Groups that lobby and also fund politics
Organizations that appear in both lobbying filings and political-funding filings in the same period. Appearing in both is a matter of public record; it does not imply any link between a specific contribution and a specific bill or vote. Method
How groups are matched. Every organization goes through the same tests: (1) documented — a federal PAC whose FEC registration names this organization as its connected organization, or a link checked by hand and listed in the corrections file; (2) name-only ⚑ — the same organization name appears in both filings after ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type endings. Name-only matches can be wrong when different groups share a name, so they are flagged. Individual people are never matched or named. Political funding counts: contributions the organization gave, as reported to the NADC (from 2015, pledges excluded); receipts of Nebraska federal committees from this organization or its connected PAC (FEC); and independent expenditures it made in Nebraska races (FEC), whether supporting or opposing.
Organizations in both
13
…of which name-only ⚑
0
Their lobbying (state + federal)
$5,049,015
Their political funding
$549,000
Top 25: lobbying vs political funding
Lobbying (state + federal) Political funding (all three sources)
Lobbying $1,920,000
Political $10,000
Lobbying $1,306,369
Political $7,500
Lobbying $620,000
Political $50,500
Lobbying $420,000
Political $74,500
Lobbying $350,000
Political $3,000
Lobbying $315,000
Political $6,500
Lobbying $15,000
Political $182,000
Lobbying $45,000
Political $109,500
Lobbying $14,000
Political $60,000
Lobbying $15,750
Political $20,500
Lobbying $12,896
Political $21,000
Lobbying $15,000
Political $1,500
Lobbying $0
Political $2,500
All matched organizations (13)
Export & Tools · Verified public filings (13 rows ready)
| Organization | NE lobbying | Federal lobbying | NADC contributions | FEC to NE committees | Independent exp. | Matched as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NELNET, INC. | $0 | $1,920,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC) — FEC committee C00370015 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| MUTUAL OF OMAHA | $11,369 | $1,295,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $0 | MUTUAL OF OMAHA ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC) — FEC committee C00094581 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| HDR, INC. | $0 | $620,000 | $49,000 | $1,500 | $0 | HDR, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC — FEC committee C00103903 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $0 | $420,000 | $62,000 | $12,500 | $0 | PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — FEC committee C00068528 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| THE SCOULAR COMPANY | $0 | $350,000 | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | THE SCOULAR COMPANY PAC (SCOULAR PAC) — FEC committee C00903997 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| WERNER ENTERPRISES | $0 | $315,000 | $1,500 | $5,000 | $0 | WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) WERNER ENTERPRISES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — FEC committee C00236034 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. | $15,000 | $0 | $172,000 | $10,000 | $0 | MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC — FEC committee C00430256 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| OLSSON | $15,000 | $30,000 | $107,000 | $2,500 | $0 | OLSSON ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) OLSSON INC PAC — FEC committee C00833707 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| SMART-TD Labor Unions | $14,000 | $0 | $57,000 | $3,000 | $0 | SMART-TD ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) SMART TD PAC — FEC committee C00001636 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| AT&T, INC. | $15,750 | $0 | $16,500 | $4,000 | $0 | AT & T, INC. ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) — FEC committee C00109017 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY | $12,896 | $0 | $20,000 | $1,000 | $0 | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY ⚑ — Same organization name as filed, ignoring case, punctuation and Inc./LLC-type suffixes (name-only match) ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - ADM PAC — FEC committee C00093963 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| GENERAL MOTORS, LLC | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) — FEC committee C00076810 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC — FEC committee C00364778 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
Lobbying and political funding are different activities governed by different laws; totals are shown side by side and never added together. Sources: Nebraska Clerk of the Legislature lobbying reports; LDA API; NADC campaign-finance data; FEC bulk data. See a wrong match? Corrections — confirmed fixes go into the curated links file and apply on the next refresh.