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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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RICHARD PAHLS

Nonpartisan office
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Legislative District 31 (LD-31) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: FRIENDS OF RICH PAHLS (LEGISLATURE 2020)
Total raised (NADC)
$169,698
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2019–20 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs TIMOTHY ROYERS
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)$129,84876.5%
Individuals & all other receipts$39,85023.5%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2019–20 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $154,798 (91.2%) · Out of state: $14,900 (8.8%)
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 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PACPAC$11,000
NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY PACPAC$11,000
SWAIN CONSTRUCTION INCBusiness$10,000
J. PETER RICKETTSBusiness$10,000
FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (union)PAC$7,000
THE GOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEECandidate committee$5,000
GOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEECandidate committee$5,000
I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 (union)501(c)(5) union$5,000
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE PACPAC$5,000
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$4,500
STATE HEALTH PAC (BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD)PAC$4,000
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$3,817
CASSLINGBusiness$3,500
HDR, INC. FEDERAL PAC C00103903PAC$3,000
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACPAC$3,000
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