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THOMAS J BRANDT

Republican (Legislature: nonpartisan ballot)Party: R (state party roster) source ↗
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Legislative District 32 (LD-32) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$13,319
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2026 (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs SHAYLENE SMITH
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)$11,80388.6%
Individuals & all other receipts$1,51611.4%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2026 (partial).

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $15,019 (90.4%) · Out of state: $1,600 (9.6%)
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
CARE PACPAC$1,500
NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PACPAC$500
NEBRASKA RURAL BROADBAND PACPAC$500
PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS OF NEBRASKA PACPAC$500
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATIONBusiness$500
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES SERVICE GROUPBusiness$500
VALERO PAC C00109546PAC$500
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIESBusiness$500
NEBRASKA TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$500
NEBRASKA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION501(c)(6) trade group$500
NEBRASKA ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRICIFICATION PACPAC$300
CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES, INC.Business$250
NEBRASKA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION INC501(c)(6) trade group$250
PINNACLE BANKBusiness$250
NEBRASKA TRUCKING 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.

Funding by funder type

All organization ties in filings (direct, in-kind and independent expenditures), grouped by the funder type assigned from the filer record. Click a group to see its members, amounts and filings. Individuals are never named.
Ideological / issue PACs & groups · 1 · $1,500
CARE PAC · PAC · Direct$1,500filings ↗
Small PACs & organizations (under $1,000 each) · 38 · $10,303
NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC · PAC · Direct$500filings ↗
NEBRASKA RURAL BROADBAND PAC · PAC · Direct$500filings ↗
PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS OF NEBRASKA PAC · PAC · Direct$500filings ↗
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION · Business · Direct$500filings ↗
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES SERVICE GROUP · Business · Direct$500
VALERO PAC C00109546 · PAC · Direct$500
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES · Business · Direct$500filings ↗
NEBRASKA TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC · PAC · Direct$500filings ↗
NEBRASKA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION · 501(c)(6) trade group · Direct$500filings ↗
NEBRASKA ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRICIFICATION PAC · PAC · Direct$300filings ↗
CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES, INC. · Business · Direct$250filings ↗
NEBRASKA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION INC · 501(c)(6) trade group · Direct$250
PINNACLE BANK · Business · Direct$250filings ↗
NEBRASKA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION PAC · PAC · Direct$250filings ↗
NEBRASKA REALTORS PAC · PAC · Direct$250filings ↗
CATALYST PUBLIC AFFAIRS · Business · Direct$250filings ↗
NEBRASKA PETROLEUM PAC · PAC · Direct$250filings ↗
NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · PAC · Direct$250filings ↗
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC · PAC · Direct$250filings ↗
RADCLIFFE & ASSOCIATES (RADCLIFFE GILBERTSON & BRADY) · Business · Direct$250
KISSEL KOHOUT ES ASSOCIATES LLC · Business · Direct$250filings ↗
MUELLER ROBAK LLC · Business · Direct$250filings ↗
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PAC · PAC · Direct$250filings ↗
NEBRASKA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION INC · 501(c)(6) trade group · Direct$250filings ↗
ZULKOSKI WEBER LLC · Business · Direct$234filings ↗
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · PAC · Direct$200filings ↗
LINDSAY HARR MACDONALD · Business · Direct$200filings ↗
NEBRASKA BANKERS ASSOCIATION · 501(c)(6) trade group · Direct$200filings ↗
EDWARDS WESTERHOLD MOORE · Business · Direct$200filings ↗
NEBRASKA NEW CAR & TRUCK DEALERS ASSOCIATION · 501(c)(6) trade group · Direct$134
DEALER PAC · PAC · Direct$134filings ↗
NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INC · 501(c)(6) trade group · Direct$100filings ↗
AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS GROUP · Business · Direct$100filings ↗
PEETZ & COMPANY · Business · Direct$100filings ↗
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAC · PAC · Direct$100filings ↗
CP STRATEGIES · Business · Direct$100filings ↗
NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PAC · PAC · Direct$100filings ↗
NEBRASKA STRATEGIES · Business · Direct$100filings ↗

Filings & sources

Payments to vendors

Top payee organizations this candidate's committee reported paying in this period (FEC/NADC expenditure filings, as of 2026-10-27). Lawful, itemized disclosures; not an indication of wrongdoing. Payments to individuals are aggregated. All vendors · rules
VendorPaymentsTotal
WALMART2$1,514
LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR1$142
THE VOICE NEWS2$100