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NADCCandidate committeeFalls City, NENE-01 (Lincoln / Eastern NE)
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HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA

Candidate: CHARLES HERBSTER · NADC IDs: 7417, 20CAC02781 · Reporting Period: 2021-22 cycle
Entity Money Trail (HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA) · Verified public filings (36 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$12,436,197
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$12,416,197
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$12,927,829
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
98.7%
In-State: $13,920,608 · Out: $177,591

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

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsCITIZENS TO ELECT JIM SMITH (Candidate committee) → HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $20KCARICO FARMS, INC. (NE) (Business) → HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $2.02MSTONEBROOK EXTERIOR (NE) (Business) → HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $15KFOUNDATIONS DEVELOPMENT LLC (NE) (Business) → HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $10KCARRICO FARMS (NE) (Business) → HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $8KSWAIN CONSTRUCTION INC (NE) (Business) → HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $5KHERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (Party committee): $6KHERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY (Party committee): $3KHERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → KEITH COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (Party committee): $1KHERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → SARPY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (Party committee): $1KHERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → ADAMS COUNTY REPUBLICANS (Party committee): $1KHERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → PEOPLE WHO THINK (Vendor/media): $10.55MHERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → MICROTARGETED MEDIA LLC (Vendor/media): $1.02MHERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → KACONSULTING LLC (Vendor/media): $543KHERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA Type: Candidate committee Total: $12.12MHERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA · $12.12MCITIZENS TO ELECT JIM SMITH Type: Candidate committee Total: $20KCARICO FARMS, INC. (NE) Type: Business Total: $2.02MCARICO FARMS, INC. (NE) · $2.02MSTONEBROOK EXTERIOR (NE) Type: Business Total: $15KFOUNDATIONS DEVELOPMENT LLC (NE) Type: Business Total: $10KCARRICO FARMS (NE) Type: Business Total: $8KSWAIN CONSTRUCTION INC (NE) Type: Business Total: $5KDOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $6KNEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $3KKEITH COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $1KSARPY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Type: Party committee Total: $1KADAMS COUNTY REPUBLICANS Type: Party committee Total: $1KPEOPLE WHO THINK Type: Vendor/media Total: $10.55MPEOPLE WHO THINK · $10.55MMICROTARGETED MEDIA LLC Type: Vendor/media Total: $1.02MMICROTARGETED MEDIA LLC · $1.02MKACONSULTING LLC Type: Vendor/media Total: $543KKACONSULTING LLC · $543K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA (2021-22 cycle)

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ReceiptsExpenditures2022-06: In $816K · Out $8K
$0$1.99M$3.98M$5.96M$7.95M2021-01 Receipts: $02021-01 Expenditures: $24K2021-012021-02 Receipts: $02021-02 Expenditures: $9K2021-03 Receipts: $2K2021-03 Expenditures: $35K2021-032021-04 Receipts: $1K2021-04 Expenditures: $256K2021-05 Receipts: $1K2021-05 Expenditures: $11K2021-052021-06 Receipts: $15K2021-06 Expenditures: $27K2021-07 Receipts: $1K2021-07 Expenditures: $76K2021-072021-08 Receipts: $11K2021-08 Expenditures: $48K2021-09 Receipts: $4K2021-09 Expenditures: $26K2021-092021-10 Receipts: $5K2021-10 Expenditures: $69K2021-11 Receipts: $7K2021-11 Expenditures: $230K2021-112021-12 Receipts: $4.91M2021-12 Expenditures: $3.91M2022-01 Receipts: $11K2022-01 Expenditures: $48K2022-012022-02 Receipts: $9K2022-02 Expenditures: $30K2022-03 Receipts: $4.27M2022-03 Expenditures: $872K2022-032022-04 Receipts: $3.51M2022-04 Expenditures: $7.95M2022-05 Receipts: $516K2022-05 Expenditures: $1.56M2022-052022-06 Receipts: $816K2022-06 Expenditures: $8K2022-06

