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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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(HENRY) STEVE ERDMAN

Nonpartisan office
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Legislative District 47 (LD-47) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: STEVE ERDMAN FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$44,661
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2015–16 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs KARL ELMSHAEUSER
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)$25,77457.7%
Individuals & all other receipts$18,88742.3%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2015–16 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $43,411 (97.2%) · Out of state: $1,250 (2.8%)
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
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACPAC$9,274
SMART TD PAC NEBRASKA (union)PAC$4,000
NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL PACPAC$2,500
NEIGHBORHOOD LTC PHARMACYBusiness$2,500
AGC PAC (HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC)PAC$2,000
NEBRASKA MEDICAL PACPAC$1,000
NEBRASKA ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PACPAC$1,000
AT & T (TX)Business$750
CHEEMA CAPITAL LLCBusiness$750
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE PACPAC$500
FARMERS EMPLOYEE AND AGENT PACPAC$500
NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PACPAC$500
KREMAN FARMS TRUCKINGBusiness$500
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