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Political Money in NE
Total Raised (Candidates)
$26,416,320
Total Donated (Individuals)
$309,815,465
Individual Donors
25,255
Candidates
300
Party Breakdown
DEM 6499980.06
REP 16026556.66
DEM: 6499980.06 REP: 16026556.66 Other: 3889782.95
Top Candidates in NE
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICKETTS, PETE | REP | Senate | $4,866,649 |
| OSBORN, DAN | IND | Senate | $3,856,315 |
| DINSDALE, SID | REP | Senate | $3,264,704 |
| OSBORN, SHANE | REP | Senate | $1,996,501 |
| FLOOD, MIKE | REP | House | $1,988,933 |
| POWELL, DENISE | DEM | House | $1,617,997 |
| SMITH, ADRIAN | REP | House | $1,437,820 |
| HARDING, BRINKER | REP | House | $1,270,418 |
| CAVANAUGH, JOHN | DEM | House | $1,140,783 |
| RAIMONDO, ANTHONY F | DEM | Senate | $820,817 |
| ASHFORD, BRAD | DEM | House | $640,016 |
| ASKINS, KISHLA | DEM | House | $583,723 |
| LEUSCHEN, JAMES | DEM | House | $389,591 |
| LINDSTROM, BRETT | REP | House | $374,138 |
| BACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER | DEM | House | $354,180 |
| SHELTON, ALISHA | DEM | House | $340,914 |
| DAUB, HAL | REP | Senate | $339,136 |
| FLYNN, PATRICK J | REP | Senate | $251,541 |
| RHOADES, CRYSTAL | DEM | House | $172,768 |
| FESTERSEN, PETE | DEM | House | $143,915 |
| HEIDEL, JACK | REP | House | $84,552 |
| HUEBNER, DAVID P. MR. | REP | House | $76,198 |
| LINDSTROM, BRETT | REP | House | $70,827 |
| MOYER, ERIC HAMILTON | DEM | House | $57,945 |
| DAVIS, REBEKAH ELIZABETH | DEM | House | $54,170 |
Top Individual Donors in NE
| # | Name | Total Donated | Contributions | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICKETTS, J JOE | $34,004,491 | 88 | BUSINESSMAN |
| 2 | RICKETTS, MARLENE | $33,339,501 | 253 | TRANS TERRA CO |
| 3 | SCOTT, RICK | $19,455,268 | 195 | R L SCOTT CO |
| 4 | RICKETTS, MARLENE M | $4,624,150 | 64 | — |
| 5 | PEED, THOMAS | $3,836,350 | 24 | PEED CO |
| 6 | PEED, RHONDA | $3,833,200 | 21 | PEED CO |
| 7 | SANDHILLS GLOBAL INC. | $3,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 8 | WERNER, CLARENCE L | $2,994,675 | 33 | WERNER ENTERPRISE INC |
| 9 | RICKETTS, MARLENE M MRS. | $2,590,400 | 27 | — |
| 10 | RICKETTS, JOHN JOE | $2,091,500 | 44 | AMERITRADE |
| 11 | BRESLOW, JOHN | $1,499,067 | 116 | LINCOLN WELDING SUPP |
| 12 | STEPHENSON, JAMES | $1,298,801 | 677 | STEPHENSON MOTEL & DRUG |
| 13 | HOLLAND, RICHARD D | $1,234,490 | 199 | ADVERTISING |
| 14 | RICKETTS, JOE | $1,185,000 | 33 | AMERITRADE INC |
| 15 | CLARENCE L. WERNER REVOCABLE TRUST | $1,000,000 | 1 | WERNER ENTERPRISES INC. |
| 16 | GUPTA, VINOD | $978,400 | 221 | AMERICAN BUSINESS LISTS INC |
| 17 | RICKETTS, J PETER | $939,150 | 110 | INVESTMENT BANKER |
| 18 | MYERS, CHARLES | $936,866 | 614 | FREEZER SERVICES INC |
| 19 | WOOLLAM, JOHN | $895,198 | 315 | UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA |
| 20 | CROWE, JAMES Q | $784,234 | 141 | METROPOLITAN FIBER SYSTEMS INC |
| 21 | BUFFETT, WARREN | $677,200 | 51 | — |
| 22 | Werner, Clarence L. Mr. | $646,100 | 14 | Werner Enterprises Inc./CEO |
| 23 | WOOLLAM, JOHN A | $623,600 | 124 | — |
| 24 | WATANABE, TERRY K | $600,000 | 4 | ORIENTAL TRADING CO |
| 25 | CAIN, HERMAN | $597,856 | 156 | — |
| 26 | RICKETTS, J. PETER MR. | $587,700 | 45 | — |
| 27 | DOMINA, DAVID A | $578,611 | 12 | ATTORNEY |