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2025-26 cycle (partial) $0$105,896$0
2023-24 cycle $139,290$425,498$0
2021-22 cycle (Current View)$12,436,197$12,927,829$0
2019-20 cycle $175,442$0$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (98.7% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$13,920,608
ND$100,000
IN$22,500
MO$9,216
MN$7,500
PA$5,550
Top Nebraska Cities
Falls City, NE$13,659,309
Omaha, NE$40,175
Lincoln, NE$24,250
Papillion, NE$23,931
Kearney, NE$5,150
Elkhorn, NE$3,250

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #7417 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
CARICO FARMS, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Falls City, NE$2,015,418
CITIZENS TO ELECT JIM SMITH
Candidate Committee
Papillion, NE$20,000
STONEBROOK EXTERIOR
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$15,000
FOUNDATIONS DEVELOPMENT LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$10,000
CARRICO FARMS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Falls City, NE$8,407
SWAIN CONSTRUCTION INC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$5,000
SAVE AMERICA
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Beverly, MA$5,000
TROYER ROOF COATINGS LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Jamesport, MO$5,000
LUND COMPANY, THE
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$5,000
HERBSTER ANGUS FARMS INC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Falls City, NE$3,500
GREEN IMPROVEMENTS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Middlebury, IN$2,500
EHPV COMPANIES
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$2,500
OVER THE TOP WHITE ROOFING
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Havana, IL$2,500
DAHLGREN FARMS INC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Bertrand, NE$1,000
BELLINO FIREWORKS, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Papillion, NE$1,000

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #7417 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
PEOPLE WHO THINKTV ADS · Mandeville, LA$10,545,219
MICROTARGETED MEDIA LLCVOTER CONTACT · Sarasota, FL$1,018,685
KACONSULTING LLCCONSULTANT · Washington, DC$542,944
PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIODPAYESS 250 OR LESS · ., NE$260,177
STAMPEDE AMERICAFIELD EFFORTS · Key Largo, FL$257,920
CARICO FARMS, INC.MILEAGE DONATION · Falls City, NE$215,418
LEWANDOWSKI STRATEGIC ADVISORSCONSULTING & EXPENSES · Salem, NH$162,788
LAMAR ADVERTISING - OMAHAPRINTED MATERIALS · Omaha, NE$117,320
THE AVENTINE GROUPVOTER CONTACT · Brecksville, OH$111,976
LAMAR COMPANIES, THEOUTDOOR ADVERTISING · Omaha, NE$99,955
HSP DIRECTVOTER CONTACT · Ashburn, VA$82,382
EZ POLITIX, LLCCONSULTANT · Omaha, NE$75,000
HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKANOT LISTED · Falls City, NE$69,071
MB PUBLIC AFFAIRSGENERAL CONSULTANT · Sacramento, CA$63,894
MILESTONE 11 LLCOFFICE, RENT, UTILITIES · Omaha, NE$63,488

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$492,4274%
Candidate committees$20,0000.2%
Candidate self-funding$11,625,86293.5%
Individuals (itemized)$220,5881.8%
Unitemized small gifts$77,3200.6%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (1)

From CommitteeTypeFilingAmount
CITIZENS TO ELECT JIM SMITHTransferNADC ↗$20,000

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (5)

To Committee / RecipientTypeFilingAmount
DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYTransferNADC ↗$6,000
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYTransferNADC ↗$3,000
KEITH COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYTransferNADC ↗$1,400
SARPY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYTransferNADC ↗$1,250
ADAMS COUNTY REPUBLICANSTransferNADC ↗$1,000

Outside Independent Spending Targeting This Candidate

TargetSupportOpposeTotal
Charles Herbster — Nebraska - Governor$255$858,499$858,754

Independent Expenditure Targets of This Filer

Candidate / Ballot IssueStanceAmount
Target not stated in filingNOT STATED IN FILING$168,423

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee—$1,136,536$379,748⇄ Compare
DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee—$362,679$2,579⇄ Compare
SARPY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee—$46,824$1,079⇄ Compare
KEITH COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee—$10,017$0⇄ Compare
ADAMS COUNTY REPUBLICANSParty committee—$6,025$0⇄ Compare
CITIZENS TO ELECT JIM SMITHCandidate committeeJIM SMITH$4$805⇄ Compare