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JIM PILLEN

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Governor & Lt. Governor · Statewide · committee: JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR
Total raised (NADC)
$11,384,142
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2021–22 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs CHARLES HERBSTER
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)$4,693,88141.2%
Individuals & all other receipts$6,690,26258.8%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2021–22 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $10,553,312 (90.9%) · Out of state: $1,062,179 (9.1%)
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: $354,249 · Opposing: $0
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYSupport$296,729
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACSupport$54,701
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
MORRISON ENTERPRISES LLCBusiness$350,500
OTB ARIZONA LLCBusiness$300,000
KAAPA ETHANOL HOLDINGS LLCBusiness$200,000
COMMODITY SOLUTIONS INCBusiness$200,000
JSMM FARMS PARTNERSHIPBusiness$200,000
SANDHILLS GLOBAL, INC.Business$150,000
LAURITZEN CORPORATIONBusiness$150,000
EBM CONSTRUCTION INCBusiness$150,000
ADAMS LAND & CATTLE LLCBusiness$100,000
CASSLINGBusiness$100,000
CASSLING DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, INC. D/B/A CQUENCE HEALTH GROUPBusiness$100,000
WHOLESTONE FARM II, LLCBusiness$100,000
NEX NEBRASKA CROSSINGBusiness$85,309
FLATWATER PATRIOTSBusiness$80,000
FIRST NATIONAL OF NEBRASKABusiness$75,000
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.

Filings & sources