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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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LARRY SCHERER

Nonpartisan / not listed
Legislative District 21 (LD-21) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: SCHERER FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$138,492
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2015–16 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs MICHAEL HILGERS
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)$90,31165.2%
Individuals & all other receipts$48,18134.8%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2015–16 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $133,942 (96.7%) · Out of state: $4,550 (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
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (union)PAC$38,845
NEW ENERGY VOTER PACPAC$8,085
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS PACPAC$8,000
AGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC)PAC$5,000
📌NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$4,481
SMART TD PAC NEBRASKA (union)PAC$4,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSN OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 644 (union)501(c)(5) union$4,000
I.B.E.W. PAC EDUCATIONAL FUND 52-2257109 (union)PAC$2,250
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF NE PACPAC$2,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF NEBRASKA PACPAC$2,000
NAPE/AFSCME PEOPLE PAC (union)PAC$1,400
CWA COPE FUND PAC #C00002089 (union)PAC$1,350
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND (union)PAC$1,000
NEBRASKA GPLDC PAC FUND (union)PAC$1,000
NEBRASKA FARM PACPAC$1,000
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