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Top 25: Outside Influence in Nebraska Politics

The 25 non-candidate organizations (PACs, party committees, super PACs, unions, trade and issue groups, ballot committees, businesses and nonprofits) that put the most money into Nebraska politics, from NADC and FEC filings. Money Map · Local funds · Method
What "outside influence" means here: money from any organization other than a candidate, a candidate's own committee, or an individual donor: direct contributions (cash, in-kind, loans and pledge payments as filed; unpaid pledges are not counted), independent / third-party expenditures, and ballot committee campaign spending. It does not mean out-of-state; use the origin filter for that, based on the state in each filing. Payment processors (ActBlue, WinRed, Anedot) are excluded because they pass along individual gifts. Individuals are never named.
As of the NADC data file updated 2026-10-26 03:09 CT and FEC bulk files; built 2026-10-26 21:29 CT.
Period type: two-year cycle · Switch to Via pass-through → · Only money from outside Nebraska
All organizations, 2021-22 cycle (gross)
$50,565,181
2,405 organizations
Net of transfers between organizations
$42,890,143
each dollar counted once
Top 25 shown (Direct (own spending & gifts to candidates))
$22,646,500
All levels · Any origin
Export Top 25 · Verified public filings (25 rows ready)

Top 25 at a glance

1. RAISE THE WAGE NEBRASKA$2,620,075
2. CITIZENS FOR VOTER ID$2,598,716
3. HOUSE MAJORITY PAC$1,979,073
4. NRCC$1,959,835
5. DCCC$1,932,908
6. CONSERVATIVE NEBRASKA$1,839,122
7. CARICO FARMS, INC.$1,400,912
8. NEBRASKA FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN$1,146,753
9. TOGETHER NEBRASKA$769,322
10. POLICE COALITION OF AMERICA PAC$576,384
11. DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.$545,004
12. NEBRASKA FUTURE ACTION FUND$502,319
13. DEMOCRATIC GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND$487,500
14. AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY$482,708
15. CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$482,500
16. NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY$443,416
17. WITH HONOR FUND, INC.$375,925
18. MORRISON ENTERPRISES, LLC$350,500
19. PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA$341,238
20. OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR$334,067
21. OTB ARIZONA, LLC (NE)$305,000
22. NEBRASKA REALTORS PAC$304,250
23. NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC$303,114
24. AMERICAN FUTURE FUND POLITICAL ACTION$285,359
25. KAAPA ETHANOL HOLDINGS, LLC$280,500
Bars are navy unless a party affiliation is filed (FEC committee party, or party named in a filed party committee name): RepublicanDemocraticLibertarian
#OrganizationTypeDirect amountGross inVia documented intermediariesOriginTop recipients
1RAISE THE WAGE NEBRASKA
NADC filings ↗ · NADC filer ID
Ballot question committee$2,620,075$2,620,075$0Unknown
no state in filings
(Ballot measure campaign spending) ($2,620,075)
2CITIZENS FOR VOTER ID
NADC filings ↗ · NADC filer ID
Ballot question committee$2,598,716$2,598,716$0Unknown
no state in filings
(Ballot measure campaign spending) ($2,598,716)
3HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
FEC filings ↗ · FEC committee ID
PAC$1,979,073$1,979,073$0Outside NE
FEC committee address: DC
Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) (oppose) ($1,974,073); VARGAS, ANTHONY 'TONY' ($5,000)
4NRCC Republican
FEC filings ↗ · FEC committee ID · party: FEC committee party affiliation
Chain hops
Money passed to other organizations that then spent in Nebraska (counted once, at the end of the chain):
Party committee$1,959,835$2,209,835$250,000Outside NE
FEC committee address: DC
Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) (oppose) ($1,949,835); NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY ($250,000); FLOOD, MIKE ($5,000); BACON, DONALD J ($5,000)
5DCCC Democratic
FEC filings ↗ · FEC committee ID · party: FEC committee party affiliation
Party committee$1,932,908$1,932,908$0Outside NE
FEC committee address: DC
Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) (oppose) ($1,588,016); NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY ($332,530); VARGAS, ANTHONY 'TONY' ($12,362)
6CONSERVATIVE NEBRASKA
NADC filings ↗ · NADC filer ID
PAC$1,839,122$1,839,122$0Unknown
no state in filings
Brett Lindstrom — Nebraska - Governor (oppose) ($950,627); Charles Herbster — Nebraska - Governor (oppose) ($858,499); Katherine Wilmot — Nebraska - Board Of Regents - University Of Nebraska - 7 (support) ($29,996)
7CARICO FARMS, INC.
