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FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT

NADC IDs: 7708, 99PAC00023 · Reporting Period: 2025-26 cycle (partial)
Entity Money Trail (FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT) · Verified public filings (49 rows ready)
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Gross Receipts
$308,703
Net of PAC / Party Transfers
$308,703
De-duplicated inflows
Disbursements
$412,870
Reported expenditures
Nebraska In-State Share
100%
In-State: $358,572 · Out: $0

Money Trail Flow: Where It Came From → FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT → Where It Went

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Top Funding SourcesSelected EntityTop Recipients & VendorsBusinesses & nonprofits (Individuals (aggregate)) → FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (PAC): $219Unitemized small gifts (Individuals (aggregate)) → FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (PAC): $308KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (PAC) → FRIENDS OF MIKE MCDONNELL (Candidate committee): $103KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (PAC) → COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN EWING (Candidate committee): $52KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (PAC) → DANNY BEGLEY FOR OMAHA (Candidate committee): $16KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (PAC) → BUILDING NEBRASKAS FUTURE (PAC): $10KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (PAC) → FESTERSEN FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee): $10KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (PAC) → HUG FOR CITY COUNCIL (Candidate committee): $7KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (PAC) → EWING FOR MAYOR (Vendor/media): $25KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (PAC) → SURVEY NEBRASKA (Vendor/media): $25KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT Type: PAC Total: $309KFIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT · $309KBusinesses & nonprofits Type: Individuals (aggregate) Total: $219Unitemized small gifts Type: Individuals (aggregate) Total: $308KUnitemized small gi… · $308KFRIENDS OF MIKE MCDONNELL Type: Candidate committee Total: $103KFRIENDS OF MIKE MCDONNELL · $103KCOMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN EWING Type: Candidate committee Total: $52KCOMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN EW… · $52KDANNY BEGLEY FOR OMAHA Type: Candidate committee Total: $16KDANNY BEGLEY FOR OMAHA · $16KBUILDING NEBRASKAS FUTURE Type: PAC Total: $10KBUILDING NEBRASKAS FUTURE · $10KFESTERSEN FOR CITY COUNCIL Type: Candidate committee Total: $10KFESTERSEN FOR CITY COUNCIL · $10KHUG FOR CITY COUNCIL Type: Candidate committee Total: $7KHUG FOR CITY COUNCIL · $7KEWING FOR MAYOR Type: Vendor/media Total: $25KEWING FOR MAYOR · $25KSURVEY NEBRASKA Type: Vendor/media Total: $25KSURVEY NEBRASKA · $25K

Monthly Receipts vs. Expenditures — FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (2025-26 cycle (partial))

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ReceiptsExpenditures2026-10: In $0 · Out $28K
$0$30K$60K$90K$120K2025-01 Receipts: $17K2025-01 Expenditures: $55K2025-012025-02 Receipts: $2K2025-02 Expenditures: $9K2025-03 Receipts: $72025-03 Expenditures: $120K2025-032025-04 Receipts: $12K2025-04 Expenditures: $80K2025-05 Receipts: $02025-05 Expenditures: $4K2025-052025-06 Receipts: $119K2025-06 Expenditures: $8K2025-07 Receipts: $7072025-07 Expenditures: $02025-072025-08 Receipts: $39K2025-08 Expenditures: $02025-09 Receipts: $3582025-09 Expenditures: $8002025-092025-10 Receipts: $19K2025-10 Expenditures: $10K2025-11 Receipts: $15K2025-11 Expenditures: $1K2025-112025-12 Receipts: $92025-12 Expenditures: $4K2026-01 Receipts: $20K2026-01 Expenditures: $02026-012026-02 Receipts: $13K2026-02 Expenditures: $5002026-03 Receipts: $3632026-03 Expenditures: $02026-032026-04 Receipts: $39K2026-04 Expenditures: $45K2026-05 Receipts: $3972026-05 Expenditures: $10K2026-052026-06 Receipts: $102026-06 Expenditures: $02026-07 Receipts: $33K2026-07 Expenditures: $6K2026-072026-08 Receipts: $7K2026-08 Expenditures: $02026-09 Receipts: $7K2026-09 Expenditures: $49K2026-092026-10 Receipts: $02026-10 Expenditures: $28K2026-10

Multi-Cycle Activity History (2015–Present)

Election CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on Hand
2025-26 cycle (partial) (Current View)$308,703$412,870$0
2023-24 cycle $286,047$142,050$0
2021-22 cycle $146,492$169,279$0
2019-20 cycle $0$145,546$0
2017-18 cycle $0$423,342$0
2015-16 cycle $0$88,390$0

Geographic Origin of Contributions (100% In-State)

Top Donor States
NE$358,572
Top Nebraska Cities

Top Organizational / Non-Individual Contributors

NADC Filing #7708 ↗
No itemized non-individual contributors in this cycle. (Individual donors are aggregated by category below.)

