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BRIAN HARDIN

Nonpartisan officeOn Nov. 3 ballot
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Legislative District 48 (LD-48) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: HARDIN FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$143,693
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2025–26 cycle (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs JESSICA M. LANDERS
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)$131,00691.2%
Individuals & all other receipts$12,6878.8%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2025–26 cycle (partial).

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $97,905 (67.7%) · Out of state: $46,614 (32.3%)
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: $9,442 · Opposing: $8,674
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKAOppose$8,674
NEBRASKA CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDSupport$7,675
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
CENTENE CORPORATIONBusiness$8,500
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INCBusiness$7,500
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$7,053
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC NHAPACPAC$7,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCBusiness$7,000
CARE PACPAC$6,193
NEBRASKA INSURANCE FEDERATION PACPAC$4,500
NEBRASKA MEDICAL PACPAC$4,150
NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF EYE PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PACPAC$3,500
HUSKER GAMING LLCBusiness$3,500
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$3,000
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PACPAC$2,500
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION501(c)(6) trade group$2,500
KISSEL KOHOUT ES ASSOCIATES LLCBusiness$2,295
NEBRASKA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PACPAC$2,250
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

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
VendorPaymentsTotal
RUSHMORE COMPANY LLC16$21,990
THE TRADE DESK2$10,624
PUSH DIGITAL LLC1$9,000
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY2$6,778
NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSN1$3,783
UNITED AIRLINES14$2,644
FLOOD COMMUNICATIONS WEST1$2,196
DESIGN 4 (AKA DESIGN FOUR INC., DESIGN4)1$1,988
EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON WASHINGTON2$1,954
DBO DIGITAL MARKETING1$1,200