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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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MICHAEL COOK

Nonpartisan / not listed
Legislative District 45 (LD-45) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: MICHAEL J. COOK FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$69,200
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2015–16 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs SUE CRAWFORD
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)$8,50012.3%
Individuals & all other receipts$60,70087.7%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2015–16 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $69,200 (100.0%) · Out of state: $0 (0.0%)
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: $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
J. PETER RICKETTSBusiness$5,000
OMAHA POLICE OFFICERS ASSN/OMAHA POLICE UNION 101 (union)501(c)(5) union$1,000
NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL PACPAC$750
NEBRASKANS FOR WORKERS COMPENSATION EQUITYBallot question committee$500
NEBRASKA INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS PAC NAIFAPACPAC$500
NEBRASKA INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS PACPAC$500
NEBRASKA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PACPAC$250
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