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Real Data

Accountability and Disclosure Commission·2006-2026Current·Sources: Accountability Project

Source
$214.1M

Contributions

$259.8M

Expenditures

300

Committees

177,278

Records

$2,071

Avg. Contribution

121%

Exp/Contrib Ratio

Contributions by Type

individual43%
corporate33%
other1%
self12%
pac11%
party0%

Contributions by Party

Other100%

Top 10 donors account for 30.8% of all contributions

$66,013,866 out of $214,141,553.2 total

Contributions & Expenditures Over Time

2006-2026

Top Donors

20 donors tracked

#Name Total Count Share
1
BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR < 250.01 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CONTRIIndiv
$13.2M5,319
6.2%
2
CHARLES HERBSTERIndiv
$11.9M79
5.6%
3
MARLENE RICKETTSIndiv
$10.1M11
4.7%
4
JB PRITZKERIndiv
$8.2M6
3.8%
5
COMMON SENSE NEBRASKAIndiv
$5.6M40
2.6%
6
SIXTEEN THIRTY FUNDCmte
$4.4M22
2.1%
7
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONCmte
$4.3M12
2.0%
8
JIM SCHEER FOR REGENTIndiv
$3.2M3
1.5%
9
THE FAIRNESS PROJECTIndiv
$2.5M86
1.2%
10
J RICKETTSIndiv
$2.5M47
1.2%
11
SHAWN PEEDIndiv
$2.2M48
1.0%
12
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF NEBRASKAIndiv
$2.1M579
1.0%
13
BARBARA WEITZIndiv
$2.1M95
1.0%
14
CARICO FARMSIndiv
$2M11
0.9%
15
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (NSEA)Cmte
$2M96
0.9%
16
BUT EACH $250 OR LESS FOR CALENDAR YEAR OTHERS (NON-INDIVIDUALS) WHO HAVE CONTRIIndiv
$2M1,052
0.9%
17
J PETER (PETE) RICKETTSIndiv
$2M57
0.9%
18
NEBRASKA APPLESEED ACTION FUNDCmte
$1.8M345
0.9%
19
THOMAS (TOM) PEEDIndiv
$1.8M57
0.8%
20
NEW VENTURE FUNDCmte
$1.7M5
0.8%

Top Recipients

10 recipients tracked

#Name OfficeTotal Count Share
1
JIM PILLENIndiv
—$23.9M3,578
11.1%
2
CHARLES HERBSTERIndiv
—$14.2M200
6.7%
3
JAMES SCHEERIndiv
—$3.3M9
1.5%
4
BRETT LINDSTROMIndiv
—$3M716
1.4%
5
LEIRION GAYLOR BAIRDIndiv
—$2.5M1,442
1.2%
6
JEAN STOTHERTIndiv
—$2.2M856
1.0%
7
MICHAEL HILGERSIndiv
—$2M693
0.9%
8
SUZANNE GEISTIndiv
—$1.9M572
0.9%
9
PETE RICKETTSIndiv
—$1.4M191
0.7%
10
JOHN EWINGIndiv
—$1.2M953
0.6%

Top Expenditure Payees

20 payees tracked

#Name Total Count Share
1
AX MEDIAIndiv
$15M132
5.8%
2
PROTECT OUR RIGHTSIndiv
$12.6M593
4.9%
3
PEOPLE WHO THINKIndiv
$10.5M31
4.1%
4
JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNORIndiv
$9.4M825
3.6%
5
SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS - NEBRASKAIndiv
$7.1M252
2.7%
6
JIM SCHEER FOR REGENTIndiv
$6.5M10
2.5%
7
AXIOM STRATEGIESIndiv
$5.8M474
2.2%
8
VANGUARD FIELD STRATEGIESIndiv
$5.6M28
2.1%
9
PROTECT WOMEN & CHILDRENIndiv
$5.3M43
2.0%
10
BEACON MEDIAIndiv
$4.4M19
1.7%
11
RAISE THE WAGE NEBRASKAIndiv
$4.1M190
1.6%
12
NEBRASKANS FOR PAID SICK LEAVEIndiv
$4.1M369
1.6%
13
LANDSLIDE POLITICALIndiv
$4M10
1.5%
14
SAGEIndiv
$3.9M6
1.5%
15
MEDIUM BUYINGIndiv
$3M60
1.2%
16
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYCmte
$2.6M508
1.0%
17
FIELDWORKSIndiv
$2.4M19
0.9%
18
BATTLEAXE DIGITALIndiv
$2.1M14
0.8%
19
SAGE MEDIA PLANNING AND PLACEMENTIndiv
$2.1M5
0.8%
20
EACH $250 OR LESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD PAYEES WHO WERE PAIDIndiv
$2M2,138
0.8%
Sources: accountability_project · Last updated: 2026-03-01