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JOHN CAVANAUGH

Democrat (Legislature: nonpartisan ballot)Party: D (state party roster) source ↗
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Legislative District 9 (LD-09) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: CAVANAUGH FOR NEBRASKA
Total raised (NADC)
$250
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2026 (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs JULIA PALZER
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)$11,7574702.8%
Individuals & all other receipts$00.0%
Via ActBlue: $250 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2026 (partial).

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $250 (100.0%) · Out of state: $0 (0.0%)
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: $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
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYBusiness$5,000
KALSHI INC.Business$2,500
ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPACPAC$2,000
HUSKER GAMING LLCBusiness$1,000
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC NHAPACPAC$500
CORNHUSKER STATE LLCBusiness$500
JJVG OF NEBRASKA LLCBusiness$250
NEBRASKA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION PACPAC$7
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.

Funding by funder type

All organization ties in filings (direct, in-kind and independent expenditures), grouped by the funder type assigned from the filer record. Click a group to see its members, amounts and filings. Individuals are never named.
Business & trade · 3 · $8,500
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Business · Direct$5,000filings ↗
KALSHI INC. · Business · Direct$2,500filings ↗
HUSKER GAMING LLC · Business · Direct$1,000filings ↗
Ideological / issue PACs & groups · 1 · $2,000
ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPAC · PAC · Direct$2,000filings ↗
Small PACs & organizations (under $1,000 each) · 4 · $1,257
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC NHAPAC · PAC · Direct$500filings ↗
CORNHUSKER STATE LLC · Business · Direct$500filings ↗
JJVG OF NEBRASKA LLC · Business · Direct$250filings ↗
NEBRASKA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION PAC · PAC · Direct$7filings ↗

Filings & sources

Payments to vendors

Top payee organizations this candidate's committee reported paying in this period (FEC/NADC expenditure filings, as of 2026-10-27). Lawful, itemized disclosures; not an indication of wrongdoing. Payments to individuals are aggregated. All vendors · rules
VendorPaymentsTotal
1533 STRATEGIES LLC1$5,000
WHISPERING ROOTS, INC.1$3,000
CITY SPROUTS1$2,500
ACTBLUE (TECHNICAL SERVICES)1$11