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GATES FOR OPS (2020)

Candidate: ALEX GATES · Office: OMAHA BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST. #03 · NADC IDs: 20CAC02720, 16CAC02213, 7391 · Reporting Period: 2019-20 cycle
Entity Money Trail (GATES FOR OPS (2020)) · Verified public filings (21 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$14,015
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$7,515
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$14,225
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
100%
In-State: $14,015 · Out: $0

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → GATES FOR OPS (2020) → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsNE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (PAC) → GATES FOR OPS (2020) (Candidate committee): $3KOMAHA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (PAC) → GATES FOR OPS (2020) (Candidate committee): $3KNE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Party committee) → GATES FOR OPS (2020) (Candidate committee): $500MULLER (NE) (Business) → GATES FOR OPS (2020) (Candidate committee): $2KBUFFETT (NE) (Business) → GATES FOR OPS (2020) (Candidate committee): $2KDAVIDSON (NE) (Business) → GATES FOR OPS (2020) (Candidate committee): $600GNIFFKE (NE) (Business) → GATES FOR OPS (2020) (Candidate committee): $500GATES FOR OPS (2020) (Candidate committee) → CERBERUS STRATEGIES (Vendor/media): $8KGATES FOR OPS (2020) (Candidate committee) → UNIONIST PRINTING (Vendor/media): $5KGATES FOR OPS (2020) (Candidate committee) → USPS (Vendor/media): $651GATES FOR OPS (2020) Type: Candidate committee Total: $14KGATES FOR OPS (2020) · $14KNE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC Type: PAC Total: $3KNE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION P… · $3KOMAHA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC Type: PAC Total: $3KOMAHA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC · $3KNE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $500NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY · $500MULLER (NE) Type: Business Total: $2KMULLER (NE) · $2KBUFFETT (NE) Type: Business Total: $2KBUFFETT (NE) · $2KDAVIDSON (NE) Type: Business Total: $600DAVIDSON (NE) · $600GNIFFKE (NE) Type: Business Total: $500GNIFFKE (NE) · $500CERBERUS STRATEGIES Type: Vendor/media Total: $8KCERBERUS STRATEGI… · $8KUNIONIST PRINTING Type: Vendor/media Total: $5KUNIONIST PRINTING · $5KUSPS Type: Vendor/media Total: $651USPS · $651

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2025-26 cycle (partial) $0$100$0
2019-20 cycle (Current View)$14,015$14,225$0
2015-16 cycle $13,675$8,083$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (100% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$14,015
Top Nebraska Cities

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #20CAC02720 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$3,000
OMAHA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
NE$3,000
MULLER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,926
BUFFETT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$1,500
DAVIDSON
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$600
GNIFFKE
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$500
SHADDY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$500
WEITZ
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$500
YANNEY
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$500
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Political Party Committee
NE$500
GATES
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$364
RANKIN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$325
NOECKER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$300
BIRD
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$250
WELCHERT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NE$250

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #20CAC02720 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
CERBERUS STRATEGIESPOSTAGE · NE$8,078
UNIONIST PRINTINGPRINTING · NE$5,497
USPSPOSTAGE · NE$651

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$7,51553.6%
Party committees$5003.6%
State PACs$6,00042.8%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (3)

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
NE DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee—$817,000$160,561⇄ Compare
NE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACPAC—$0$604,158⇄ Compare
FRIENDS FOR NICK THIELENCandidate committeeNICK THIELEN$15,461$21,966⇄ Compare
OMAHA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACPAC—$16,449$12,133⇄ Compare