LEIRION GAYLOR BAIRD
Nonpartisan officeBox colors:RepublicanDemocraticIndependent (blue) / other party (gray)Nonpartisan office, or no documented partyLegislature: red/blue = publicly documented party affiliation (the Legislature is officially nonpartisan on the ballot); green = no documented affiliation. Sources
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Total raised (NADC)
$313,846
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2026 (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
No other candidate in this race for this period.
Where the money came from
| Source type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties) | $84,964 | 27.1% |
| Individuals & all other receipts | $228,882 | 72.9% |
Via ActBlue: $53,079 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2026 (partial).
In-state vs out-of-state
Nebraska: $308,346 (98.2%) · Out of state: $5,500 (1.8%)
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
| Organization | Type | Direct |
|---|---|---|
| 📌DEMOCRACY NEBRASKA | PAC | $75,000 |
| 📌NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Party committee | $2,934 |
| CITIZENS FOR ROBAK | Candidate committee | $2,500 |
| NEBRASKA BROKERAGE LLC | Business | $2,500 |
| DECLINE TO SIGN | Ballot question committee | $1,029 |
| HOPPE DEVELOPMENT | Business | $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.
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.
Party committees · 1 · $2,934
| NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Party committee · Direct | $2,934 | filings ↗ |
Business & trade · 2 · $3,500
| NEBRASKA BROKERAGE LLC · Business · Direct | $2,500 | filings ↗ |
| HOPPE DEVELOPMENT · Business · Direct | $1,000 | filings ↗ |
Ideological / issue PACs & groups · 2 · $76,029
| DEMOCRACY NEBRASKA · PAC · Direct | $75,000 | filings ↗ |
| DECLINE TO SIGN · Ballot question committee · Direct | $1,029 | filings ↗ |
Other candidate committees · 1 · $2,500
| CITIZENS FOR ROBAK · Candidate committee · Direct | $2,500 | filings ↗ |
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
| Vendor | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| WINNING CONNECTIONS | 2 | $52,179 |
| LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS | 2 | $39,119 |
| ONE HOUSE STRATEGIES | 3 | $28,156 |
| PUBLIC POLICY POLLING | 1 | $11,000 |
| STRIPE | 2 | $3,106 |
| THE SITCH | 2 | $2,632 |
| ACTBLUE (TECHNICAL SERVICES) | 2 | $2,097 |
| MAILCHIMP (ROCKET SCIENCE GROUP DBA) | 2 | $1,720 |
| BCOM SOLUTIONS LLC | 4 | $1,225 |
| THE POST | 1 | $800 |