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BRIAN HARDIN

Nonpartisan / not listed
Legislative District 48 (LD-48) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: HARDIN FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$100,242
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2021–22 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs DON L LEASE II
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)$39,56839.5%
Individuals & all other receipts$60,67560.5%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2021–22 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $91,417 (90.7%) · Out of state: $9,425 (9.3%)
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: $8,205 · Opposing: $210
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYSupport$7,205
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYSupport$1,000
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 BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,000
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$3,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY (union)501(c)(5) union$3,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCBusiness$2,500
RADCLIFFE & ASSOCIATES (RADCLIFFE GILBERTSON & BRADY)Business$1,054
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$1,000
FARMERS EMPLOYEE AND AGENT PACPAC$1,000
BEN HANSEN FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$1,000
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. / RAI SERVICESBusiness$1,000
NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000
NEBRASKA INSURANCE FEDERATION PACPAC$1,000
INVENERGY LLCBusiness$1,000
ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS C00412890PAC$1,000
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYBusiness$1,000
IOWA-NEBRASKA EQUIPMENT DEALERS PACPAC$1,000
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