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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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CRYSTAL RHOADES

DemocratLost May 12 primary
U.S. House NE-02 · Federal · committee: CRYSTAL FOR CONGRESS
Net receipts (verified, FEC)
$182,791
As of 2026-05-31 (TERMINATION REPORT). Gross receipts $182,791 minus $0 transferred in from authorized/joint fundraising committees, so money is not counted twice.
Spent $182,679 · Cash on hand $112
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs BRINKER HARDING
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 typeAmountShare
Individuals — itemized (>$200)$111,05960.8%
Individuals — unitemized (≤$200)$30,22716.5%
PACs & other committees$18,0009.8%
Other loans$23,50012.9%
Other receipts (offsets, interest, etc.)$60.0%
Transfers from authorized/JFC committees (netted out, not counted)$0—
Contribution refunds paid out (memo)$8,500—
Via ActBlue: $114,302 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: FEC candidate totals (H6NE02257), 2025–26 election cycle, through 2026-05-31.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $42,383 (38.2%) · Out of state: $68,476 (61.8%)
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: $0 · Opposing: $0
None reported.
FEC Schedule E by candidate (processed filings), 2025–26. 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

OrganizationTypeDirect
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (union)PAC$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS (union)PAC$5,000
SD PACPAC$2,000
SMART TD PAC (union)PAC$1,000
📌NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$310
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