Independent Expenditures (Support vs. Oppose) — 2023-24 cycle
Outside spending that expressly advocates for or against a candidate or ballot proposition without coordinating with a candidate committee (NADC Form B-6 + FEC Schedule E & 24/48-Hour IE Notices).
State-Level IE Total
$13,586,061
NADC Form B-6 / B-7 (24 filers)
Federal IE Total (NE Targets)
$52,161,957
FEC Schedule E (36 Super PACs)
Support vs. Oppose Split
$20,854,739 / $36,104,888
Support (blue/green) vs. Oppose (crimson)
Combined Outside Spending
$65,748,018
5390 disclosed IE transactions
Independent Expenditure Filers & Targets (2023-24 cycle) · Verified public filings (110 rows ready)
Top Outside Spenders (60)
| Spender / Super PAC | Source | Support | Oppose | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retire Career Politicians Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $9,324,196 | $7,229,668 | $16,553,864 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund PAC | FEC ↗ | $264,158 | $5,160,488 | $5,424,646 |
| PROTECT OUR RIGHTS Ballot question committee | NADC ↗ | $0 | $0 | $5,164,127 |
| Senate Leadership Fund Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $0 | $3,187,411 | $3,187,411 |
| HMP PAC | FEC ↗ | $396,282 | $2,760,869 | $3,157,152 |
| ESAFund Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $528,033 | $2,510,591 | $3,038,623 |
| BIG RED LEADERSHIP PAC Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $1,362,828 | $1,662,103 | $3,024,931 |
| DCCC Party committee | FEC ↗ | $161,773 | $2,450,481 | $2,612,254 |
| Heartland Resurgence Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $0 | $2,140,500 | $2,140,500 |
| NRCC Party committee | FEC ↗ | $0 | $1,824,170 | $1,824,170 |
| NEBRASKA RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $1,115,262 | $166,595 | $1,281,858 |
| AB PAC PAC | FEC ↗ | $0 | $941,767 | $941,767 |
| Giffords PAC PAC | FEC ↗ | $0 | $929,846 | $929,846 |
| America PAC Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $479,789 | $384,608 | $864,397 |
| WITH HONOR FUND II, INC. Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $849,666 | $0 | $849,666 |
| TOGETHER NEBRASKA PAC | NADC ↗ | $138,993 | $632,678 | $771,671 |
| LCV Victory Fund Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $456,084 | $271,173 | $727,257 |
| KEEP KIDS FIRST Ballot question committee | NADC ↗ | $0 | $0 | $689,989 |
| ROB SCHAFER FOR BOARD OF REGENTS Candidate committee | NADC ↗ | $0 | $0 | $657,159 |
| American Hospital Association PAC PAC | FEC ↗ | $550,516 | $0 | $550,516 |
| Defending Main Street SuperPAC Inc. Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $0 | $529,162 | $529,162 |
| Common Defense Action Fund PAC | FEC ↗ | $447,134 | $50,000 | $497,134 |
| NEBRASKA UNITED PAC | NADC ↗ | $0 | $471,957 | $471,957 |
| LEIRION FOR LINCOLN MAYOR Candidate committee | NADC ↗ | $0 | $0 | $364,900 |
| GenBlue PAC PAC | FEC ↗ | $333,500 | $0 | $333,500 |
| PRESERVE THE GOOD LIFE PAC | NADC ↗ | $21,893 | $309,926 | $331,819 |
| NEBRASKA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE 501(c)(3) | NADC ↗ | $86,209 | $231,084 | $317,293 |
| 314 Action Fund PAC | FEC ↗ | $0 | $284,033 | $284,033 |
| NEBRASKANS FOR PAID SICK LEAVE Ballot question committee | NADC ↗ | $0 | $0 | $263,038 |
| Dunn's Democracy Defenders PAC | FEC ↗ | $255,000 | $0 | $255,000 |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $0 | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA 501(c)(4) | NADC ↗ | $0 | $65,936 | $238,764 |
| Blue Battleground Project PAC | FEC ↗ | $238,500 | $0 | $238,500 |
| NEBRASKA VALUES PAC PAC | NADC ↗ | $40,455 | $189,648 | $230,103 |
| Our Future United Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $230,000 | $0 | $230,000 |
| CFFE PAC PAC | FEC ↗ | $225,000 | $0 | $225,000 |
| YOUR NEBRASKA 501(c)(4) | NADC ↗ | $34,502 | $185,744 | $220,245 |
| NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Party committee | NADC ↗ | $147,631 | $67,341 | $214,972 |
| NEBRASKA FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN PAC | NADC ↗ | $16,667 | $53,508 | $203,766 |
| FORWARD NEBRASKA PAC | NADC ↗ | $2,500 | $200,000 | $202,500 |
| INDEPENDENT VETERANS OF AMERICA PAC PAC | FEC ↗ | $198,919 | $0 | $195,916 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC Independent expenditure / Super PAC | FEC ↗ | $0 | $190,563 | $190,563 |
| WE ARE NEBRASKA PAC | NADC ↗ | $190,413 | $0 | $190,413 |
| COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC PAC | FEC ↗ | $178,526 | $0 | $178,526 |
| AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY 501(c)(4) | NADC ↗ | $151,376 | $16,477 | $167,853 |
| CONSERVATION PAC PAC | NADC ↗ | $91,996 | $0 | $163,310 |
| OPENSKY POLICY INSTITUTE 501(c)(3) | NADC ↗ | $0 | $0 | $125,746 |
Targeted Candidates & Ballot Measures (50)
| Target Candidate / Measure | Jurisdiction | Support | Oppose | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC | $12,449,325 | $7,894,402 | $20,343,726 |
| Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC | $3,875,580 | $7,256,602 | $11,132,182 |
| Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) | FEC | $1,220,958 | $9,600,013 | $10,820,972 |
| Target not stated in filing | NADC | $0 | $0 | $8,788,391 |
| Fischer, Debra (US Senate) | FEC | $1,033,031 | $7,623,635 | $8,656,666 |
| Trump, Donald (US President) | FEC | $0 | $941,767 | $941,767 |
| Leirion Gaylor Baird — Lincoln - Mayor | NADC | $75,001 | $678,667 | $753,668 |
| Abortion Access Initiative Measure 439 - 2024 — Initiative Measure 439 Amend Nebraska Constitution To Protect The Right To An Abortion | NADC | $2,960 | $277,083 | $280,043 |
| Jen Day — Nebraska - State Legislature - 49 | NADC | $77,051 | $114,187 | $191,237 |
| Carolyn Bosn — Nebraska - State Legislature - 25 | NADC | $44,839 | $129,096 | $173,936 |
| Jeanne Reigle — Nebraska - State Legislature - 19 | NADC | $542 | $158,392 | $158,933 |
| Beau Ballard — Nebraska - State Legislature - 21 | NADC | $28,091 | $115,772 | $143,863 |
| Flood, Mike (US House NE-01) | FEC | $143,041 | $0 | $143,041 |
| Robert Dover — Nebraska - State Legislature - 19 | NADC | $139,036 | $0 | $139,036 |
| Abortion Limitation Initiative Measure 434 - 2024 — Initiative Measure 434 Amend Nebraska Constitution To Prohibit Abortion In The Second And Third Trimesters With The Exception Of Sexual Assault, Incest, Or Medical Emergency. | NADC | $136,687 | $879 | $137,566 |
| Nicki Behmer Popp — Nebraska - State Legislature - 25 | NADC | $14,113 | $119,746 | $133,859 |
| Tony Sorrentino — Nebraska - State Legislature - 39 | NADC | $61,701 | $67,913 | $129,614 |
| Kathleen Kauth — Nebraska - State Legislature - 31 | NADC | $7,389 | $107,040 | $114,429 |
| Ray Aguilar — Nebraska - State Legislature - 35 | NADC | $55,811 | $51,628 | $107,439 |
| Suzanne Geist — Lincoln - Mayor | NADC | $96,643 | $9,188 | $105,831 |
| Morgan Rye-Craft — Omaha Public Power District - Board Of Directors - 8 | NADC | $102,694 | $0 | $102,694 |
| Rita Sanders — Nebraska - State Legislature - 45 | NADC | $24,593 | $77,344 | $101,938 |
| Victor Rountree — Nebraska - State Legislature - 3 | NADC | $29,562 | $63,370 | $92,932 |
| Abortion Access Initiative 2024 — Initiative Measure 439 Amend Nebraska Constitution To Protect The Right To An Abortion | NADC | $517 | $85,707 | $86,224 |
| Seth Derner — Nebraska - State Legislature - 21 | NADC | $4,769 | $80,232 | $85,002 |
| Allison Heimes — Nebraska - State Legislature - 39 | NADC | $5,613 | $68,396 | $74,009 |
| Bob Andersen — Nebraska - State Legislature - 49 | NADC | $25,859 | $46,873 | $72,732 |
| Chelsea Johnson — Lancaster - County Commissioner - 4 | NADC | $66,000 | $500 | $66,500 |
| Bob Hallstrom — Nebraska - State Legislature - 1 | NADC | $542 | $65,687 | $66,229 |
