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BALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER

Candidate: JAMES BALLARD · Office: LANCASTER COUNTY COMMISSIONER DIST. #02 · NADC IDs: 16CAC02126 · Reporting Period: 2015-16 cycle
Entity Money Trail (BALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER) · Verified public filings (30 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$17,715
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$16,465
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$24,063
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
100%
In-State: $17,715 · Out: $0

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → BALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsLINCOLN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (PAC) (PAC) → BALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee): $750HOME PAC (PAC) → BALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee): $500MIDWEST HOLDING, INC. (NE) (Business) → BALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee): $5KJEFFERS (NE) (Business) → BALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee): $2KFRIESEN (NE) (Business) → BALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee): $1KMEYER (NE) (Business) → BALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee): $750RALSTON (NE) (Business) → BALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee): $500BALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee) → BROADCAST HOUSE (Vendor/media): $6KBALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee) → JUST YARD SIGNS (Vendor/media): $4KBALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee) → ALPHA MEDIA (Vendor/media): $3KBALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee) → ALPHA GROUP/KFOR (Vendor/media): $3KBALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee) → VICTORY ENTERPRISES (Vendor/media): $2KBALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER (Candidate committee) → EAGLE GROUP (Vendor/media): $2KBALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER Type: Candidate committee Total: $20KBALLARD FOR COMMISSIONER · $20KLINCOLN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (PAC) Type: PAC Total: $750LINCOLN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS AS… · $750HOME PAC Type: PAC Total: $500HOME PAC · $500MIDWEST HOLDING, INC. (NE) Type: Business Total: $5KMIDWEST HOLDING, INC. (NE) · $5KJEFFERS (NE) Type: Business Total: $2KJEFFERS (NE) · $2KFRIESEN (NE) Type: Business Total: $1KFRIESEN (NE) · $1KMEYER (NE) Type: Business Total: $750MEYER (NE) · $750RALSTON (NE) Type: Business Total: $500RALSTON (NE) · $500BROADCAST HOUSE Type: Vendor/media Total: $6KBROADCAST HOUSE · $6KJUST YARD SIGNS Type: Vendor/media Total: $4KJUST YARD SIGNS · $4KALPHA MEDIA Type: Vendor/media Total: $3KALPHA MEDIA · $3KALPHA GROUP/KFOR Type: Vendor/media Total: $3KALPHA GROUP/KFOR · $3KVICTORY ENTERPRISES Type: Vendor/media Total: $2KVICTORY ENTERPRIS… · $2KEAGLE GROUP Type: Vendor/media Total: $2KEAGLE GROUP · $2K

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2017-18 cycle $6,135$0$0
2015-16 cycle (Current View)$17,715$24,063$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (100% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$17,715
Top Nebraska Cities

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #16CAC02126 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
MIDWEST HOLDING, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$4,500
JEFFERS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,700
FRIESEN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,000
MEYER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$750
LINCOLN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (PAC)
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$750
RALSTON
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$500
HOME PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$500
SPIEHS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$400
ANDERSON
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$350
WHITE
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$300
BALLARD
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$300
HUDKINS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$280
BREHM ENTERPRISES, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$250

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #16CAC02126 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
BROADCAST HOUSERADIO ADVERTISING · NE$5,690
JUST YARD SIGNSSIGNS · NE$3,610
ALPHA MEDIARADIO ADVERTISING · NE$3,139
ALPHA GROUP/KFORRADIO ADVERTISING · NE$3,139
VICTORY ENTERPRISESGRAPHIC DESIGN & DIGITAL ADS · NE$2,123
EAGLE GROUPPRINT · NE$1,991
U S POSTMASTERPOSTAGE · NE$887
QUALITY PRESS PRINTINGPRINTING · NE$829
UNITED STATES POST OFFICEPOSTAGE · NE$728
USPSPOSTAGE · NE$510
DATAPEAKDATA · NE$378
SCHILLING BRIDGEFACILITY AND FOOD · NE$323
U S. POSTOFFICEPOSTAGE · NE$317
HYVEEPOSTAGE · NE$141
U.S. POSTOFFICEPOSTAGE · NE$117

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$10,33058.3%
Individuals (itemized)$6,13534.6%
State PACs$1,2507.1%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (2)

From CommitteeTypeFilingAmount
LINCOLN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (PAC)TransferNADC ↗$750
HOME PACTransferNADC ↗$500

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
LINCOLN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (PAC)PAC—$67,692$57,599⇄ Compare
BRINKMAN FOR LANCASTER COUNTY BOARDCandidate committeeJENNIFER BRINKMAN$27,415$55,304⇄ Compare
LEFLER FOR COMMISSIONERCandidate committeeJOSEPH LEFLER SR$11,300$15,750⇄ Compare
HOME PACPAC—$8,250$14,500⇄ Compare