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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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BRAD ASHFORD

Democrat
U.S. House NE-02 · Federal · committee: BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS
Total raised (NADC)
$616,082
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2017–18 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs DONALD J BACON
Default opponent: general-election opponent once nominees are set, otherwise the top-raising opposing-party candidate (nonpartisan races: top-raising other candidate).

Where the money came from

Source typeAmountShare
Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties)$512,58783.2%
Individuals & all other receipts$103,49516.8%
Via ActBlue: $355,658 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2017–18 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $241,166 (67.8%) · Out of state: $114,492 (32.2%)
Itemized receipts with an address only. Only state totals are shown; no ZIP-level figures, so no ZIP with fewer than 5 donors can be identified.

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Supporting: $0 · Opposing: $0
None reported.
Plains Ledger independent-expenditure import. Spending is counted separately for each candidate it names: one ad backing one candidate and opposing another is reported for both, and these totals are not added together.

Top organization & PAC contributors

OrganizationTypeDirect
MA FOR A MAJORITYPAC$23,934
JOBS, OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION PAC (JOE PAC)PAC$5,000
BADGERPACPAC$5,000
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICAPAC$5,000
PAC TO THE FUTUREPAC$5,000
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)PAC$5,000
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION PACPAC$5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)PAC$5,000
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.PAC$5,000
TURQUOISE PACPAC$5,000
UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)PAC$5,000
MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE (union)PAC$5,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONPAC$5,000
OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE)PAC$5,000
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.

Filings & sources