JAY J IGNOWSKI
Nonpartisan officeBox 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)
$136,214
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2026 (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs JOSEPH GIITTERDefault 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) | $121,814 | 89.4% |
| Individuals & all other receipts | $14,400 | 10.6% |
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2026 (partial).
In-state vs out-of-state
Nebraska: $52,219 (38.1%) · Out of state: $84,995 (61.9%)
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.
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 | $48,000 |
| I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $36,319 |
| IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND (union) | PAC | $25,000 |
| HDR, INC. | Business | $3,000 |
| NE & SW IOWA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $2,000 |
| LOCAL UNION 1140 PAC FUND | PAC | $1,000 |
| FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (union) | PAC | $1,000 |
| NEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC) (union) | PAC | $1,000 |
| PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION #16 COPE FUND (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $1,000 |
| PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION NO. 16 COPE FUND (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $1,000 |
| IRONWORKERS LOCAL UNION 21 LEGISLATIVE FUND PAC (union) | PAC | $500 |
| STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND (union) | PAC | $500 |
| SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 3 COPE FUND (union) | PAC | $500 |
| TEAMSTERS LOCAL 554 PAC (union) | PAC | $500 |
| MID-AMERICA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL PAC (union) | PAC | $495 |
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 · 8 · $115,319
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) PAC VOLUNTARY FUND C00027342 · PAC · Direct | $48,000 | |
| I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 · 501(c)(5) union · Direct | $36,319 | filings ↗ |
| IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND · PAC · Direct | $25,000 | |
| NE & SW IOWA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL · 501(c)(5) union · Direct | $2,000 | filings ↗ |
| FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT · PAC · Direct | $1,000 | filings ↗ |
| NEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND (GPLDC PAC) · PAC · Direct | $1,000 | filings ↗ |
| PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION #16 COPE FUND · 501(c)(5) union · Direct | $1,000 | filings ↗ |
| PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION NO. 16 COPE FUND · 501(c)(5) union · Direct | $1,000 | filings ↗ |
Ideological / issue PACs & groups · 1 · $1,000
| LOCAL UNION 1140 PAC FUND · PAC · Direct | $1,000 | filings ↗ |
Small PACs & organizations (under $1,000 each) · 5 · $2,495
| IRONWORKERS LOCAL UNION 21 LEGISLATIVE FUND PAC · PAC · Direct | $500 | filings ↗ |
| STEAMFITTERS AND PLUMBERS LU 464 PAC FUND · PAC · Direct | $500 | filings ↗ |
| SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 3 COPE FUND · PAC · Direct | $500 | filings ↗ |
| TEAMSTERS LOCAL 554 PAC · PAC · Direct | $500 | filings ↗ |
| MID-AMERICA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL PAC · PAC · Direct | $495 |
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 | 18 | $80,432 |
| REBEL INTERACTIVE | 2 | $8,000 |
| AUTOMATIC PRINTING CO. | 10 | $7,785 |
| DESIGN 4 (AKA DESIGN FOUR INC., DESIGN4) | 3 | $6,982 |
| STATE OF NEBRASKA - ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE COMMISSION (NADC) | 2 | $3,000 |
| DESIGN 4 | 1 | $300 |
| GOLDENROD PRINTING (GOLDENROD PRINTING & MAIL LLC, DBA) | 1 | $158 |
| MENARDS | 1 | $33 |