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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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MACHAELA CAVANAUGH

Nonpartisan officeNot on Nov. 3 ballot
Box colors:RepublicanDemocraticIndependent (blue) / other party (gray)Nonpartisan office (party not shown)
Legislative District 6 (LD-06) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$33,348
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2025–26 cycle (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs PATRICK LEAHY
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)$18,66856.0%
Individuals & all other receipts$14,68044.0%
Via ActBlue: $8,862 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2025–26 cycle (partial).

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $46,894 (94.9%) · Out of state: $2,500 (5.1%)
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$2,680
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (union)PAC$1,500
KISSEL KOHOUT ES ASSOCIATES LLCBusiness$1,330
NEBRASKA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION501(c)(6) trade group$1,080
NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF EYE PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PACPAC$1,050
NEBRASKA RURAL BROADBAND PACPAC$1,000
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PACPAC$1,000
NOVO NORDISK INC.Business$1,000
NEBRASKA TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$904
MUELLER ROBAK LLCBusiness$654
CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES, INC.Business$580
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCBusiness$500
NEBRASKA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION INC501(c)(6) trade group$486
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC NHAPACPAC$450
EDWARDS WESTERHOLD MOOREBusiness$380
📌NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (NSEA) (union)501(c)(5) union$80
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