JAMES CAVANAUGH
Nonpartisan / not listedDouglas County Commissioner Dist. #02 · County Offices · committee: NEIGHBORS FOR CAVANAUGH
Total raised (NADC)
$72,437
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2017–18 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs PAMELA TUSADefault 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) | $39,050 | 53.9% |
| Individuals & all other receipts | $33,387 | 46.1% |
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2017–18 cycle.
In-state vs out-of-state
Nebraska: $63,687 (87.9%) · Out of state: $8,750 (12.1%)
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: $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 |
|---|---|---|
| FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE #8 (union) | 501(c)(3) | $9,500 |
| FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (union) | PAC | $5,000 |
| FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE (FOP) LODGE 2 (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $4,000 |
| TEAMSTERS LOCAL 554 PAC (union) | PAC | $3,250 |
| I.B.E.W. PAC VOLUNTARY FUND (union) | PAC | $2,500 |
| KELLEY PLUCKER, LLC | Business | $2,200 |
| LUND COMPANY INVESTMENTS INC | Business | $2,000 |
| NEBRASKA REALTORS PAC | PAC | $2,000 |
| DAN ESCH FOR COUNTY CLERK | Candidate committee | $1,500 |
| KLEINE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY ATTORNEY | Candidate committee | $1,500 |
| COMMITTEE TO ELECT THOMAS RILEY | Candidate committee | $1,100 |
| BURLINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC | Business | $1,000 |
| MCARDLE GRADING COMPANY | Business | $1,000 |
| KRIST FOR NEBRASKA | Candidate committee | $1,000 |
| NEBRASKA GPLDC PAC FUND (union) | PAC | $750 |
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.