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DEREK SCHWARTZ

Nonpartisan officeNot on Nov. 3 ballot
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Legislative District 18 (LD-18) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: SCHWARTZ FOR NEBRASKA
Total raised (NADC)
$22,511
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2025–26 cycle (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs JESS GOLDONI
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
Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties)$4,75021.1%
Individuals & all other receipts$17,76178.9%
Via WinRed: $5,006 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2025–26 cycle (partial).

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $20,647 (91.7%) · Out of state: $1,864 (8.3%)
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: $40,723 · Opposing: $11,557
CORNHUSKER CONSERVATIVESSupport$40,525
BUILDING NEBRASKAS FUTUREOppose$11,557
NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PACSupport$197
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

OrganizationTypeDirect
NEBRASKA STATE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$1,000
DILLON BROTHERS HARLEY DAVIDSONBusiness$1,000
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE (FOP) LODGE 2 (union)501(c)(5) union$500
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PAC (COPS PAC)PAC$500
FRATERAL ORDER OF POLICE 28Business$500
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC NHAPACPAC$250
CITIZENS FOR SHERIFF GREG LONDONCandidate committee$250
DANRICK, INCBusiness$250
KELLEY PLUCKER, LLCBusiness$200
BRONCO CONSULTING GROUP PC LLOBusiness$200
TALACKO SAFETY SOLUTIONS, LLCBusiness$100
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