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NADCCandidate committeeLincoln, NENE-01 (Lincoln / Eastern NE)
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BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA

Candidate: JAMES BOWERS · NADC IDs: 7589, 21CAC02822 · Reporting Period: 2021-22 cycle
Entity Money Trail (BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA) · Verified public filings (45 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$171,178
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$138,428
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$145,895
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
95.1%
In-State: $169,878 · Out: $8,800

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

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (PAC) → BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $10KCONSERVATION PAC (PAC) → BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $5KNEBRASKA REALTORS PAC (PAC) → BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $4KNEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC) (PAC) → BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $4KSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND (PAC) → BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $3KNEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) → BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $2KINTERNATIONAL ASSN OF FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 644 (NE) (Business) → BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $15KOTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR (NE) (Business) → BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee): $9KBOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → LANCASTER FORWARD (PAC): $8KBOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → DELIVER STRATEGIES (Vendor/media): $31KBOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → WILDFIRE MAIL (Vendor/media): $25KBOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → MALBERT MEDIA (Vendor/media): $15KBOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → DATA DRIVEN CAMPAIGNS LLC (Vendor/media): $13KBOWERS FOR NEBRASKA (Candidate committee) → PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD (Vendor/media): $9KBOWERS FOR NEBRASKA Type: Candidate committee Total: $101KBOWERS FOR NEBRASKA · $101KNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC Type: PAC Total: $10KNEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCI… · $10KCONSERVATION PAC Type: PAC Total: $5KCONSERVATION PAC · $5KNEBRASKA REALTORS PAC Type: PAC Total: $4KNEBRASKA REALTORS PAC · $4KNEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC) Type: PAC Total: $4KNEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS D… · $4KSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND Type: PAC Total: $3KSTEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464… · $3KNEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Type: PAC Total: $2KNEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL - P… · $2KINTERNATIONAL ASSN OF FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 644 (NE) Type: Business Total: $15KINTERNATIONAL ASSN OF FIRE FIGH… · $15KOTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR (NE) Type: Business Total: $9KOTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAV… · $9KLANCASTER FORWARD Type: PAC Total: $8KLANCASTER FORWARD · $8KDELIVER STRATEGIES Type: Vendor/media Total: $31KDELIVER STRATEGIES · $31KWILDFIRE MAIL Type: Vendor/media Total: $25KWILDFIRE MAIL · $25KMALBERT MEDIA Type: Vendor/media Total: $15KMALBERT MEDIA · $15KDATA DRIVEN CAMPAIGNS LLC Type: Vendor/media Total: $13KDATA DRIVEN CAMPAIGNS LLC · $13KPAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD Type: Vendor/media Total: $9KPAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 … · $9K

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

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ReceiptsExpenditures2022-11: In $5K · Out $0
$0$11K$23K$34K$46K2021-02 Receipts: $8002021-02 Expenditures: $02021-022021-03 Receipts: $1K2021-03 Expenditures: $3K2021-04 Receipts: $2K2021-04 Expenditures: $1502021-042021-05 Receipts: $3K2021-05 Expenditures: $4K2021-06 Receipts: $1K2021-06 Expenditures: $1K2021-062021-07 Receipts: $02021-07 Expenditures: $5632021-08 Receipts: $02021-08 Expenditures: $3K2021-082021-09 Receipts: $02021-09 Expenditures: $4702021-10 Receipts: $1K2021-10 Expenditures: $3K2021-102021-11 Receipts: $1K2021-11 Expenditures: $7082021-12 Receipts: $43K2021-12 Expenditures: $7K2021-122022-02 Receipts: $3K2022-02 Expenditures: $4K2022-03 Receipts: $6K2022-03 Expenditures: $8K2022-032022-04 Receipts: $31K2022-04 Expenditures: $26K2022-05 Receipts: $1K2022-05 Expenditures: $7K2022-052022-06 Receipts: $6K2022-06 Expenditures: $5K2022-07 Receipts: $3K2022-07 Expenditures: $6K2022-072022-08 Receipts: $9K2022-08 Expenditures: $10K2022-09 Receipts: $18K2022-09 Expenditures: $11K2022-092022-10 Receipts: $45K2022-10 Expenditures: $46K2022-11 Receipts: $5K2022-11 Expenditures: $02022-11

