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Legislative District 21 (LD-21) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: BALLARD FOR NEBRASKA
Total raised (NADC)
$45,746
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2026 (partial). 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) | $73,181 | 160.0% |
| Individuals & all other receipts | $0 | 0.0% |
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2026 (partial).
In-state vs out-of-state
Nebraska: $25,018 (44.7%) · Out of state: $31,000 (55.3%)
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: $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
| Organization | Type | Direct |
|---|---|---|
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC | Business | $10,000 |
| CENTENE CORPORATION | Business | $3,000 |
| AT & T SERVICES, INC. | Business | $3,000 |
| HUSKER GAMING LLC | Business | $3,000 |
| NEBRASKA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC | PAC | $2,750 |
| ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPAC | PAC | $2,500 |
| AGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC | PAC | $2,500 |
| NEBRASKA INSURANCE FEDERATION PAC | PAC | $2,100 |
| ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES | Business | $2,000 |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC | Business | $2,000 |
| CARE PAC | PAC | $1,546 |
| GOOGLE LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES | Business | $1,500 |
| LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES | Business | $1,000 |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC | PAC | $1,000 |
| CVS HEALTH | Business | $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.
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.
Labor / unions · 1 · $1,000
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · 501(c)(5) union · Direct | $1,000 | filings ↗ |
Business & trade · 25 · $45,350
Ideological / issue PACs & groups · 7 · $10,546
| ASSOCIATED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEBRASKA - BPAC · PAC · Direct | $2,500 | filings ↗ |
| AGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PAC · PAC · Direct | $2,500 | filings ↗ |
| CARE PAC · PAC · Direct | $1,546 | filings ↗ |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC · PAC · Direct | $1,000 | |
| NEBRASKA HIGHWATER PAC · PAC · Direct | $1,000 | filings ↗ |
| NEBRASKA RURAL BROADBAND PAC · PAC · Direct | $1,000 | filings ↗ |
| BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA STATE HEALTH PAC · PAC · Direct | $1,000 |
Small PACs & organizations (under $1,000 each) · 7 · $4,144
| NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PAC · PAC · Direct | $850 | filings ↗ |
| NEBRASKA TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC · PAC · Direct | $601 | filings ↗ |
| T-MOBILE USA INC · Business · Direct | $600 | filings ↗ |
| KISSEL KOHOUT ES ASSOCIATES LLC · Business · Direct | $546 | filings ↗ |
| NEBRASKA PETROLEUM PAC · PAC · Direct | $546 | filings ↗ |
| PMI US CORPORATE SERVICES INC. AND AFFILIATES · Business · Direct | $500 | filings ↗ |
| WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS II, LLC PAC (C00425975) · PAC · Direct | $500 |
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
| Vendor | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| PAYEES WHO WERE PAID, EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD | 1 | $1,310 |
| UNITED AIRLINES | 1 | $430 |