JAMES M BOWERS
Nonpartisan officeBox colors:RepublicanDemocraticIndependent (blue) / other party (gray)Nonpartisan office (party not shown)
Lincoln - City Council - 1 · City Council · committee: BOWERS FOR LINCOLN
Total raised (NADC)
$158,769
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2023–24 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs TAYLOR WYATTDefault 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 type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties) | $134,321 | 84.6% |
| Individuals & all other receipts | $24,448 | 15.4% |
Via ActBlue: $8,668 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2023–24 cycle.
In-state vs out-of-state
Nebraska: $156,019 (98.3%) · Out of state: $2,750 (1.7%)
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: $39
| NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PAC | Oppose | $39 |
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
| Organization | Type | Direct |
|---|---|---|
| 📌NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Party committee | $61,581 |
| LINCOLN FIRE FIGHTERS ASSN. LOCAL #644 (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $12,500 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSN OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 644 (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $12,500 |
| 📌BOLD ALLIANCE INC | 501(c)(4) | $10,000 |
| STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND (union) | PAC | $6,000 |
| NEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC) (union) | PAC | $5,500 |
| INTERIOR SYSTEMS LOCAL UNION 1306 (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $5,000 |
| INTERIOR SYSTEMS UNION LOCAL 1306 (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $5,000 |
| BOWERS FOR NEBRASKA | Candidate committee | $4,172 |
| LINCOLN POLICE UNION (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $3,000 |
| 📌PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA | 501(c)(4) | $2,231 |
| IRONWORKERS LOCAL UNION 21 LEGISLATIVE FUND PAC (union) | PAC | $1,000 |
| IRONWORKERS LOCAL NO. 21 (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $1,000 |
| EHPV LOTTERY SERVICES LLC | Business | $1,000 |
| NEBRASKA YOUNG DEMOCRATS | Party committee | $586 |
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.