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BRINKER HARDING

RepublicanOn Nov. 3 ballot
U.S. House NE-02 · Federal · committee: BRINKER HARDING FOR CONGRESS
Net receipts (verified, FEC)
$2,090,913
As of 2026-10-14 (TERMINATION REPORT). Gross receipts $2,850,577 minus $759,664 transferred in from authorized/joint fundraising committees, so money is not counted twice.
Spent $2,537,204 · Cash on hand $313,373
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs DENISE POWELL
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
Individuals — itemized (>$200)$1,491,77371.3%
Individuals — unitemized (≤$200)$90,8174.3%
PACs & other committees$494,00023.6%
Party committees$10,0000.5%
Candidate self-funding (contributions + loans)$3,5000.2%
Other receipts (offsets, interest, etc.)$8230.0%
Transfers from authorized/JFC committees (netted out, not counted)$759,664—
Contribution refunds paid out (memo)$17,000—
Via WinRed: $32,661 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: FEC candidate totals (H6NE02208), 2025–26 election cycle, through 2026-10-14.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $1,129,085 (76.0%) · Out of state: $355,594 (24.0%)
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: $195,954 · Opposing: $1,640,521
Includes 24/48-hr notices not yet processed by FEC ($195,954 support, $256,574 oppose; processed filings: $0 / $1,383,946)
HMPOppose$1,497,808
incl. $130,430 notice
CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC.Support$153,775
24/48-hr notice
CFFE PACOppose$125,159
24/48-hr notice
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.Support$39,074
24/48-hr notice
LGBTQ CONNECTION PACOppose$16,120
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDSupport$2,344
24/48-hr notice
NEIGHBOR VOICES PACOppose$985
24/48-hr notice
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN ACTION INCSupport$760
24/48-hr notice
FIELD TEAM 6, INC.Oppose$448
FEC Schedule E by candidate (processed filings), 2025–26 + FEC 24/48-hour notices (raw Schedule E, deduped). 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
BRINKER HARDING FOR CONGRESS-GTM NOMINEE FUND: NE-02Candidate committee$111,700
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERSPAC$99,379
GROW THE MAJORITYPAC$34,212
DEFEND OUR MAJORITYPAC$11,476
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PACPAC$10,000
CONCERNED AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM & OPPORTUNITY PAC (CAFO PAC)PAC$10,000
AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PACPAC$10,000
BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PACPAC$10,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$10,000
HARDING FOR NE-02 REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2026Candidate committee$7,494
TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$7,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)PAC$5,500
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATIONPAC$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