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2023-24 cycle $6,153$38,255$0
2021-22 cycle (Current View)$171,178$145,895$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (95.1% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$169,878
DC$6,000
OH$2,000
IL$500
MO$300
Top Nebraska Cities
Lincoln, NE$76,377
Omaha, NE$15,845
Hastings, NE$2,500
Winnebago, NE$2,500
La Vista, NE$2,000
Bellevue, NE$1,000

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #7589 ↗
Contributor (Organization / PAC / Business)LocationAmount
INTERNATIONAL ASSN OF FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 644
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$15,000
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Lincoln, NE$10,000
OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
., NE$9,471
INTERNATION ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 464
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$5,000
LINCOLN FIRE FIGHTERS ASSN. LOCAL #644
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$5,000
CONSERVATION PAC
PAC-Independent
Lincoln, NE$5,000
LGBTQ VICTORY FUND FEDERAL PAC (WA)
Federal PAC
Washington, DC$5,000
NEBRASKA REALTORS PAC
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Lincoln, NE$4,000
WARHORSE GAMING LLC
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$4,000
NEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC)
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Omaha, NE$3,500
BOLD ALLIANCE, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Hastings, NE$2,500
HO-CHUNK, INC.
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Winnebago, NE$2,500
NEBRASKA HORSEMENS & BENEVOLENT PROTECTIVE ASSN. (HBPA)
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$2,500
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND
PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund
Omaha, NE$2,500
STEAMFITTERS & PLUMBERS L.U. 464
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Omaha, NE$2,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
Lincoln, NE$863

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #7589 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
DELIVER STRATEGIESPALM CARDS · Arlington, VA$31,072
WILDFIRE MAILMAIL · Metheun, MA$25,394
MALBERT MEDIAMAIL · Brooklyn, NY$15,300
DATA DRIVEN CAMPAIGNS LLCCONSULTING · Lincoln, NE$12,500
PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIODUNDER 250 · ., NE$9,256
LANCASTER FORWARDEVENT TICKETS · Lincoln, NE$7,500
FOUNDATION BLUE MEDIAVIDEO PRODUCTION · Cross Junction, VA$5,899
SIMON CONSULTINGCONSULTING · Lincoln, NE$5,489
GOLDENROD PRINTING (GOLDENROD PRINTING & MAIL LLC, DBA)PALM CARDS · Lincoln, NE$4,827
BCOM SOLUTIONS LLCMARKETING WEB SITE SERVICES · Lincoln, NE$4,220
UNIONIST PRINTING COMPANY (UNIONIST PUBLISHING CO, DBA)PRINTED MATERIALS · Omaha, NE$3,148
US POSTAL SERVICEPOSTAGE · Lincoln, NE$2,100
SC STRATEGIESCAMPAIGN CONSULTING · Claremont, CA$2,000
THOMPSON INVESTMENTOFFICE RENTJULY -OCT AT $300.00 · Lincoln, NE$1,800
NGP VAN INCSOFTWARE · Washington, DC$1,500

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$45,22226.4%
Candidate committees$2500.1%
Federal PACs$7,5004.4%
Individuals (itemized)$16,0509.4%
State PACs$32,50019%
Unitemized small gifts$69,65640.7%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (13)

From CommitteeTypeFilingAmount
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACTransferNADC ↗$10,000
CONSERVATION PACTransferNADC ↗$5,000
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACTransferNADC ↗$4,000
NEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC)TransferNADC ↗$3,500
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUNDTransferNADC ↗$2,500
NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETransferNADC ↗$2,000
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETransferNADC ↗$1,500
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PACTransferNADC ↗$1,000
NEBRASKA INSURANCE FEDERATION PACTransferNADC ↗$500
NEBRASKA MEDICAL PACTransferNADC ↗$500
TAMMY WARD FOR CITY COUNCILTransferNADC ↗$250

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (1)

To Committee / RecipientTypeFilingAmount
LANCASTER FORWARDTransferNADC ↗$7,500

Outside Independent Spending Targeting This Candidate

TargetSupportOpposeTotal
James Bowers — Nebraska - State Legislature - 46$23,554$210$23,764

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
CONSERVATION PACPAC—$475,000$249,727⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACPAC—$382,236$471,235⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC—$467,586$375,587⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC—$299,981$292,654⇄ Compare
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUNDPAC—$253,884$180,204⇄ Compare
LANCASTER FORWARDPAC—$169,301$165,015⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PACPAC—$70,615$54,818⇄ Compare
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PACPAC—$67,640$56,978⇄ Compare