NADC filings ↗ · contributor name matches NADC filer name (name-only match) ⚑
Business$1,400,912$1,400,912$0Nebraska
100% of dated amounts list a Nebraska address
CHARLES HERBSTER ($1,215,418); Target not stated in filing (not stated in filing) ($184,495); JEAN STOTHERT ($1,000)
8NEBRASKA FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN
NADC filings ↗ · contributor name matches NADC filer name (name-only match) ⚑
Chain hops
Money passed to other organizations that then spent in Nebraska (counted once, at the end of the chain):
  • → NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY: $2,500 (0.2% of its $1,161,036 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
    its top recipients: Danielle Helzer — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 6 (oppose) ($70,221); Helen Raikes — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 5 (oppose) ($70,058); Deborah Neary — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 8 (oppose) ($44,809); Machaela Cavanaugh — Nebraska - State Legislature - 6 (oppose) ($22,234)
PAC$1,146,753$1,149,253$2,500Nebraska
100% of dated amounts list a Nebraska address
Target not stated in filing (not stated in filing) ($351,254); Brad Von Gillern — Nebraska - State Legislature - 4 (support) ($119,922); Timothy Royers — Nebraska - State Legislature - 31 (oppose) ($115,242); George Dungan — Nebraska - State Legislature - 26 (oppose) ($108,326) +33 more
9TOGETHER NEBRASKA
NADC filings ↗ · contributor name matches NADC filer name (name-only match) ⚑
PAC$769,322$769,322$0Nebraska
100% of dated amounts list a Nebraska address
Adam Morfeld — Lancaster - County Attorney (oppose) ($456,497); Wendy Deboer — Nebraska - State Legislature - 10 (oppose) ($74,555); Machaela Cavanaugh — Nebraska - State Legislature - 6 (oppose) ($67,437); Angie Lauritsen — Nebraska - State Legislature - 36 (oppose) ($53,656) +3 more
10POLICE COALITION OF AMERICA PAC
FEC filings ↗ · spender name matches filer name (name-only match) ⚑
Independent expenditure / Super PAC$576,384$576,384$0Outside NE
FEC committee address: FL
Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) (support) ($576,384)
11DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.
FEC filings ↗ · spender name matches filer name (name-only match) ⚑
Independent expenditure / Super PAC$545,004$545,004$0Outside NE
FEC committee address: DC
Vargas, Anthony (US House NE-02) (oppose) ($504,345); Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) (support) ($40,659)
12NEBRASKA FUTURE ACTION FUND
NADC filings ↗ · NADC filer ID
PAC$502,319$502,319$0Unknown
no state in filings
Greg Gonzalez — Douglas - County Sheriff (oppose) ($158,431); Deborah Neary — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 8 (oppose) ($153,767); Matthew Williams — Nebraska - Board Of Regents - University Of Nebraska - 7 (oppose) ($103,331); Wendy Deboer — Nebraska - State Legislature - 10 (oppose) ($45,002) +2 more
13DEMOCRATIC GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND
FEC filings ↗ · FEC committee ID
PAC$487,500$487,500$0Outside NE
FEC committee address: DC
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY ($487,500)
14AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
NADC filings ↗ · NADC filer ID
501(c)(4)$482,708$482,708$0Unknown
no state in filings
Jim Pillen — Nebraska - Governor (support) ($296,729); Rick Holdcroft — Nebraska - State Legislature - 36 (support) ($40,473); Christian Mirch — Nebraska - State Legislature - 6 (support) ($34,216); Robert Clements — Nebraska - State Legislature - 2 (support) ($33,626) +2 more
15CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
FEC filings ↗ · FEC committee ID
PAC$482,500$482,500$0Outside NE
FEC committee address: DC
Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) (support) ($450,000); FLOOD, MIKE ($15,000); BACON, DONALD J ($10,000); SMITH, ADRIAN ($7,500)
16NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY Republican
NADC filings ↗ · contributor name matches NADC filer name (name-only match) ⚑ · party: party named in filed committee name
Chain hops
Money passed to other organizations that then spent in Nebraska (counted once, at the end of the chain):
Party committee$443,416$444,916$1,500Nebraska
100% of dated amounts list a Nebraska address
Danielle Helzer — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 6 (oppose) ($70,221); Helen Raikes — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 5 (oppose) ($70,058); Deborah Neary — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 8 (oppose) ($44,809); Machaela Cavanaugh — Nebraska - State Legislature - 6 (oppose) ($22,234) +28 more
17WITH HONOR FUND, INC.
