MACEY BUDKE
IndependentBox colors:RepublicanDemocraticIndependent (blue) / other party (gray)Nonpartisan office, or no documented partyLegislature: red/blue = publicly documented party affiliation (the Legislature is officially nonpartisan on the ballot); green = no documented affiliation. Sources
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Total raised (NADC)
$6,347
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2026 (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs ADRIAN SMITHDefault 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 type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties) | $0 | 0.0% |
| Individuals & all other receipts | $6,347 | 100.0% |
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2026 (partial).
In-state vs out-of-state
No address-level receipts for this period.
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
| Organization | Type | Direct |
|---|
No organization or committee contributions recorded for this period.
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
Payments to vendors
Top payee organizations this candidate's committee reported paying in this period (FEC/NADC expenditure filings, as of 2026-10-27). Lawful, itemized disclosures; not an indication of wrongdoing. Payments to individuals are aggregated. All vendors · rules
No itemized vendor payments over the listing threshold in this period's filings.
Stances on key issues (2026 ballot)
Neutral summaries and short verbatim quotes from each candidate's own words: campaign websites, news interviews and the Nebraska Examiner voter-guide questionnaire. Every item links its source. Positions are never inferred from party, donors or endorsements, and no grades are given. The same issue list is used for every candidate. Methodology
Export stances · Verified public filings (14 rows ready)
Macey Budke
NWF · U.S. House NE-03
As of 2026-10-27
National issues
Federal budget / taxes
Examiner questionnaire (Budget): “Congress should return to passing the 12 regular appropriations bills on time, with public committee work, clear deadlines and enough time for members to read what they are voting on. Continuing resolutions should be temporary exceptions, not the normal way of governing.”
Abortion
No position found in sources checked
Immigration / border
Examiner questionnaire (Immigration): “Congress should replace political theater with an immigration system that is enforceable, timely and humane.”
Examiner questionnaire (Birthright Citizenship): “I agree with the Supreme Court’s decision. The 14th Amendment is clear that people born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction are citizens. A president cannot change that constitutional guarantee through an executive order, regardless of how strongly an administration feels about immigration policy.”
Healthcare / ACA / Medicare
No position found in sources checked
Guns
No position found in sources checked
Trade / tariffs
Examiner questionnaire (International Relations): “The United States should maintain reliable alliances without issuing blank checks. Foreign aid and military support should have clear goals, conditions, oversight and a defined endpoint.”
Foreign policy (Ukraine, Israel, etc.)
Examiner questionnaire (International Relations): “The United States should maintain reliable alliances without issuing blank checks. Foreign aid and military support should have clear goals, conditions, oversight and a defined endpoint.”
Agriculture / farm bill / ethanol
No position found in sources checked
Energy / climate
No position found in sources checked
Social Security
No position found in sources checked
Elections / democracy
Examiner questionnaire (Elections): “Elections should be secure, verifiable and accessible to every eligible voter — not repeatedly rewritten to benefit whichever party believes it is losing. I would support automatic voter registration using verified government records, with voters initially registered as nonpartisan unless they choose a party.”
Education
No position found in sources checked
Tech / AI
No position found in sources checked
Coverage: 78 of 92 2026 general-election candidates have at least one sourced position; 6 have hand-researched campaign-site/interview items. Built 2026-10-27.