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MACHAELA CAVANAUGH

Nonpartisan / not listed
Legislative District 6 (LD-06) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$26,042
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2019–20 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs THERESA THIBODEAU
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)$24,91295.7%
Individuals & all other receipts$1,1304.3%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2019–20 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $22,542 (86.6%) · Out of state: $3,500 (13.4%)
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
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCBusiness$3,500
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (union)PAC$2,440
NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PACPAC$2,000
WOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKAPAC$1,000
SOLUTIONS CAUCUS PACPAC$1,000
NE ACADEMY OF EYE PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONSPAC$1,000
NE COLORADO CELLULAR, INC. D/B/A VIAERO WIRELESSBusiness$1,000
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYBusiness$1,000
FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PACPAC$1,000
NEBRASKA NEW ENERGY ECONOMY PACPAC$1,000
NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PACPAC$1,000
NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY PACPAC$1,000
PEETZ & COMPANYBusiness$640
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMP-NE PAC (ACEC)PAC$600
STATE HEALTH PAC (BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD)PAC$600
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