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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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CINDY MAXWELL-OSTDIEK

Nonpartisan / not listedOn Nov. 3 ballot
Legislative District 4 (LD-04) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: FRIENDS OF CINDY MAXWELL-OSTDIEK
Total raised (NADC)
$358,312
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2025–26 cycle (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs BRAD VON GILLERN
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)$287,01680.1%
Individuals & all other receipts$71,29619.9%
Via ActBlue: $41,492 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: $327,026 (84.2%) · Out of state: $61,526 (15.8%)
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: $2,159 · Opposing: $60,737
NEBRASKA UNITEDOppose$23,041
GOOD LIFE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEEOppose$20,912
WE ARE NEBRASKAOppose$16,418
PROTECT THE GOOD LIFESupport$1,368
PRESERVE THE GOOD LIFESupport$791
NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PACOppose$366
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
📌DEMOCRACY NEBRASKAPAC$110,000
📌WAY BACK PACPAC$25,000
📌PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA501(c)(4)$23,236
NEBRASKANS FOR A STRONGER FUTUREPAC$18,300
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (union)PAC$17,500
📌BOLD ALLIANCE INC501(c)(4)$12,650
FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (union)PAC$10,000
NE AND SW IOWA BLDG AND CONSTRUCTIONPAC$10,000
NE & SW IOWA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL (union)501(c)(5) union$10,000
PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION #16 COPE FUND (union)501(c)(5) union$5,000
I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 (union)501(c)(5) union$5,000
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS PACPAC$5,000
PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION NO. 16 COPE FUND (union)501(c)(5) union$5,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) PAC VOLUNTARY FUND C00027342 (union)PAC$5,000
SMART TD PAC (union)PAC$4,000
📌NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$105
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