JOHN CAVANAUGH
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Total raised (NADC)
$173,132
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2023–24 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs JULIA PALZERDefault 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) | $155,540 | 89.8% |
| Individuals & all other receipts | $17,592 | 10.2% |
Via ActBlue: $19,267 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2023–24 cycle.
In-state vs out-of-state
Nebraska: $126,352 (73.0%) · Out of state: $46,781 (27.0%)
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: $28,802 · Opposing: $542
| AMERICAN ENERGY ACTION FUND (C00760082) | Support | $28,252 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) PAC VOLUNTARY FUND C00027342 (union) | PAC | $10,500 |
| NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS PAC | PAC | $10,000 |
| NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (union) | PAC | $6,750 |
| WARHORSE GAMING LLC | Business | $5,500 |
| I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 (union) | 501(c)(5) union | $5,000 |
| AGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC | PAC | $5,000 |
| NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES LLC | Business | $4,500 |
| ADVANCED GAMING TECHNOLOGIES | Business | $4,500 |
| NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC | $3,915 |
| NEBRASKA REALTORS PAC | PAC | $3,500 |
| NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC NHAPAC | PAC | $3,200 |
| INVENERGY LLC | Business | $3,000 |
| RADCLIFFE & ASSOCIATES (RADCLIFFE GILBERTSON & BRADY) | Business | $2,715 |
| MACHAELA CAVANAUGH FOR LEGISLATURE | Candidate committee | $2,506 |
| PANAMA ENERGY CENTER LLC | 501(c)(4) | $2,500 |
| 📌PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA | 501(c)(4) | $1,427 |
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.