SARAH NEWELL
Party not listedBox colors:RepublicanDemocraticIndependent (blue) / other party (gray)Nonpartisan office, or no documented partyLegislature: red/blue = publicly documented party affiliation (the Legislature is officially nonpartisan on the ballot); green = no documented affiliation. Sources
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Total raised (NADC)
$90,923
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2026 (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs KRISTI EGGERDefault 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) | $45,546 | 50.1% |
| Individuals & all other receipts | $45,376 | 49.9% |
Via ActBlue: $7,617 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2026 (partial).
In-state vs out-of-state
Nebraska: $107,263 (100.0%) · Out of state: $0 (0.0%)
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: $302 · Opposing: $0
| LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS | Support | $302 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NEIGHBORS FOR SEAN FLOWERDAY | Candidate committee | $15,000 |
| 📌NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Party committee | $13,522 |
| VOTE VEST | Candidate committee | $5,000 |
| CHELSEA JOHNSON FOR LANCASTER COUNTY | Candidate committee | $5,000 |
| BERRY LAW FIRM | Business | $2,387 |
| BERRY LAW PC LLO | Business | $2,387 |
| CHEZ HAY | Business | $1,000 |
| CITIZENS FOR ROBAK | Candidate committee | $750 |
| WOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKA PAC | PAC | $500 |
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.
Funding by funder type
All organization ties in filings (direct, in-kind and independent expenditures), grouped by the funder type assigned from the filer record. Click a group to see its members, amounts and filings. Individuals are never named.
Party committees · 1 · $13,522
| NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Party committee · Direct | $13,522 | filings ↗ |
Business & trade · 3 · $5,774
| BERRY LAW FIRM · Business · Direct | $2,387 | filings ↗ |
| BERRY LAW PC LLO · Business · Direct | $2,387 | filings ↗ |
| CHEZ HAY · Business · Direct | $1,000 | filings ↗ |
Other candidate committees · 3 · $25,000
| NEIGHBORS FOR SEAN FLOWERDAY · Candidate committee · Direct | $15,000 | filings ↗ |
| VOTE VEST · Candidate committee · Direct | $5,000 | filings ↗ |
| CHELSEA JOHNSON FOR LANCASTER COUNTY · Candidate committee · Direct | $5,000 | filings ↗ |
Small PACs & organizations (under $1,000 each) · 3 · $1,552
| CITIZENS FOR ROBAK · Candidate committee · Direct | $750 | filings ↗ |
| WOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKA PAC · PAC · Direct | $500 | filings ↗ |
| LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS · Party committee · IE Support | $302 | filings ↗ |
Filings & sources
Payments to vendors
Top payee organizations this candidate's committee reported paying in this period (FEC/NADC expenditure filings, as of 2026-10-27). Lawful, itemized disclosures; not an indication of wrongdoing. Payments to individuals are aggregated. All vendors · rules
| Vendor | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION BLUE MEDIA | 4 | $15,500 |
| VALKYRIE STRATEGIES | 2 | $15,232 |
| ONE HOUSE STRATEGIES | 11 | $14,101 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC | 1 | $5,480 |
| WINNING CONNECTIONS | 3 | $4,441 |
| CHISM STRATEGIES | 6 | $3,802 |
| SIMPLI.FI | 1 | $3,400 |
| GLACIAL TILL VINEYARD | 1 | $2,387 |
| LANCASTER COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER | 1 | $1,906 |
| DESIGN 4 (AKA DESIGN FOUR INC., DESIGN4) | 2 | $1,701 |