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JAMES BOWERS

Nonpartisan / not listed
Legislative District 46 (LD-46) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA
Total raised (NADC)
$171,178
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2021–22 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs DANIELLE CONRAD
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)$98,39157.5%
Individuals & all other receipts$72,78742.5%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2021–22 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $169,878 (95.1%) · Out of state: $8,800 (4.9%)
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: $23,554 · Opposing: $210
LANCASTER FORWARDSupport$9,958
CAMPAIGN FOR A HEALTHY NEBRASKASupport$9,775
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PAC (COPS PAC)Support$3,621
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACSupport$200
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
INTERNATIONAL ASSN OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 644 (union)501(c)(5) union$15,000
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (union)PAC$10,000
LINCOLN FIRE FIGHTERS ASSN. LOCAL #644 (union)501(c)(5) union$5,000
LGBTQ VICTORY FUND FEDERAL PAC - NEPAC$5,000
INTERNATION ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 464 (union)501(c)(5) union$5,000
📌CONSERVATION PACPAC$5,000
WARHORSE GAMING LLCBusiness$4,000
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$4,000
NEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC) (union)PAC$3,500
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND (union)PAC$2,500
HO-CHUNK, INCBusiness$2,500
📌BOLD ALLIANCE INC501(c)(4)$2,500
NEBRASKA HORSEMENS & BENEVOLENT PROTECTIVE ASSN (HBPA)501(c)(6) trade group$2,500
STEAMFITTERS & PLUMBERS L.U. 464 (union)501(c)(5) union$2,500
MANZITTO REAL ESTATE LLCBusiness$2,000
📌NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$1,000
📌PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA501(c)(4)$863
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