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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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KIRK PENNER

Nonpartisan / not listed
State Board of Education — Dist. 5 · NU Regents & State Board of Education · committee: PENNER FOR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Total raised (NADC)
$99,155
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2021–22 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs HELEN RAIKES
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)$15,82516.0%
Individuals & all other receipts$83,33084.0%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2021–22 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $98,655 (99.5%) · Out of state: $500 (0.5%)
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: $2,416 · Opposing: $500
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYSupport$1,875
TRUST NEBRASKA TEACHERSOppose$500
PROTECT NEBRASKA CHILDREN - PACSupport$331
NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PACSupport$210
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
PENNER PATIENT CARE INCBusiness$5,000
MID AMERICA AGRI PRODUCTS LLC/ WHEATLAND LLCBusiness$2,500
MID AMERICA AGRI PRODUCTS, LLCBusiness$2,500
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$1,000
ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS C00412890PAC$1,000
SUZANNE C GEIST FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$1,000
FRIESEN FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$1,000
GREEN ACRES MOTEL AND RV PARKBusiness$500
STEVE HALLORAN FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$500
THE GOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEECandidate committee$500
CASS COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEEParty committee$200
WILLIS PROPERTIESBusiness$125
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