONTACT (Vendor/media): $37KVARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → MEG MANDY (Vendor/media): $26KVARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → WILDFIRE CONTACT LLC (Vendor/media): $21KVARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → FREESTONE COMMUNICATIONS (Vendor/media): $6KVARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → UNIONIST PRINTING (Vendor/media): $5KVARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → MARGARET MANDY (Vendor/media): $4KVARGAS FOR NEBRASKA Type: Candidate committee Total: $99KVARGAS FOR NEBRASKA · $99KNE REALTORS PAC Type: PAC Total: $5KNE REALTORS PAC · $5KNE LATINO PAC Type: PAC Total: $2KNE LATINO PAC · $2KAGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC) Type: PAC Total: $2KAGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC) · $2KNE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NTA) Type: PAC Total: $2KASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NE (PAC) Type: PAC Total: $1KNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY PAC Type: PAC Total: $1KLEADERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY (NE) Type: Business Total: $73KLEADERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUI… · $73KCLEVER CHAP CREATIVE (NE) Type: Business Total: $6KCLEVER CHAP CREATIVE (NE) · $6KWILDFIRE CONTACT Type: Vendor/media Total: $37KWILDFIRE CONTACT · $37KMEG MANDY Type: Vendor/media Total: $26KMEG MANDY · $26KWILDFIRE CONTACT LLC Type: Vendor/media Total: $21KWILDFIRE CONTACT LLC · $21KFREESTONE COMMUNICATIONS Type: Vendor/media Total: $6KFREESTONE COMMUNICATIO… · $6KUNIONIST PRINTING Type: Vendor/media Total: $5KUNIONIST PRINTING · $5KMARGARET MANDY Type: Vendor/media Total: $4KMARGARET MANDY · $4K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA (2015-16 cycle)

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ReceiptsExpenditures2016-12: In $6K · Out $4K
$0$14K$29K$43K$57K2015-09 Receipts: $1002015-09 Expenditures: $02015-092015-10 Receipts: $2K2015-10 Expenditures: $02015-11 Receipts: $13K2015-11 Expenditures: $2K2015-112015-12 Receipts: $9K2015-12 Expenditures: $3K2016-01 Receipts: $1K2016-01 Expenditures: $2K2016-012016-02 Receipts: $6502016-02 Expenditures: $2K2016-03 Receipts: $5K2016-03 Expenditures: $6K2016-032016-04 Receipts: $4K2016-04 Expenditures: $10K2016-05 Receipts: $4K2016-05 Expenditures: $5K2016-052016-06 Receipts: $2K2016-06 Expenditures: $02016-07 Receipts: $7K2016-07 Expenditures: $02016-072016-08 Receipts: $13K2016-08 Expenditures: $8K2016-09 Receipts: $16K2016-09 Expenditures: $14K2016-092016-10 Receipts: $22K2016-10 Expenditures: $23K2016-11 Receipts: $57K2016-11 Expenditures: $36K2016-112016-12 Receipts: $6K2016-12 Expenditures: $4K2016-12

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2025-26 cycle (partial) $116,682$175,816$0
2023-24 cycle $7,400$46,168$0
2021-22 cycle $7,717$24,232$0
2019-20 cycle $225,852$122,647$0
2017-18 cycle $52,088$25,076$0
2015-16 cycle (Current View)$161,674$116,680$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (51.1% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$82,666
DC$58,250
NY$7,851
CA$6,300
CO$1,908
MO$1,000
Top Nebraska Cities

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #15CAC02109 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
LEADERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$72,750
CLEVER CHAP CREATIVE
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$5,875
ROCK
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
CA$5,000
NE REALTORS PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$5,000
CARPENTERS INTERIOR SYSTEMS UNION LOCAL 1306
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$4,000
VARGAS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NY$3,001
SERRANO
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NY$2,350
AGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC)
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$2,000
NE LATINO PAC
PAC-Independent
NE$2,000
HARRISON
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
CO$1,908
GATES
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,875
NE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NTA)
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$1,600
WEITZ WHITE
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,500
LINGODOCS LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,302
SAMANTHA HARRISON
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,165

