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
9
…of which name-only ⚑
0
Their lobbying (state + federal)
$1,621,896
Their political funding
$271,000
Top 25: lobbying vs political funding
Lobbying (state + federal) Political funding (all three sources)
Lobbying $860,000
Political $5,000
Lobbying $240,000
Political $37,000
Lobbying $180,000
Political $40,500
Lobbying $150,000
Political $3,000
Lobbying $135,000
Political $6,500
Lobbying $15,000
Political $124,000
Lobbying $14,000
Political $43,000
Lobbying $12,896
Political $10,500
Lobbying $15,000
Political $1,500
All matched organizations (9)
Export & Tools · Verified public filings (9 rows ready)
| Organization | NE lobbying | Federal lobbying | NADC contributions | FEC to NE committees | Independent exp. | Matched as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NELNET, INC. | $0 | $860,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC) — FEC committee C00370015 lists this organization as its connected organization (as filed) |
| HDR, INC. | $0 | $240,000 | $35,500 | $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 | $180,000 | $30,500 | $10,000 | $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 | $150,000 | $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 | $135,000 | $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 | $114,000 | $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) |
| SMART-TD Labor Unions | $14,000 | $0 | $43,000 | $0 | $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) |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY | $12,896 | $0 | $10,000 | $500 | $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) |
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.