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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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THOMAS J BRANDT

Nonpartisan office
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Legislative District 32 (LD-32) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$10,859
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2023–24 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs RUSS KARPISEK
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)$10,859100.0%
Individuals & all other receipts$00.0%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2023–24 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $4,000 (69.6%) · Out of state: $1,750 (30.4%)
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: $702 · Opposing: $0
NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PACSupport$702
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
NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES LLCBusiness$1,000
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (union)PAC$1,000
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. / RAI SERVICESBusiness$1,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF NEBRASKA PACPAC$1,000
NEBRASKA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION501(c)(6) trade group$1,000
CARE PACPAC$1,000
KAAPA ETHANOL HOLDINGS LLCBusiness$500
NEBRASKA ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRICIFICATION PACPAC$500
KISSEL KOHOUT ES ASSOCIATES LLCBusiness$500
NEBRASKA TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$308
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$308
GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONSBusiness$258
LKQ CORPORATION- NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERSBusiness$250
MAVERIK, INC.Business$250
NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION 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