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JAMES LEUSCHEN

DemocratNot on Nov. 3 ballot
U.S. House NE-02 · Federal · committee: LEUSCHEN FOR CONGRESS
Net receipts (verified, FEC)
$393,804
As of 2026-09-30 (OCTOBER QUARTERLY). Gross receipts $393,804 minus $0 transferred in from authorized/joint fundraising committees, so money is not counted twice.
Spent $275,466 · Cash on hand $118,338
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs BRINKER HARDING
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)$341,80586.8%
Individuals — unitemized (≤$200)$20,6725.2%
PACs & other committees$18,8854.8%
Candidate self-funding (contributions + loans)$7,0001.8%
Other receipts (offsets, interest, etc.)$5,4421.4%
Transfers from authorized/JFC committees (netted out, not counted)$0—
Contribution refunds paid out (memo)$38,160—
⚠ ActBlue-reported earmarks ($626,910) are more than this campaign’s FEC-reported individual receipts ($362,477), so they cannot be reconciled and are not used here.
Source: FEC candidate totals (H6NE02240), 2025–26 election cycle, through 2026-09-30.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $44,630 (12.5%) · Out of state: $312,175 (87.5%)
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.
FEC Schedule E by candidate (processed filings), 2025–26. 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
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICAPAC$5,000
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000
THREE RIVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000
BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC)PAC$1,000
BARON HILL FOR INDIANACandidate committee$1,000
COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000
CENTER AISLE PACPAC$1,000
KIND FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000
📌NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$385
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