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SUSAN HESTER

Nonpartisan / not listed
Legislative District 45 (LD-45) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: SUSAN HESTER FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$213,124
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2019–20 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs RITA SANDERS
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)$136,05363.8%
Individuals & all other receipts$77,07136.2%
Via ActBlue: $28,186 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2019–20 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $200,539 (94.1%) · Out of state: $12,585 (5.9%)
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$30,453
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS PACPAC$27,000
I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 (union)501(c)(5) union$15,000
SMART TD PAC NEBRASKA (union)PAC$12,000
SOLUTIONS CAUCUS PACPAC$12,000
WOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKAPAC$11,000
LOZIER CORPORATIONBusiness$6,000
BELLEVUE FIRE IAFF LOCAL #4906 (union)501(c)(5) union$3,000
CHILDRENS PACPAC$3,000
CHILDREN'S PACPAC$3,000
AGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC)PAC$2,500
NEBRASKA GPLDC PAC FUND (union)PAC$2,000
NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES LLCBusiness$2,000
NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PACPAC$1,250
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND (union)PAC$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