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DAN OSBORN

Independent
U.S. Senate (NE) · Federal · committee: OSBORN FOR SENATE
Total raised (NADC)
$14,899,259
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2023–24 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs DEBRA S. FISCHER
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)$5,774,82638.8%
Individuals & all other receipts$9,124,43361.2%
Via ActBlue: $5,527,666 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2023–24 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $404,543 (5.2%) · Out of state: $7,349,981 (94.8%)
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: $12,447,239 · Opposing: $7,894,402
RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANSSupport$9,324,196
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUNDOppose$3,187,411
ESAFUNDOppose$2,510,591
HEARTLAND RESURGENCEOppose$2,140,500
NEBRASKA RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETYSupport$1,080,604
COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUNDSupport$447,134
GENBLUE PACSupport$333,500
DUNN'S DEMOCRACY DEFENDERSSupport$255,000
BLUE BATTLEGROUND PROJECTSupport$238,500
OUR FUTURE UNITEDSupport$230,000
CFFE PACSupport$225,000
INDEPENDENT VETERANS OF AMERICA PACSupport$195,916
IN UNION USASupport$75,644
RED SENATEOppose$55,900
WORKING AMERICASupport$41,747
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
DSCCParty committee$57,800
END CITIZENS UNITEDPAC$25,260
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS (union)PAC$10,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) (union)PAC$10,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB (union)PAC$10,000
BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCO WORKERS AND GRAIN MILLERS INTERNATIONAL UNION PACPAC$10,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEPAC$7,500
📌WAY BACK PACPAC$6,600
GENBLUE PACPAC$5,000
UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUNDPAC$5,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (union)PAC$5,000
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND (union)PAC$5,000
STAND UP FOR WORKERS PACPAC$5,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS (union)PAC$5,000
NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$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