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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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ANTHONY (TONY) VARGAS

Nonpartisan / not listed
Legislative District 7 (LD-07) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA
Total raised (NADC)
$52,088
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2017–18 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs JOHN SYNOWIECKI
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)$31,19459.9%
Individuals & all other receipts$20,89440.1%
Via ActBlue: $8,282 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2017–18 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $44,588 (85.6%) · Out of state: $7,500 (14.4%)
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
FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PACPAC$2,500
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (union)PAC$2,057
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$2,000
STATE HEALTH PAC (BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD)PAC$2,000
FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (union)PAC$1,500
NEBRASKA INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS PACPAC$1,500
NEBRASKA INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS PAC NAIFAPACPAC$1,500
I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 (union)501(c)(5) union$1,500
CARPENTERS INTERIOR SYSTEMS UNION LOCAL 1306 (union)501(c)(5) union$1,500
PEETZ & COMPANYBusiness$1,250
NEBRASKA STATE AFL-CIO (union)501(c)(5) union$1,000
SMART TD PAC NEBRASKA (union)PAC$1,000
AT & T (TX)Business$1,000
T-MOBILE USA INCBusiness$1,000
NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY PACPAC$807
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