KARA EASTMAN

Democrat

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U.S. House NE-02 · Federal · committee: EASTMAN FOR CONGRESS

Period

Total raised (NADC)

$4,281,819

Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2019–20 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.

Head-to-head

Compare with ⚔ Head-to-head vs DONALD J BACON

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 type	Amount	Share
Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties)	$3,727,080	87.0%
Individuals & all other receipts	$554,739	13.0%

Via ActBlue: $3,521,372 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.

Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2019–20 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $887,906 (25.2%) · Out of state: $2,633,466 (74.8%)

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: $947,431 · Opposing: $3,547,592

NRCC	Oppose	$2,578,924
DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.	Oppose	$336,252
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND	Oppose	$327,619
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC	Support	$325,000
ESAFUND	Oppose	$304,400
CHANGE CAMPAIGN SUPER PAC	Support	$204,995
DCCC	Support	$153,955
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC	Support	$94,960
MEDICARE FOR ALL	Support	$60,000
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE	Support	$51,000
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT	Support	$26,881
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (ACTION) INC	Support	$23,597
REBELLION PAC	Support	$7,043
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (ACTION) INC	Oppose	$397

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
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC	PAC	$10,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN	PAC	$10,000
VOTER PROTECTION PROJECT	PAC	$10,000
COURAGE TO CHANGE	PAC	$10,000
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC	PAC	$8,908
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E	PAC	$7,500
MEDICARE FOR ALL	PAC	$6,500
DCCC	Party committee	$5,000
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT	PAC	$5,000
COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE	PAC	$5,000
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND (union)	PAC	$5,000
PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PAC	PAC	$5,000
CHERPAC	PAC	$5,000
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND	PAC	$5,000
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC	PAC	$5,000

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

NADC filer

Payments to vendors

Top payee organizations this candidate's committee reported paying in this period (FEC/NADC expenditure filings, as of 2026-10-25). Lawful, itemized disclosures; not an indication of wrongdoing. Payments to individuals are aggregated. All vendors · rules

Vendor	Payments	Total
Individuals (aggregated)	654	$734,030
THE NERD BOT LLC	46	$260,592
UNIONIST PRINTING COMPANY	32	$85,225
CONTINENTAL REAL ESTATE	16	$18,325
US POSTAL SERVICE	68	$14,666
BERGMAN INCENTIVES	8	$13,527
OMAHA WORLD-HERALD	2	$12,802
IDEA MOBILE SOLUTIONS LLC	14	$12,279
TONY BILEK DESIGNS	6	$11,138
NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	2	$10,969