| Abortion Limitation Initiative 2024 — Initiative Measure 434 Amend Nebraska Constitution To Prohibit Abortion In The Second And Third Trimesters With The Exception Of Sexual Assault, Incest, Or Medical Emergency. | NADC | $49,515 | $13,482 | $62,996 |
| Paid Sick Leave Initiative Measure 436 - 2024 — Initiative Measure 436 Amend Nebraska Constitution To Require Businesses With Fewer Than 20 Employees To Provide At Least 40 Hours Paid Sick Leave Per Year And Businesses With 20 Or More Employees To Provide At Least 56 Hours Paid Sick Leave Per Year. | NADC | $62,125 | $0 | $62,125 |
| Paid Sick Leave 2024 — Amend Nebraska Constitution To Require Businesses With Fewer Than 20 Employees To Provide At Least 40 Hours Paid Sick Leave Per Year And Businesses With 20 Or More Employees To Provide At Least 56 Hours Paid Sick Leave Per Year. | NADC | $56,446 | $0 | $56,446 |
| Dawn Liphardt — Nebraska - State Legislature - 27 | NADC | $19,112 | $37,079 | $56,191 |
| Benjamin Felix Ungerman — Nebraska - State Legislature - 3 | NADC | $29,222 | $24,146 | $53,368 |
| Linda Vermooten — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 2 | NADC | $40,245 | $12,934 | $53,180 |
| Lisa Schonhoff — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 3 | NADC | $41,887 | $10,833 | $52,721 |
| Patrick Condon — Lancaster - County Attorney | NADC | $48,750 | $0 | $48,750 |
| Dave Wordekemper — Nebraska - State Legislature - 15 | NADC | $542 | $47,733 | $48,275 |
| Mary Ann Folchert — Nebraska - State Legislature - 31 | NADC | $17,617 | $29,020 | $46,637 |
| Tanya D Storer — Nebraska - State Legislature - 43 | NADC | $40,937 | $0 | $40,937 |
| Margo Juarez — Nebraska - State Legislature - 5 | NADC | $36,078 | $542 | $36,620 |
| Love, Preston (US Senate) | FEC | $35,000 | $0 | $35,000 |
| Eddy, Kerry (US Senate) | FEC | $34,659 | $0 | $34,659 |
| Jason Prokop — Nebraska - State Legislature - 27 | NADC | $32,213 | $542 | $32,755 |
| William Russ Barger — Nebraska - State Legislature - 26 | NADC | $10,525 | $21,842 | $32,367 |
Top Spender → Target Independent Expenditure Pairs
| Outside Spender | Stance | Target Candidate / Issue | Source Filing | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retire Career Politicians Independent expenditure / Super PAC | SUPPORT | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (93 filings) ↗ | $9,324,196 |
| Retire Career Politicians Independent expenditure / Super PAC | OPPOSE | Fischer, Debra (US Senate) | FEC (63 filings) ↗ | $7,229,668 |
| PROTECT OUR RIGHTS Ballot question committee | NOT STATED IN FILING | Target not stated in filing | NADC (127 filings) ↗ | $5,164,127 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund PAC | OPPOSE | Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) | FEC (60 filings) ↗ | $5,160,488 |
| Senate Leadership Fund Independent expenditure / Super PAC | OPPOSE | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (6 filings) ↗ | $3,187,411 |
| HMP PAC | OPPOSE | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (27 filings) ↗ | $2,760,869 |
| ESAFund Independent expenditure / Super PAC | OPPOSE | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (15 filings) ↗ | $2,510,591 |
| DCCC Party committee | OPPOSE | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (27 filings) ↗ | $2,450,481 |
| Heartland Resurgence Independent expenditure / Super PAC | OPPOSE | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (6 filings) ↗ | $2,140,500 |
| NRCC Party committee | OPPOSE | Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) | FEC (19 filings) ↗ | $1,824,170 |
| BIG RED LEADERSHIP PAC Independent expenditure / Super PAC | OPPOSE | Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) | FEC (13 filings) ↗ | $1,662,103 |
| BIG RED LEADERSHIP PAC Independent expenditure / Super PAC | SUPPORT | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (12 filings) ↗ | $1,362,828 |