FEC filings ↗ · spender name matches filer name (name-only match) ⚑
Independent expenditure / Super PAC$375,925$375,925$0Outside NE
FEC committee address: VA
Bacon, Donald (US House NE-02) (support) ($375,925)
18MORRISON ENTERPRISES, LLC
NADC filings ↗ · contributor name matches NADC filer name (name-only match) ⚑
Business$350,500$350,500$0Nebraska
100% of dated amounts list a Nebraska address
JIM PILLEN ($350,500)
19PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKA
NADC filings ↗ · contributor name matches NADC filer name (name-only match) ⚑
501(c)(4)$341,238$341,238$0Nebraska
100% of dated amounts list a Nebraska address
Target not stated in filing (not stated in filing) ($189,257); CAROL BLOOD ($39,874); DAVID PANTOS ($21,578); DEBORAH NEARY ($16,701) +14 more
20OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING PERIOD, BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR
no filer record · name only ⚑
Chain hops
Money passed to other organizations that then spent in Nebraska (counted once, at the end of the chain):
Business / nonprofit$334,067$491,433$157,367Nebraska
100% of dated amounts list a Nebraska address
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($28,637); STU DORNAN ($25,674); WENDY DEBOER ($19,120); INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF NEBRASKA PAC ($18,800) +139 more
21OTB ARIZONA, LLC (NE)
no filer record · name only ⚑
Chain hops
Money passed to other organizations that then spent in Nebraska (counted once, at the end of the chain):
  • → TOGETHER NEBRASKA: $70,000 (8.3% of its $839,000 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
    its top recipients: Adam Morfeld — Lancaster - County Attorney (oppose) ($456,497); Wendy Deboer — Nebraska - State Legislature - 10 (oppose) ($74,555); Machaela Cavanaugh — Nebraska - State Legislature - 6 (oppose) ($67,437); Angie Lauritsen — Nebraska - State Legislature - 36 (oppose) ($53,656)
  • → NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY: $25,000 (2.1% of its $1,161,036 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
    its top recipients: Danielle Helzer — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 6 (oppose) ($70,221); Helen Raikes — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 5 (oppose) ($70,058); Deborah Neary — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 8 (oppose) ($44,809); Machaela Cavanaugh — Nebraska - State Legislature - 6 (oppose) ($22,234)
Business / nonprofit$305,000$400,000$95,000Nebraska
100% of dated amounts list a Nebraska address
JIM PILLEN ($300,000); TOGETHER NEBRASKA ($70,000); NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY ($25,000); RICK HOLDCROFT ($5,000)
22NEBRASKA REALTORS PAC
NADC filings ↗ · contributor name matches NADC filer name (name-only match) ⚑
Chain hops
Money passed to other organizations that then spent in Nebraska (counted once, at the end of the chain):
PAC$304,250$309,579$5,329Nebraska
100% of dated amounts list a Nebraska address
JIM PILLEN ($27,500); ROBERT EVNEN ($25,000); BRAD VON GILLERN ($12,500); PETE RICKETTS ($11,000) +73 more
23NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC
NADC filings ↗ · contributor name matches NADC filer name (name-only match) ⚑
Chain hops
Money passed to other organizations that then spent in Nebraska (counted once, at the end of the chain):
  • → PRESERVE THE GOOD LIFE: $168,000 (46.3% of its $363,000 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
    its top recipients: Rick Holdcroft — Nebraska - State Legislature - 36 (oppose) ($35,316); Minimum Wage Increase - Initiative Measure 433 — Amend Nebraska Statutes To Increase The Minimum Wage From $9.00 Per Hour To: $10.50 On January 1, 2023; $12.00 On January 1, 2024; $13.50 On January 1, 2025; And, $15.00 On January 1, 2026. (support) ($28,271); Brad Von Gillern — Nebraska - State Legislature - 4 (oppose) ($19,917); Kathleen Kauth — Nebraska - State Legislature - 31 (oppose) ($19,049)
  • → NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: $16,000 (3.7% of its $436,227 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
    its top recipients: Sean Flowerday — Lancaster - County Commissioner - 1 (support) ($29,040); Wendy Deboer — Nebraska - State Legislature - 10 (support) ($29,001); William Russ Barger — Nebraska - State Legislature - 26 (oppose) ($9,151); KATHERINE WILMOT ($1,903)
  • → SARPY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY: $4,000 (9.3% of its $42,970 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
    its top recipients: NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY ($7,600)
    • → NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: $7,600 (1.7% of its $436,227 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
