Labor Unions: 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 20:22 CT.
Total to Nebraska races
$2,305,394
To state & local committees (NADC)
$2,267,394
To federal committees (FEC)
$38,000
Supporting IEs, NE candidates (FEC)
$0
Within-sector transfers (netted)
$127,323
81 organizations; 71 placed by name only (⚑).
Top recipients
FRIENDS OF MIKE MCDONNELL Candidate Committee$323,200
COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN EWING Candidate Committee$169,500
LYNNE WALZ FOR NEBRASKA Candidate Committee$136,500
PRESERVE THE GOOD LIFE PAC-Independent$116,500
JAY FOR OPPD Candidate Committee$116,314
KNUTSON FOR LEGISLATURE Candidate Committee$75,250
JESS GOLDONI FOR LEGISLATURE Candidate Committee$72,250
RICHARDS FOR NEBRASKA Candidate Committee$65,000
TOMPKINS FOR NEBRASKA Candidate Committee$62,250
BLODGETT FOR 34 Candidate Committee$56,750
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Federal committee$56,700
FRIENDS OF CINDY MAXWELL-OSTDIEK Candidate Committee$55,000
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Federal committee$44,750
TIM CARTER FOR OMAHA Candidate Committee$38,500
SUANN WITT FOR NEBRASKA Candidate Committee$35,250
Organizations (2)
Export & Tools · Verified public filings (2 rows ready)
| Organization | State | To NE state/local | To NE federal | Support IEs | Total | Within sector (netted) | Top recipients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART TD PAC ↗ FEC committee master organization type L | NE | $54,000 | $3,000 | $0 | $57,000 | $0 | LYNNE WALZ FOR NEBRASKA ($10,000); COMMITTEE TO ELECT KEVIN STOCKER ($5,000); FRIENDS OF CINDY MAXWELL-OSTDIEK ($4,000); TOMPKINS FOR NEBRASKA ($4,000); GEORGE FOR NEBRASKA ($3,000) |
| SMART TD PAC (C00001636) ↗ FEC committee master organization type L · connected organization as filed: SMART TD | OH | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | IDEUS FOR NEBRASKA ($1,000); LEAHY FOR NEBRASKA ($1,000); CINDY JOHNSON FOR NEBRASKA ($1,000); BLODGETT FOR 34 ($1,000); JANA HUGHES FOR LEGISLATURE ($500) |
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.