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #15CAC02109 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
WILDFIRE CONTACTDIRECT MAIL · NE$36,544
MEG MANDYCONSULTING FEE · NE$25,500
WILDFIRE CONTACT LLCMAIL, THIRD PARTY PAYEES USPS AND UNIONIST PRINTING · NE$21,342
FREESTONE COMMUNICATIONSPAID PHONE CALLS · NE$6,367
UNIONIST PRINTINGCAMPAIGN MATERIALS · NE$5,430
MARGARET MANDYCONSULTING FEE · NE$4,000
LOBO 97.7RADIO ADS · NE$3,813
LEADERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITYFEE FOR SERVICE · NE$3,000
FACEBOOKDIGITAL ADS · NE$2,183
FLOOD COMMUNICATIONSRADIO ADS · NE$1,355
ACTBLUEDONATION PROCESSING FEES (10/30/2015-12/31/2015) · NE$1,002
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYFEE FOR SERVICE · NE$900
BURLINGTON LEAGUEELECTION NIGHT PARTY · NE$780
BLATT BEER AND TABLEFUNDRAISING EXPENSE · NE$725
EL ALAMOFOOD FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT · NE$650

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$134,62283.3%
Candidate committees$1,7501.1%
State PACs$25,30315.7%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (31)

From CommitteeTypeFilingAmount
NE REALTORS PACTransferNADC ↗$5,000
NE LATINO PACTransferNADC ↗$2,000
AGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC)TransferNADC ↗$2,000
NE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NTA)TransferNADC ↗$1,600
ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NE (PAC)TransferNADC ↗$1,100
NE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY PACTransferNADC ↗$1,051
NE NEW ENERGY ECONOMY PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
NE MEDICAL PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
NE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
STATE HEALTH PAC (BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD)TransferNADC ↗$1,000
NE ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS -PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
SMART TD PAC NEBRASKATransferNADC ↗$1,000
GREATER OMAHA CHAMBER PACTransferNADC ↗$750
NE DENTAL PACTransferNADC ↗$750
NE FARM PACTransferNADC ↗$700
BOB KRIST FOR LEGISLATURE(NOW KRIST FOR NEBRASKATransferNADC ↗$500
NE GROCERY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PACTransferNADC ↗$500
FARMERS EMPLOYEE AND AGENT PACTransferNADC ↗$500
CHUCK HASSEBROOK FOR GOVERNOR (NOW LEG)TransferNADC ↗$500
FRIENDS FOR CRYSTAL RHOADES (PSC)TransferNADC ↗$500
TEAMSTERS LOCAL #554 PACTransferNADC ↗$500
CHILDRENS PACTransferNADC ↗$500
CHIROPRACTORS OF NEBRASKA STATE PACTransferNADC ↗$500
NE BANKERS STATE PACTransferNADC ↗$500
AIA-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS PACTransferNADC ↗$251
NEIGHBORS FOR CAVANAUGHTransferNADC ↗$250
NE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PACTransferNADC ↗$250
IA-NE EQUIPMENT DEALERS PACTransferNADC ↗$250
NE INSURANCE FEDERATION PACTransferNADC ↗$250
NE CREDIT UNION LEAGUE PACTransferNADC ↗$250
NEW ENERGY VOTER PACTransferNADC ↗$100

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
NE REALTORS PACPAC—$186,169$305,740⇄ Compare
NE ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS -PACPAC—$240,241$189,428⇄ Compare
AGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC)PAC—$112,105$206,770⇄ Compare
NE BANKERS STATE PACPAC—$156,577$90,455⇄ Compare
NE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY PACPAC—$85,150$142,127⇄ Compare
NE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PACPAC—$124,697$69,783⇄ Compare
SYNOWIECKI FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committeeJOHN SYNOWIECKI$101,989$109,574⇄ Compare
NE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NTA)PAC—$88,139$76,170⇄ Compare