Top Expenditure Payees & Vendors

NADC Filing #7708 ↗
Payee / VendorPurpose / LocationAmount
FRIENDS OF MIKE MCDONNELLCampaign expenditure · Omaha, NE$150,000
COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN EWINGCampaign expenditure · Omaha, NE$52,000
EWING FOR MAYORCampaign expenditure · Omaha, NE$25,000
SURVEY NEBRASKACampaign expenditure · Lincoln, NE$25,000
HUG FOR CITY COUNCILCampaign expenditure · Omaha, NE$14,000
DANNY BEGLEY FOR OMAHACampaign expenditure · Omaha, NE$13,375
NEIGHBORS FOR CAVANAUGHORIGINALLY REPORTED AS THE CHECK WAS WRITTEN FOR $3000. HOWE · Omaha, NE$10,000
FESTERSEN FOR CITY COUNCILCampaign expenditure · Omaha, NE$10,000
LEAHY FOR NEBRASKACampaign expenditure · Omaha, NE$10,000
BUILDING NEBRASKAS FUTURECampaign expenditure · Gretna, NE$10,000
RED STATE STRATEGIESLD42 - PRODUCTION AND MEDIA · Omaha, NE$10,000
NEIGHBORS FOR CHRISTY KNORRCampaign expenditure · Omaha, NE$10,000
FRIENDS OF CINDY MAXWELL-OSTDIEKCampaign expenditure · Omaha, NE$10,000
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYCampaign expenditure · Omaha, NE$8,500
JUANITA JOHNSON FOR CITY COUNCILCampaign expenditure · Omaha, NE$7,000

Receipts by Contributor Category

Contributor CategoryAmountShare
Businesses & nonprofits$2190.1%
Unitemized small gifts$308,48499.9%

Inter-Committee Transfers In (0)

No inter-committee transfers recorded in this period.

Inter-Committee Transfers Out (34)

To Committee / RecipientTypeFilingAmount
FRIENDS OF MIKE MCDONNELLTransferNADC ↗$102,500
COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN EWINGTransferNADC ↗$52,000
DANNY BEGLEY FOR OMAHATransferNADC ↗$15,875
BUILDING NEBRASKAS FUTURETransferNADC ↗$10,000
FESTERSEN FOR CITY COUNCILTransferNADC ↗$10,000
HUG FOR CITY COUNCILTransferNADC ↗$7,000
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYTransferNADC ↗$6,500
MELTON FOR OMAHATransferNADC ↗$6,000
JESS GOLDONI FOR LEGISLATURETransferNADC ↗$5,000
TOMPKINS FOR NEBRASKATransferNADC ↗$5,000
LEAHY FOR NEBRASKATransferNADC ↗$5,000
JEN DAY FOR NEBRASKATransferNADC ↗$5,000
NEIGHBORS FOR CAVANAUGHTransferNADC ↗$5,000
FELIX 4 FREEDOMTransferNADC ↗$5,000
ERIN FOR NEBRASKATransferNADC ↗$5,000
JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNORTransferNADC ↗$3,750
NEIGHBORS FOR DONAHUETransferNADC ↗$3,500
VARGAS FOR NEBRASKATransferNADC ↗$3,500
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYTransferNADC ↗$3,500
DON KLEINE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY ATTORNEYTransferNADC ↗$3,000
CONRAD FOR LEGISLATURETransferNADC ↗$2,500
TAYLOR ROYAL FOR LEGISLATURETransferNADC ↗$2,500
HARDING FOR COUNCILTransferNADC ↗$2,000
FRIENDS OF SARA KOHENTransferNADC ↗$2,000
HANSON FOR SHERIFFTransferNADC ↗$2,000
FRIENDS FOR JOHN FREDRICKSONTransferNADC ↗$2,000
JUANITA JOHNSON FOR CITY COUNCILTransferNADC ↗$2,000
JAY FOR OPPDTransferNADC ↗$1,000
LARRY BRADLEY FOR REGENTTransferNADC ↗$1,000
STRAWN FOR NEBRASKATransferNADC ↗$1,000
WAYNE FOR DISTRICT CLERKTransferNADC ↗$1,000
HOWARD FOR MUDTransferNADC ↗$1,000
GARCIA FOR COMMISSIONERTransferNADC ↗$800
FRIENDS FOR DAKOTAH SMITHTransferNADC ↗$500

Related Committees, Counterparties & Same-Office Rivals

Entity NameClassificationCandidate / OfficeReceiptsDisbursementsCompare
JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNORCandidate committeeJIM PILLEN$13,184,064$8,990,349⇄ Compare
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee—$1,670,143$756,261⇄ Compare
COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN EWINGCandidate committeeJOHN EWING$1,175,084$957,789⇄ Compare
FRIENDS OF MIKE MCDONNELLCandidate committeeMICHAEL MCDONNELL$549,458$803,195⇄ Compare
FRIENDS FOR JOHN FREDRICKSONCandidate committeeJOHN FREDRICKSON$496,916$377,799⇄ Compare
TOMPKINS FOR NEBRASKACandidate committeeDARIN TOMPKINS$433,215$361,151⇄ Compare
JESS GOLDONI FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committeeJESS GOLDONI$361,494$264,221⇄ Compare
MELTON FOR OMAHACandidate committeeAIMEE MELTON$164,176$312,352⇄ Compare