Agriculture: Money in Nebraska Politics
Every organization in this sector found in NADC and FEC filings, what it gave to Nebraska candidates and committees, and independent expenditures supporting Nebraska candidates. Other sectors: Labor Unions · Agriculture · Professional & Medical · Business & Trade · Method
Same tests for every sector. Counted: cash, in-kind, loans and pledge payments as filed; unpaid pledges are not counted. Gifts between organizations in the same sector are netted (shown in their own column). Gifts sent through ActBlue, WinRed or Anedot are individual money and are not counted here. Individuals are never named. ⚑ = placed in this sector by name only; no filing documents the organization type. Built 2026-10-27 12:49 CT.
Total to Nebraska races
$877,591
To state & local committees (NADC)
$856,591
To federal committees (FEC)
$21,000
Supporting IEs, NE candidates (FEC)
$0
Within-sector transfers (netted)
$87,428
21 organizations; 21 placed by name only (⚑).
Top recipients
JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR Candidate Committee$626,000
FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS Candidate Committee$58,000
POSITIVE NEBRASKA PAC-Independent$15,000
PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND Federal committee$11,000
VON GILLERN FOR NEBRASKA Candidate Committee$10,885
HELMICK FOR LEGISLATURE Candidate Committee$7,811
MIKE JACOBSON FOR LEGISLATURE Candidate Committee$6,607
CITIZENS FOR BILL BOWES Candidate Committee$6,200
TERESA IBACH FOR LEGISLATURE Candidate Committee$6,124
LYNNE WALZ FOR NEBRASKA Candidate Committee$6,000
BLUESTEM BIOSCIENCES INC PAC Federal committee$5,000
AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC Federal committee$5,000
NEBRASKANS FOR LOREN LIPPINCOTT Candidate Committee$4,914
TED JAPP FOR LEGISLATURE Candidate Committee$4,763
RICK HOLDCROFT FOR LEGISLATURE DISTRICT 36 Candidate Committee$4,600
Organizations (21)
Export & Tools · Verified public filings (21 rows ready)
| Organization | State | To NE state/local | To NE federal | Support IEs | Total | Within sector (netted) | Top recipients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAAPA ETHANOL HOLDINGS, LLC⚑ name pattern only | NE | $306,500 | $0 | $0 | $306,500 | $0 | JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR ($225,000); FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS ($47,500); TERESA IBACH FOR LEGISLATURE ($4,000); NEBRASKANS FOR LOREN LIPPINCOTT ($3,000); MIKE JACOBSON FOR LEGISLATURE ($3,000) |
| SIOUXLAND ETHANOL LLC⚑ name pattern only | NE | $201,000 | $0 | $0 | $201,000 | $0 | JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR ($200,000); GLEN MEYER FOR LEGISLATURE ($1,000) |
| BLACKSHIRT FEEDERS LP⚑ name pattern only | NE | $150,000 | $0 | $0 | $150,000 | $0 | JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR ($150,000) |
| NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAC⚑ name pattern only | NE | $71,818 | $0 | $0 | $71,818 | $0 | POSITIVE NEBRASKA ($7,500); FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS ($7,000); HELMICK FOR LEGISLATURE ($3,861); VON GILLERN FOR NEBRASKA ($2,885); IDEUS FOR NEBRASKA ($2,662) |
| NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN INC NC STATE PAC⚑ name pattern only | NE | $37,700 | $0 | $0 | $37,700 | $0 | JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR ($10,000); POSITIVE NEBRASKA ($7,500); ROBERT DOVER FOR NEBRASKA ($3,000); CITIZENS FOR BILL BOWES ($2,500); JANA HUGHES FOR LEGISLATURE ($1,600) |
| RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA⚑ name pattern only | NE | $34,200 | $0 | $0 | $34,200 | $0 | JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR ($20,000); VON GILLERN FOR NEBRASKA ($5,000); FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS ($2,000); RICK HOLDCROFT FOR LEGISLATURE DISTRICT 36 ($1,000); TERESA IBACH FOR LEGISLATURE ($600) |
| SIOUXLAND ETHANOL LLC PAC⚑ name pattern only | NE | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND ($10,000); BLUESTEM BIOSCIENCES INC PAC ($5,000) |
| NEBRASKA FARMERS UNION PAC⚑ name pattern only | NE | $11,450 | $0 | $0 | $11,450 | $0 | LYNNE WALZ FOR NEBRASKA ($6,000); SLATTERY FOR NEBRASKA ($500); BRASHER FOR NE AG ($500); BLOOD4OPPD ($350); FRIENDS OF CINDY MAXWELL-OSTDIEK ($325) |
| THOMAS LIVESTOCK COMPANY, INC.⚑ name pattern only | NE | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR ($10,000) |
| THIELE DAIRY⚑ name pattern only | NE | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR ($10,000) |
| BUSINESS & AGRICULTURE SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION⚑ name pattern only | NE | $7,750 | $0 | $0 | $7,750 | $0 | RICK HOLDCROFT FOR LEGISLATURE DISTRICT 36 ($1,000); VON GILLERN FOR NEBRASKA ($1,000); JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR ($1,000); MIKE JACOBSON FOR LEGISLATURE ($750); TERESA IBACH FOR LEGISLATURE ($500) |
| NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION⚑ name pattern only | NE | $5,650 | $0 | $0 | $5,650 | $36,978 | TAYLOR ROYAL FOR LEGISLATURE ($2,500); BOB EVNEN FOR NEBRASKA ($2,000); FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS ($500); RURAL NEBRASKANS FOR BARRY DEKAY ($400); CITIZENS FOR BILL BOWES ($100) |
| CORN GROWERS STATE BANK⚑ name pattern only | NE | $5,200 | $0 | $0 | $5,200 | $0 | JEREMY MCHUGH FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER ($2,500); NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($1,000); HELMICK FOR LEGISLATURE ($1,000); BOB HALLSTROM FOR LEGISLATURE ($700) |
| AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC) ↗⚑ name pattern only · connected organization as filed: NONE | MO | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC ($5,000) |
| FARM BUREAU FINANCIAL SERVICES⚑ name pattern only | IA | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | NEBRASKA INSURANCE FEDERATION PAC ($3,000) |
| RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC (RENEWABLE FUELS PAC) ↗⚑ name pattern only · connected organization as filed: RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC (RENEWABLE FUELS PAC) | DC | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND ($1,000) |
| HILAND DAIRY⚑ name pattern only | NE | $880 | $0 | $0 | $880 | $0 | NEBRASKA GROCERY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC ($880) |
| FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE COMPANY⚑ name pattern only | NE | $745 | $0 | $0 | $745 | $0 | NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($745) |
| FARMERS UNION CO-OP SUPPLY CO⚑ name pattern only | NE | $409 | $0 | $0 | $409 | $0 | NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($409) |
| NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC.⚑ name pattern only | NE | $229 | $0 | $0 | $229 | $50,450 | TED JAPP FOR LEGISLATURE ($81); RIEPE FOR NEBRASKA ($71); FRIENDS FOR JOHN FREDRICKSON ($42); JANA HUGHES FOR LEGISLATURE ($35); NEBRASKANS FOR LOREN LIPPINCOTT ($0) |
| DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA⚑ name pattern only | KS | $60 | $0 | $0 | $60 | $0 | NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($60) |
Sources: Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission Contribution/Loan Extracts (2015 to date); FEC committee master (organization type), committee-to-committee receipts of Nebraska federal committees, and independent expenditures (support only) in Nebraska races. See methodology. Spot an error? Corrections.