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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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BRAD VON GILLERN

Nonpartisan / not listedOn Nov. 3 ballot
Legislative District 4 (LD-04) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: VON GILLERN FOR NEBRASKA
Total raised (NADC)
$709,699
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2025–26 cycle (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs CINDY MAXWELL-OSTDIEK
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)$513,63872.4%
Individuals & all other receipts$196,06127.6%
Via WinRed: $85,801 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2025–26 cycle (partial).

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $595,470 (82.2%) · Out of state: $129,350 (17.8%)
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: $146,911 · Opposing: $0
WE ARE NEBRASKASupport$65,374
NEBRASKA CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDSupport$48,219
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FUNDSupport$24,753
GOOD LIFE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEESupport$4,066
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 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PACPAC$35,250
NEBRASKA CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDPAC$27,500
H & H AUTOMOTIVEBusiness$25,000
AGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PACPAC$20,035
KIEWIT CORPORATIONBusiness$15,000
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$14,311
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$13,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY (union)501(c)(5) union$11,000
GREATER OMAHA CHAMBER PACPAC$10,361
WERNER ENTERPRISES PACPAC$10,000
PETER KIEWIT SONS' INCBusiness$10,000
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC C00103903PAC$10,000
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYBusiness$10,000
HAWKINS CONSTRUCTION COMPANYBusiness$10,000
ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPACPAC$7,250
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