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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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JAMES CAVANAUGH

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Douglas County Commissioner Dist. #02 · County Offices · committee: NEIGHBORS FOR CAVANAUGH
Total raised (NADC)
$32,201
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2019–20 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs LAWRENCE ROLAND
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)$11,40035.4%
Individuals & all other receipts$20,80164.6%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2019–20 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $28,451 (88.4%) · Out of state: $3,750 (11.6%)
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

OrganizationTypeDirect
I.B.E.W. PAC VOLUNTARY FUND (union)PAC$2,500
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE #8 (union)501(c)(3)$2,000
FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (union)PAC$2,000
DAN ESCH FOR COUNTY CLERKCandidate committee$1,000
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$1,000
KELLEY PLUCKER, LLCBusiness$1,000
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$1,000
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 554 PAC (union)PAC$500
COMMITTEE TO ELECT THOMAS RILEYCandidate committee$400
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