| NEBRASKA RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY Independent expenditure / Super PAC | SUPPORT | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (53 filings) ↗ | $1,080,604 |
| AB PAC PAC | OPPOSE | Trump, Donald (US President) | FEC (6 filings) ↗ | $941,767 |
| Giffords PAC PAC | OPPOSE | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (2 filings) ↗ | $929,846 |
| WITH HONOR FUND II, INC. Independent expenditure / Super PAC | SUPPORT | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (7 filings) ↗ | $849,666 |
| KEEP KIDS FIRST Ballot question committee | NOT STATED IN FILING | Target not stated in filing | NADC (123 filings) ↗ | $689,989 |
| TOGETHER NEBRASKA PAC | OPPOSE | Leirion Gaylor Baird — Lincoln - Mayor | NADC (20 filings) ↗ | $678,628 |
| ROB SCHAFER FOR BOARD OF REGENTS Candidate committee | NOT STATED IN FILING | Target not stated in filing | NADC (90 filings) ↗ | $657,159 |
| Defending Main Street SuperPAC Inc. Independent expenditure / Super PAC | OPPOSE | Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) | FEC (3 filings) ↗ | $529,162 |
| ESAFund Independent expenditure / Super PAC | SUPPORT | Fischer, Debra (US Senate) | FEC (6 filings) ↗ | $528,033 |
| America PAC Independent expenditure / Super PAC | SUPPORT | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (22 filings) ↗ | $479,789 |
| LCV Victory Fund Independent expenditure / Super PAC | SUPPORT | Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) | FEC (20 filings) ↗ | $456,084 |
| Common Defense Action Fund PAC | SUPPORT | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (8 filings) ↗ | $447,134 |
| HMP PAC | SUPPORT | Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) | FEC (16 filings) ↗ | $396,282 |
| America PAC Independent expenditure / Super PAC | OPPOSE | Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) | FEC (17 filings) ↗ | $384,608 |
| LEIRION FOR LINCOLN MAYOR Candidate committee | NOT STATED IN FILING | Target not stated in filing | NADC (41 filings) ↗ | $364,900 |
| GenBlue PAC PAC | SUPPORT | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (10 filings) ↗ | $333,500 |
| American Hospital Association PAC PAC | SUPPORT | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (1 filing) ↗ | $300,076 |
| 314 Action Fund PAC | OPPOSE | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (2 filings) ↗ | $284,033 |
| LCV Victory Fund Independent expenditure / Super PAC | OPPOSE | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (5 filings) ↗ | $271,173 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund PAC | SUPPORT | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (15 filings) ↗ | $264,158 |
| NEBRASKANS FOR PAID SICK LEAVE Ballot question committee | NOT STATED IN FILING | Target not stated in filing | NADC (81 filings) ↗ | $263,038 |
| Dunn's Democracy Defenders PAC | SUPPORT | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (6 filings) ↗ | $255,000 |
| American Hospital Association PAC PAC | SUPPORT | Fischer, Debra (US Senate) | FEC (1 filing) ↗ | $250,440 |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) Independent expenditure / Super PAC | OPPOSE | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (1 filing) ↗ | $250,000 |
| Blue Battleground Project PAC | SUPPORT | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (7 filings) ↗ | $238,500 |
| Our Future United Independent expenditure / Super PAC | SUPPORT | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (3 filings) ↗ | $230,000 |
| CFFE PAC PAC | SUPPORT | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (2 filings) ↗ | $225,000 |
| INDEPENDENT VETERANS OF AMERICA PAC PAC | SUPPORT | Osborn, Dan (US Senate) | FEC (7 filings) ↗ | $195,916 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC Independent expenditure / Super PAC | OPPOSE | Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) | FEC (9 filings) ↗ | $190,563 |
| COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC PAC | SUPPORT | Fischer, Debra (US Senate) | FEC (4 filings) ↗ | $178,526 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA 501(c)(4) | NOT STATED IN FILING | Target not stated in filing | NADC (254 filings) ↗ | $172,827 |
| NEBRASKA RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY Independent expenditure / Super PAC | OPPOSE | Fischer, Debra (US Senate) | FEC (27 filings) ↗ | $166,595 |
| NEBRASKA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE 501(c)(3) | OPPOSE | Abortion Access Initiative Measure 439 - 2024 — Initiative Measure 439 Amend Nebraska Constitution To Protect The Right To An Abortion | NADC (22 filings) ↗ | $165,993 |
| DCCC Party committee | SUPPORT | Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) | FEC (20 filings) ↗ | $161,773 |
| FRIENDS OF MORGAN RYE-CRAFT Candidate committee | NOT STATED IN FILING | Target not stated in filing | NADC (15 filings) ↗ | $153,787 |
| CHC BOLD PAC PAC | SUPPORT | Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) | FEC (2 filings) ↗ | $149,947 |
| NEBRASKA VALUES PAC PAC | OPPOSE | Jeanne Reigle — Nebraska - State Legislature - 19 | NADC (8 filings) ↗ | $141,915 |
| NEBRASKA FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN PAC | NOT STATED IN FILING | Target not stated in filing | NADC (5 filings) ↗ | $133,591 |
| OPENSKY POLICY INSTITUTE 501(c)(3) | NOT STATED IN FILING | Target not stated in filing | NADC (17 filings) ↗ | $125,746 |
| CONSERVATION PAC PAC | SUPPORT | Morgan Rye-Craft — Omaha Public Power District - Board Of Directors - 8 | NADC (15 filings) ↗ | $90,996 |
| CONSERVATION PAC PAC | NOT STATED IN FILING | Target not stated in filing | NADC (16 filings) ↗ | $71,314 |
| NEBRASKA APPLESEED ACTION FUND 501(c)(4) | SUPPORT | Paid Sick Leave 2024 — Amend Nebraska Constitution To Require Businesses With Fewer Than 20 Employees To Provide At Least 40 Hours Paid Sick Leave Per Year And Businesses With 20 Or More Employees To Provide At Least 56 Hours Paid Sick Leave Per Year. | NADC (16 filings) ↗ | $43,889 |
| ONWARD LINCOLN PAC | SUPPORT | Leirion Gaylor Baird — Lincoln - Mayor | NADC (2 filings) ↗ | $40,001 |
| NEBRASKA FAMILY ALLIANCE 501(c)(3) | SUPPORT | Abortion Limitation Initiative Measure 434 - 2024 — Initiative Measure 434 Amend Nebraska Constitution To Prohibit Abortion In The Second And Third Trimesters With The Exception Of Sexual Assault, Incest, Or Medical Emergency. | NADC (18 filings) ↗ | $36,400 |
| NEBRASKA FAMILY ALLIANCE 501(c)(3) | OPPOSE | Abortion Access Initiative Measure 439 - 2024 — Initiative Measure 439 Amend Nebraska Constitution To Protect The Right To An Abortion | NADC (18 filings) ↗ | $36,400 |
| NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Party committee | SUPPORT | Victor Rountree — Nebraska - State Legislature - 3 | NADC (2 filings) ↗ | $24,539 |
| NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Party committee | OPPOSE | Rick Holdcroft — Nebraska - State Legislature - 36 | NADC (2 filings) ↗ | $22,798 |
| NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Party committee | OPPOSE | Kathleen Kauth — Nebraska - State Legislature - 31 | NADC (2 filings) ↗ | $22,702 |
| NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Party committee | SUPPORT | Sean Flowerday — Lancaster - County Commissioner - 1 | NADC (2 filings) ↗ | $21,884 |
| NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Party committee | OPPOSE | William Russ Barger — Nebraska - State Legislature - 26 | NADC (2 filings) ↗ | $21,842 |
| NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Party committee | SUPPORT | Chelsea Johnson — Lancaster - County Commissioner - 4 | NADC (2 filings) ↗ | $21,466 |