      its top recipients: Sean Flowerday — Lancaster - County Commissioner - 1 (support) ($29,040); Wendy Deboer — Nebraska - State Legislature - 10 (support) ($29,001); William Russ Barger — Nebraska - State Legislature - 26 (oppose) ($9,151); KATHERINE WILMOT ($1,903)
  • → NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY: $3,500 (0.3% of its $1,161,036 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
    its top recipients: Danielle Helzer — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 6 (oppose) ($70,221); Helen Raikes — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 5 (oppose) ($70,058); Deborah Neary — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 8 (oppose) ($44,809); Machaela Cavanaugh — Nebraska - State Legislature - 6 (oppose) ($22,234)
  • → LANCASTER FORWARD: $2,500 (1.5% of its $169,301 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
    its top recipients: Adam Morfeld — Lancaster - County Attorney (support) ($25,932); Jay Pitts — Lancaster - County Sheriff (support) ($24,897); Matthew Hansen — Lancaster - County Clerk (support) ($24,497); George Dungan — Nebraska - State Legislature - 26 (support) ($10,992)
    • → NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: $9,350 (2.1% of its $436,227 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
      its top recipients: Sean Flowerday — Lancaster - County Commissioner - 1 (support) ($29,040); Wendy Deboer — Nebraska - State Legislature - 10 (support) ($29,001); William Russ Barger — Nebraska - State Legislature - 26 (oppose) ($9,151); KATHERINE WILMOT ($1,903)
  • → DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY: $2,000 (0.5% of its $362,679 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
    its top recipients: NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY ($17,788); DONALD KLEINE ($1,000)
    • → NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY: $17,788 (1.5% of its $1,161,036 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
      its top recipients: Danielle Helzer — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 6 (oppose) ($70,221); Helen Raikes — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 5 (oppose) ($70,058); Deborah Neary — Nebraska - State Board Of Education - 8 (oppose) ($44,809); Machaela Cavanaugh — Nebraska - State Legislature - 6 (oppose) ($22,234)
  • → NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S CAUCUS: $1,600 (24.1% of its $6,625 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
    its top recipients: NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY ($6,550); SARAH SLATTERY ($500); KRISTEN DUPREE ($100)
    • → NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: $6,550 (1.5% of its $436,227 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
      its top recipients: Sean Flowerday — Lancaster - County Commissioner - 1 (support) ($29,040); Wendy Deboer — Nebraska - State Legislature - 10 (support) ($29,001); William Russ Barger — Nebraska - State Legislature - 26 (oppose) ($9,151); KATHERINE WILMOT ($1,903)
  • → DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY: $1,000 (3.5% of its $28,575 filed receipts) · NADC itemized receipt ↗
    its top recipients: GREG GONZALEZ ($1,000); DEBORAH NEARY ($1,000); MICHAEL YOUNG ($1,000)
PAC$303,114$502,614$199,500Nebraska
100% of dated amounts list a Nebraska address
PRESERVE THE GOOD LIFE ($168,000); BRETT LINDSTROM ($25,225); Brett Lindstrom — Nebraska - Governor (support) ($25,000); TIMOTHY ROYERS ($20,000) +50 more
24AMERICAN FUTURE FUND POLITICAL ACTION
FEC filings ↗ · spender name matches filer name (name-only match) ⚑
PAC$285,359$285,359$0Outside NE
FEC committee address: VA
Flood, Mike (US House NE-01) (oppose) ($285,359)
25KAAPA ETHANOL HOLDINGS, LLC
NADC filings ↗ · contributor name matches NADC filer name (name-only match) ⚑
Chain hops
Money passed to other organizations that then spent in Nebraska (counted once, at the end of the chain):
Business$280,500$300,500$20,000Nebraska
100% of dated amounts list a Nebraska address
JIM PILLEN ($200,000); PAUL KENNEY ($50,000); NEBRASKANS FOR RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY ($10,000); NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY ($10,000) +26 more
⚑ name-only match: the contributor name on a filing matches a registered filer's name, but no ID links them; such matches are flagged and never used to merge differently named organizations. Direct counts only what an organization itself gave to candidates and non-ranked committees or spent on independent expenditures / ballot campaigns; money it gave to another ranked organization is counted at that organization instead. Via pass-through credits an intermediary's spending to its documented organizational funders in proportion to their share of its filed receipts. See methodology.