NATE OSTDIEK
Democrat (Legislature: nonpartisan ballot)Party: D (state party candidate list) source ↗Box colors:RepublicanDemocraticIndependent (blue) / other party (gray)Nonpartisan office, or no documented partyLegislature: red/blue = publicly documented party affiliation (the Legislature is officially nonpartisan on the ballot); green = no documented affiliation. Sources
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Total raised (NADC)
$77,227
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2026 (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs PATRICK LEAHYDefault 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) | $29,762 | 38.5% |
| Individuals & all other receipts | $47,465 | 61.5% |
Via ActBlue: $29,173 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2026 (partial).
In-state vs out-of-state
Nebraska: $65,175 (68.5%) · Out of state: $30,000 (31.5%)
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: $366
| NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PAC | Oppose | $366 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) PAC VOLUNTARY FUND C00027342 (union) | PAC | $25,000 |
| 📌NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Party committee | $1,711 |
| NAPE AFSCME PEOPLE (union) | PAC | $1,000 |
| MARGO JUAREZ FOR NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE | Candidate committee | $750 |
| CAMPAIGN FOR A HEALTHY NEBRASKA | PAC | $750 |
| 📌PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA | 501(c)(4) | $356 |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Party committee | $125 |
| NEBRASKA YOUNG DEMOCRATS | Party committee | $69 |
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.
Funding by funder type
All organization ties in filings (direct, in-kind and independent expenditures), grouped by the funder type assigned from the filer record. Click a group to see its members, amounts and filings. Individuals are never named.
Labor / unions · 2 · $26,000
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) PAC VOLUNTARY FUND C00027342 · PAC · Direct | $25,000 | |
| NAPE AFSCME PEOPLE · PAC · Direct | $1,000 | filings ↗ |
Party committees · 1 · $1,711
| NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Party committee · Direct | $1,711 | filings ↗ |
Small PACs & organizations (under $1,000 each) · 6 · $2,416
| MARGO JUAREZ FOR NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE · Candidate committee · Direct | $750 | filings ↗ |
| CAMPAIGN FOR A HEALTHY NEBRASKA · PAC · Direct | $750 | filings ↗ |
| NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PAC · PAC · IE Oppose | $366 | filings ↗ |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA · 501(c)(4) · Direct | $356 | filings ↗ |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Party committee · Direct | $125 | filings ↗ |
| NEBRASKA YOUNG DEMOCRATS · Party committee · Direct | $69 | filings ↗ |
Filings & sources
Payments to vendors
Top payee organizations this candidate's committee reported paying in this period (FEC/NADC expenditure filings, as of 2026-10-27). Lawful, itemized disclosures; not an indication of wrongdoing. Payments to individuals are aggregated. All vendors · rules
| Vendor | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| CERBERUS STRATEGIES | 5 | $20,700 |
| AUTOMATIC PRINTING CO. | 16 | $11,963 |
| CORSAIR COMMUNICATIONS LLC | 1 | $8,000 |
| USPS | 4 | $4,814 |
| HEARTLAND NEXT | 1 | $4,476 |
| DESIGN 4 (AKA DESIGN FOUR INC., DESIGN4) | 4 | $3,479 |
| BOOTS ON THE GROUND CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES LLC | 6 | $1,390 |
| ACTBLUE (TECHNICAL SERVICES) | 5 | $774 |
| FIG | 1 | $545 |
| ACT BLUE | 1 | $378 |
Stances on key issues (2026 ballot)
Neutral summaries and short verbatim quotes from each candidate's own words: campaign websites, news interviews and the Nebraska Examiner voter-guide questionnaire. Every item links its source. Positions are never inferred from party, donors or endorsements, and no grades are given. The same issue list is used for every candidate. Methodology
Export stances · Verified public filings (14 rows ready)
Nate Ostdiek
Legislature (nonpartisan ballot) · Legislative District 6 (LD-06)
Party: D (state party candidate list) source ↗As of 2026-10-27
State issues
Property taxes & state budget
Examiner questionnaire (Budget): “Nebraska needs to step back from corporate tax incentive spending. A recent state auditor's report found that Nebraska missed out on over $1.2 billion in revenue due largely to subsidies for data centers and large, profitable corporations.”
Examiner questionnaire (Spending): “Our state's spending should be guided by the goal of improving the quality of life for ordinary people, but, unfortunately, we have not seen that. In the last four years, Nebraska has spent over $1.2 billion on corporate tax incentives.”
K-12 education / school choice
No position found in sources checked
Abortion
No position found in sources checked
Sports betting/gaming & 2026 ballot measures (440/441/442)
Examiner questionnaire (2026 Ballot Questions): “I am undecided about online sports betting, and I do not suspect that I will make up my mind until my ballot is in front of me because while the prospect of additional revenue to steady an unstable budget is attractive, I find the business model to be built upon the predation of gambling addicts, and even recent…”
Guns
No position found in sources checked
Immigration
No position found in sources checked
Healthcare / Medicaid
No position found in sources checked
Agriculture, water & energy (OPPD/NPPD/NRDs)
Examiner questionnaire (Natural Resources/Data Centers): “As a start, the Legislature should pass a temporary moratorium on data center development to prevent further encroachment on Nebraska's natural resources and create space to deliberate on the future of not just data centers but artificial intelligence more broadly.”
Elections / voting
Examiner questionnaire (Ballot Measures): “The Nebraska Legislature has a responsibility to listen to the people and, in good faith, implement laws passed by the voters. Most notoriously, 71% of Nebraskans voted to legalize and regulate medical cannabis, but despite that, our leadership has dragged its feet.”
Labor / right-to-work
No position found in sources checked
Crime / public safety
No position found in sources checked
Housing
No position found in sources checked
Coverage: 78 of 92 2026 general-election candidates have at least one sourced position; 6 have hand-researched campaign-site/interview items. Built 2026-10-27.