ROBERT SCHAFER
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Total raised (NADC)
$861,618
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2023–24 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
No other candidate in this race for this period.
Where the money came from
| Source type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties) | $850,509 | 98.7% |
| Individuals & all other receipts | $11,109 | 1.3% |
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2023–24 cycle.
In-state vs out-of-state
Nebraska: $987,618 (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: $1,340 · Opposing: $0
| LANCASTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY | Support | $668 |
| NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PAC | Support | $542 |
| SARPY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY | Support | $130 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| COMMON SENSE NEBRASKA | PAC | $687,009 |
| STONEBROOK EXTERIOR | Business | $65,000 |
| SANDHILLS GLOBAL, INC. | Business | $50,000 |
| KAAPA ETHANOL HOLDINGS LLC | Business | $20,000 |
| STRATEGIC DESIGN LLC | Business | $8,000 |
| QUALITY BRANDS OF OMAHA | Business | $2,500 |
| QUALITY BRANDS DISTRIBUTION | Business | $2,500 |
| HASSELBALCH PHARMACY | Business | $2,500 |
| BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA | Business | $2,500 |
| ARMSTRONG RENTALS LLC | Business | $2,500 |
| STATE HEALTH PAC (BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD) | PAC | $2,500 |
| DORN FOR LEGISLATURE | Candidate committee | $2,000 |
| ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS C00412890 | PAC | $2,000 |
| PICKRELL LUMBER & HARDWARE INC | Business | $1,000 |
| NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAC | PAC | $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
Payments to vendors
Top payee organizations this candidate's committee reported paying in this period (FEC/NADC expenditure filings, as of 2026-10-25). Lawful, itemized disclosures; not an indication of wrongdoing. Payments to individuals are aggregated. All vendors · rules
| Vendor | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| E400 - AXMEDIA | 4 | $731,267 |
| CROSS SCREEN MEDIA | 1 | $129,050 |
| KETV | 1 | $126,650 |
| AMPERSAND - POLITICAL | 1 | $81,913 |
| E3400 - THE STONERIDGE GROUP LLC | 5 | $61,160 |
| KOLN 10/11 | 1 | $39,801 |
| WOWT | 1 | $37,230 |
| USPS | 5 | $31,543 |
| KMTV | 1 | $30,243 |
| 1 | $28,050 |