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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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PAMELA J CARDENAS

Nonpartisan / not listed
County Offices — seat not specified in filing · County Offices · committee: CARDENAS FOR CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT
Total raised (NADC)
$46,189
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2021–22 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs TRACY L REFIOR
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)$15,85834.3%
Individuals & all other receipts$30,33065.7%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2021–22 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $59,727 (96.9%) · Out of state: $1,900 (3.1%)
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
IUOE LOCAL 571 PAC (union)PAC$4,000
FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (union)PAC$2,000
OMAHA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSN LU#385 (union)501(c)(5) union$2,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS (union)501(c)(5) union$2,000
📌NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$1,000
IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND (union)PAC$1,000
UNIONIST PRINTING COMPANYBusiness$808
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE #8 (union)501(c)(3)$500
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE #8 (union)501(c)(5) union$500
PITSTOP INCBusiness$500
FRIENDS OF MIKE MCDONNELLCandidate committee$500
FRASER STRYKER PC LLOBusiness$500
CERTIFIED FLEET SERVICE INCBusiness$300
STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND (union)PAC$250
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