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BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE

Candidate: THOMAS BRANDT · Office: LEGISLATURE 32 · NADC IDs: 18CAC02392, 7345 · Reporting Period: 2017-18 cycle
Entity Money Trail (BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE) · Verified public filings (45 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$117,120
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$90,120
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$95,960
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
94.8%
In-State: $111,020 · Out: $6,100

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsNE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAC (PAC) → BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $6KNE COOPERATIVE COUNCIL PAC (PAC) → BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $5KINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF NE PAC (PAC) → BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $4KSMART TD PAC NEBRASKA (PAC) → BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $3KNE NEW ENERGY ECONOMY PAC (PAC) → BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $2KNE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (PAC) → BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $2KTHOMAS BRANDT (NE) (Business) → BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $15KSCHMIDT (NE) (Business) → BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee): $11KBRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → UNIONIST (Vendor/media): $32KBRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → FLOOD COMMUNICATIONS (Vendor/media): $11KBRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → SEWARD INDEPENDANT (Vendor/media): $5KBRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → TRAVIS WALDRON (Vendor/media): $5KBRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → ALPHA MEDIA (Vendor/media): $5KBRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (Candidate committee) → GOLDENROD PRINTING (Vendor/media): $4KBRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE Type: Candidate committee Total: $62KBRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE · $62KNE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAC Type: PAC Total: $6KNE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAC · $6KNE COOPERATIVE COUNCIL PAC Type: PAC Total: $5KNE COOPERATIVE COUNCIL PAC · $5KINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF NE PAC Type: PAC Total: $4KINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF … · $4KSMART TD PAC NEBRASKA Type: PAC Total: $3KSMART TD PAC NEBRASKA · $3KNE NEW ENERGY ECONOMY PAC Type: PAC Total: $2KNE NEW ENERGY ECONOMY PAC · $2KNE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC Type: PAC Total: $2KNE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION P… · $2KTHOMAS BRANDT (NE) Type: Business Total: $15KTHOMAS BRANDT (NE) · $15KSCHMIDT (NE) Type: Business Total: $11KSCHMIDT (NE) · $11KUNIONIST Type: Vendor/media Total: $32KUNIONIST · $32KFLOOD COMMUNICATIONS Type: Vendor/media Total: $11KFLOOD COMMUNICATI… · $11KSEWARD INDEPENDANT Type: Vendor/media Total: $5KSEWARD INDEPENDANT · $5KTRAVIS WALDRON Type: Vendor/media Total: $5KTRAVIS WALDRON · $5KALPHA MEDIA Type: Vendor/media Total: $5KALPHA MEDIA · $5KGOLDENROD PRINTING Type: Vendor/media Total: $4KGOLDENROD PRINTING · $4K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE (2017-18 cycle)

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ReceiptsExpenditures2018-12: In $500 · Out $600
$0$12K$24K$36K$48K2018-03 Receipts: $15K2018-03 Expenditures: $2K2018-032018-04 Receipts: $22K2018-04 Expenditures: $22K2018-042018-05 Receipts: $3K2018-05 Expenditures: $11K2018-052018-06 Receipts: $2K2018-06 Expenditures: $2K2018-062018-07 Receipts: $12K2018-07 Expenditures: $1K2018-072018-08 Receipts: $4K2018-08 Expenditures: $9942018-082018-09 Receipts: $7K2018-09 Expenditures: $10K2018-092018-10 Receipts: $48K2018-10 Expenditures: $37K2018-102018-11 Receipts: $5K2018-11 Expenditures: $8K2018-112018-12 Receipts: $5002018-12 Expenditures: $6002018-12

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2025-26 cycle (partial) $24,738$45,464$0
2023-24 cycle $4,750$8,821$0
2021-22 cycle $70,782$26,817$0
2019-20 cycle $23,406$1,607$0
2017-18 cycle (Current View)$117,120$95,960$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (94.8% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$111,020
MN$2,000
OH$1,000
IA$1,000
TX$750
AR$500
Top Nebraska Cities

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #18CAC02392 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
THOMAS BRANDT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$15,000
SCHMIDT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$11,300
BRANDT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$6,000
NE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$5,500
MEYER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$5,100
NE COOPERATIVE COUNCIL PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$5,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF NE PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$4,000
SMART TD PAC NEBRASKA
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$3,000
HOLTMEIER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$2,300
ENSZ
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$2,000
FREESE, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$2,000
CHRISTENSEN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
MN$2,000
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$2,000
NE NEW ENERGY ECONOMY PAC
PAC-Independent
NE$2,000
BLOBAUM
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,000

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #18CAC02392 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
UNIONISTPRINT MAILER · NE$31,710
FLOOD COMMUNICATIONSRADIO · NE$11,032
SEWARD INDEPENDANTNEWSPAPER ADS · NE$5,431
TRAVIS WALDRONCAMPAIGN WORKER · NE$4,755
ALPHA MEDIARADIO 92.9 · NE$4,536
GOLDENROD PRINTINGPRINT SIGNS · NE$4,451
NEBRASKA RURAL RADIORADIO · NE$4,294
MARTY STIENHAUSENARTWORK · NE$4,100
NEBRASKA SIGNALAD BUY · NE$3,575
VISTAPRINTPRINT SIGNS · NE$3,397
KUTT RADIORADIO ADS · NE$3,000
ARBOR INKPRINTING · NE$2,037
DESHLER RUSTLERAD BUY · NE$1,755
WILBER REPUBLICANNEWSPAPER AD · NE$1,475
FACEBOOKFACEBOOK ACCOUNT · NE$1,385

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$70,12059.9%
Candidate self-funding$20,00017.1%
State PACs$27,00023.1%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (15)

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACPAC—$180$584,713⇄ Compare
EBKE FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committeeLAURA EBKE$287,312$292,839⇄ Compare
NE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PACPAC—$131,805$69,186⇄ Compare
AGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC)PAC—$121,402$86,170⇄ Compare
NE INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS PACPAC—$112,837$36,955⇄ Compare
NE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACPAC—$83,278$97,192⇄ Compare
NE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NTA)PAC—$82,182$80,615⇄ Compare
SMART TD PAC NEBRASKAPAC—$0$76,350⇄ Compare