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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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JAMES CAVANAUGH

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Douglas County Commissioner Dist. #02 · County Offices · committee: NEIGHBORS FOR CAVANAUGH
Total raised (NADC)
$15,200
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2015–16 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs SAMUEL CLARK
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)$9,40061.8%
Individuals & all other receipts$5,80038.2%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2015–16 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $14,700 (96.7%) · Out of state: $500 (3.3%)
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
LUND COMPANY INVESTMENTS INCBusiness$1,000
DOWD, HOWARD & CORRIGAN, LLCBusiness$1,000
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$1,000
BRONCO'S LAND COMPANYBusiness$700
7128 PACIFIC, INC.Business$700
DAN ESCH FOR COUNTY CLERKCandidate committee$500
KLEINE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY ATTORNEYCandidate committee$500
BOB KRIST FOR LEGISLATURE(NOW KRIST FOR NEBRASKACandidate committee$500
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 554 PAC (union)PAC$500
BROTHERHOOD LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS TRAINMN C00099234 (union)501(c)(5) union$500
COMMITTEE TO ELECT TOM DOYLECandidate committee$500
FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (union)PAC$500
COMMITTEE TO ELECT THOMAS RILEYCandidate committee$500
NEBRASKA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LOCAL 251 (union)501(c)(5) union$500
TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL NO 554 / 81 DRIVE (union)501(c)(5) union$500
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