| 28 | NICKERSON, KENNETH | $572,057 | 390 | UNL |
| 29 | MCCORMICK, RICHARD | $569,728 | 339 | — |
| 30 | SCHNEIDER, CYNTHIA | $562,011 | 269 | — |
| 31 | BERTRAND, ROBERT | $558,760 | 255 | MUTUAL OF OMAHA |
| 32 | PEED, THOMAS J | $534,900 | 29 | PEED CORPORATION |
| 33 | WAGNER, CHARLOTTE | $500,524 | 135 | RETIRED |
| 34 | BUFFETT, WARREN E | $483,700 | 67 | — |
| 35 | AZIMA, FARHAD | $453,342 | 112 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 36 | FAHEY, MICHAEL G | $446,595 | 134 | AMERICAN LAND TITLE CO |
| 37 | NORTON, EDWARD | $446,081 | 321 | — |
| 38 | CLAYBAUGH, WILLIAM J | $431,380 | 7,473 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 39 | CON AGRA INC | $421,254 | 22 | — |
| 40 | MCCORMICK, RICHARD D MR | $420,325 | 41 | NW BELL TEL CO |
| 41 | CROWE, PAMELA | $414,875 | 142 | HOUSEWIFE |
| 42 | MORRISON, KENNETH | $410,627 | 1,262 | — |
| 43 | LAURITZEN, BRUCE R | $396,916 | 50 | — |
| 44 | EPSTEIN, BOB | $394,851 | 230 | OMAHA PAPER |
| 45 | STINSON, KENNETH E | $384,110 | 65 | PETER KIEWIT SONS |
| 46 | KELLY, PATRICK | $370,816 | 1,780 | ATTORNEY |
| 47 | LAURITZEN, BRUCE R MR | $369,499 | 26 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
| 48 | WATANABE, TERRANCE K | $367,250 | 34 | — |
| 49 | STEWART, SCOTT | $366,022 | 561 | CAPITOL TIMES |
| 50 | STUART, JAMES | $361,420 | 1,251 | STUART ENTERPRISES |
| 51 | HEMMER, JOHN | $357,817 | 298 | RETIRED |
| 52 | KENNEDY, THOMAS | $347,148 | 1,464 | FARMER |
| 53 | THOMPSON, RICHARD N | $336,825 | 19 | — |
| 54 | PEED, THOMAS J MR | $328,300 | 15 | PEED CORPORATION |
| 55 | SIMON, JAMES | $314,834 | 736 | STUDENT |
| 56 | BRESLOW, SONIA | $314,505 | 31 | HOMEMAKER |
| 57 | WEITZ, WALLACE R | $312,900 | 25 | WALLACE R WEITZ & CO |
| 58 | HANLEY, WILLIAM | $310,350 | 246 | CUMMINS DIESEL |
| 59 | LAURITZEN, BRUCE | $298,725 | 56 | 1ST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA |
| 60 | ACKLIE, DUANE W MR | $298,238 | 40 | LAWYER |
| 61 | LAURITZEN, GERALDINE MRS. | $294,900 | 9 | HOMEMAKER |
| 62 | LOZIER, DIANNE S | $293,200 | 68 | — |
| 63 | SCHORR, PAUL C IV | $291,700 | 20 | STUDENT |
| 64 | THOMAS, LYNDA | $291,298 | 93 | HOMEMAKER |
| 65 | KELLEY, THOMAS | $288,471 | 634 | KELLEY AND KELLEY |
| 66 | ZIMMER, JOHN | $288,004 | 144 | ZIMMER-BLANC INSURANCE AGENCY |
| 67 | ACKLIE, PHYLLIS | $285,397 | 74 | HOMEMAKER |
| 68 | LARSEN, JOHN | $281,788 | 342 | FLYNN & LARSEN IMP CO |
| 69 | ACKLIE, PHYLLIS A MRS. | $266,700 | 9 | CAPITAL CASUALTY CORPORATION |
| 70 | CUNNINGHAM, FRED MR II | $262,200 | 7 | — |
| 71 | MCCORMICK, RICHARD D | $261,150 | 75 | N.W. BELL CO. |
| 72 | CARR, MICHAEL | $250,481 | 2,875 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 73 | BYKERK, CECIL | $247,095 | 262 | ACTUARY |
| 74 | HERBSTER, JUDITH A. MRS. | $244,200 | 14 | CONKLIN COMPANY INC. |
| 75 | BLAUWET, ROGER | $241,360 | 169 | KUTAK ROCK & CAMPBEL |
| 76 | PICKING, RODNEY | $238,400 | 108 | — |
| 77 | O'CONNOR, SUSAN | $238,381 | 270 | BUSINESS |
| 78 | LOZIER, DIANNE | $229,731 | 85 | HOMEMAKER |
| 79 | ROSEN, KENNETH | $225,102 | 205 | SIR WINSTON, LTD |
| 80 | BATCHELDER, ANNE STUART | $224,321 | 81 | HOUSEWIFE |
| 81 | MCGREGOR, DOUG | $220,640 | 68 | WEBEQUITY SOLUTIONS, LLC/CEO |
| 82 | WHITAKER, JAMES | $217,915 | 525 | RETIRED |
| 83 | WOOLLAM, CYNDI | $217,300 | 60 | UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA |