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CHRISTOPHER BACKEMEYER

DemocratOn Nov. 3 ballot
U.S. House NE-01 · Federal · committee: BACKEMEYER FOR NEBRASKA
Net receipts (verified, FEC)
$1,154,613
As of 2026-10-14 (PRE-GENERAL). Gross receipts $1,154,613 minus $0 transferred in from authorized/joint fundraising committees, so money is not counted twice.
Spent $799,447 · Cash on hand $355,166
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs MIKE FLOOD
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)$771,90166.9%
Individuals — unitemized (≤$200)$199,60117.3%
PACs & other committees$77,0006.7%
Candidate self-funding (contributions + loans)$105,1959.1%
Other receipts (offsets, interest, etc.)$9160.1%
Transfers from authorized/JFC committees (netted out, not counted)$0—
Contribution refunds paid out (memo)$3,778—
Via ActBlue: $511,574 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: FEC candidate totals (H6NE01143), 2025–26 election cycle, through 2026-10-14.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $170,757 (46.9%) · Out of state: $193,699 (53.1%)
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: $275,439 · Opposing: $0
Includes 24/48-hr notices not yet processed by FEC ($275,429 support, $0 oppose; processed filings: $10 / $0)
RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANSSupport$275,429
24/48-hr notice
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupport$10
FEC Schedule E by candidate (processed filings), 2025–26 + FEC 24/48-hour notices (raw Schedule E, deduped). 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
📌WAY BACK PACPAC$10,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$7,500
MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE (union)PAC$5,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) (union)PAC$5,000
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND (union)PAC$2,500
DEFEAT EXTREMISTSPAC$2,000
REBUILD AMERICA PACPAC$2,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEPAC$1,500
IN OUR HANDSPAC$1,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONPAC$1,000
A PLEASANT PENINSULA PACPAC$1,000
SILICORN VALLEY PACPAC$1,000
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