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NADCCandidate committeeOmaha, NENE-02 (Omaha / Douglas–Sarpy)
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BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL

Candidate: BEN GRAY · NADC IDs: 7398, 09CAC01361 · Reporting Period: 2025-26 cycle (partial)
Entity Money Trail (BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL) · Verified public filings (35 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$49,249
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$41,349
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$47,852
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
96.3%
In-State: $52,472 · Out: $2,000

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsNEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC) (PAC) → BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee): $3KCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PAC (COPS PAC) (PAC) → BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee): $3KSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND (PAC) → BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee): $2KGREATER OMAHA CHAMBER PAC (PAC) → BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee): $500NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Party committee) → BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee): $400I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 ( IBEW LOCAL 22 ) (NE) (Business) → BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee): $8KOMAHA AREA BOARD OF REALTORS (NE) (Business) → BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee): $3KWARHORSE GAMING (NE) (Business) → BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee): $2KBEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee) → SURREAL MEDIA LAB (Vendor/media): $17KBEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee) → SIMPLI.FI (Vendor/media): $4KBEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee) → PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD (Vendor/media): $3KBEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee) → METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICT (Vendor/media): $3KBEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee) → DESIGN 4 (AKA DESIGN FOUR INC., DESIGN4) (Vendor/media): $2KBEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee) → UNIONIST PRINTING CO (Vendor/media): $2KBEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL Type: Candidate committee Total: $31KBEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL · $31KNEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC) Type: PAC Total: $3KNEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS D… · $3KCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PAC (COPS PAC) Type: PAC Total: $3KCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLI… · $3KSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND Type: PAC Total: $2KSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464… · $2KGREATER OMAHA CHAMBER PAC Type: PAC Total: $500NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $400I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 ( IBEW LOCAL 22 ) (NE) Type: Business Total: $8KI.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 ( IB… · $8KOMAHA AREA BOARD OF REALTORS (NE) Type: Business Total: $3KOMAHA AREA BOARD OF REALTORS (NE) · $3KWARHORSE GAMING (NE) Type: Business Total: $2KWARHORSE GAMING (NE) · $2KSURREAL MEDIA LAB Type: Vendor/media Total: $17KSURREAL MEDIA LAB · $17KSIMPLI.FI Type: Vendor/media Total: $4KSIMPLI.FI · $4KPAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD Type: Vendor/media Total: $3KPAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 … · $3KMETROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICT Type: Vendor/media Total: $3KMETROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICT · $3KDESIGN 4 (AKA DESIGN FOUR INC., DESIGN4) Type: Vendor/media Total: $2KDESIGN 4 (AKA DESIGN FOUR INC., … · $2KUNIONIST PRINTING CO Type: Vendor/media Total: $2KUNIONIST PRINTING CO · $2K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — BEN GRAY FOR CITY COUNCIL (2025-26 cycle (partial))

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ReceiptsExpenditures2025-12: In $0 · Out $300
$0$7K$14K$21K$28K2025-01 Receipts: $5K2025-01 Expenditures: $7502025-012025-02 Receipts: $9602025-02 Expenditures: $4K2025-022025-03 Receipts: $10K2025-03 Expenditures: $13K2025-032025-04 Receipts: $28K2025-04 Expenditures: $14K2025-042025-05 Receipts: $10K2025-05 Expenditures: $15K2025-052025-06 Receipts: $02025-06 Expenditures: $2K2025-062025-07 Receipts: $02025-07 Expenditures: $4502025-072025-12 Receipts: $02025-12 Expenditures: $3002025-12

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2025-26 cycle (partial) (Current View)$49,249$47,852$0
2021-22 cycle $2,692$4,450$0
2019-20 cycle $5,500$700$0
2017-18 cycle $31,700$33,677$0
2015-16 cycle $5,500$2,809$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (96.3% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$52,472
CA$2,000
Top Nebraska Cities
Omaha, NE$35,016
Papillion, NE$3,500
Winnebago, NE$1,500
Elkhorn, NE$1,000
Waterloo, NE$500
Lincoln, NE$400

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #7398 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 ( IBEW LOCAL 22 )
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$7,500
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PAC (COPS PAC)
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Omaha, NE$2,500
NEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC)
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Omaha, NE$2,500
OMAHA AREA BOARD OF REALTORS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$2,500
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Omaha, NE$2,000
WARHORSE GAMING
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Winnebago, NE$1,500
HORSEMEN'S EXPOSITION & RACING INC. DBA HORSEMENS PARK
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$1,500
FULLENKAMP JOBEUN JOHNSON & BELLER, LLP
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$1,000
EHPV COMPANIES (BIG RED)
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$1,000
NEBRASKA & SOUTHWEST IOWA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$1,000
BURLINGTON CAPITAL, LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$500
TEST DRIVE LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$500
GREATER OMAHA CHAMBER PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Omaha, NE$500
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Political Party Committee
Lincoln, NE$400
B&T CONVENIENT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$300

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #7398 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
SURREAL MEDIA LABSOCIAL MEDIA BOOST · Omaha, NE$17,100
SIMPLI.FIFINANCIAL SOFTWARE · Fort Worth, TX$4,000
PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIODMISC EXPENSES · ., NE$3,101
METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICTUTILITY · Omaha, NE$2,525
DESIGN 4 (AKA DESIGN FOUR INC., DESIGN4)SIGNS · Omaha, NE$2,143
UNIONIST PRINTING COMAILERS TO THE DISTRICT · Omaha, NE$1,903
AUTOMATIC PRINTINGPRINTING · Omaha, NE$1,725
DESIGN 4YARD SIGNS · Omaha, NE$1,228
USPSMAILING · Omaha, NE$919
AUTOMATIC PRINTING CO.MAILERS · Omaha, NE$848
INTERDENOMINATIONAL MINISTERIAL ALLIANCEKING LUNCHEON · Omaha, NE$750
STATE OF NEBRASKA - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION (NADC)LATE FILING · Lincoln, NE$750
OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICTUTILITY PAYMENT · Omaha, NE$732
OMAHA STAR NEWSPAPERADS · Omaha, NE$723
WHITE RHINO PRODUCTIONSPAID CANVASSERS · Omaha, NE$720

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$17,30035.1%
Candidate self-funding$4660.9%
Individuals (itemized)$18,25037.1%
Party committees$4000.8%
State PACs$7,50015.2%
Unitemized small gifts$5,33310.8%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (5)

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (0)

No inter-committee transfers out recorded in this period.

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee—$1,467,294$756,261⇄ Compare
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUNDPAC—$450,240$327,880⇄ Compare
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PAC (COPS PAC)PAC—$72,542$141,106⇄ Compare
GREATER OMAHA CHAMBER PACPAC—$109,094$98,430⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC)PAC—$104,210$106,717⇄ Compare