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Brad Ashford

Brad Ashford

Representative · NE-2
DemocratFormer memberServed 2015–2017Born 1949

Campaign fundraising

House · NE-02
Raised, 2017–18
$640K
Spent
$641K
Cash on hand
$0
Reported through
Jul 31, 2018
Latest cycle with filings

Receipts per two-year cycle

$0$2.5M$5M2013–14: $1,246,958.112013–142015–16: $2,512,188.382015–162017–18: $640,016.122017–18
Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
CycleReceipts
2013–14$1,246,958.11
2015–16$2,512,188.38
2017–18$640,016.12

2018 race · NE-02

  • Kara Eastman · D · Challenger$2.63M
  • Donald J Bacon · R · Incumbent$2.62M
  • Brad Ashford · D · Challenger$640K

Total receipts for the whole 2018 election period. 3 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS; cycles since 2013–14; updated Nov 3, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2017–182015–162013–14

PAC contributions

2013–14
From committees
$344K
Net of refunds
Committees
114
Contributions
159

By type of committee

AllLabor union$120K · 35%Leadership PAC$78,324 · 23%Corporate$43,750 · 13%Candidate committee$38,097 · 11%Membership org$29,895 · 9%Ideological / issue$22,250 · 6%Trade association$7,000 · 2%Party$5,000 · 1%
CommitteeCompany / sponsorMember's tradesContributionsTotal
United Association Political Education Committee (United Association OF Journeymen AND Apprentices OF THE Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry OF THE United States AND Canada)Labor union——2$10,000
Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC——2$10,000
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska PACCorporate——2$10,000
Int'l. Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers (IPAL)Labor unionInt'l. Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers—2$6,000
Democratic Congressional Campaign CommitteeParty——1$5,000
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersLabor unionUnited Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America—1$5,000
United Transportation Union Political Action Committee (UTU PAC)Labor unionUnited Transportation Union—2$5,000
Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersLabor unionInternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers—2$5,000
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubLabor unionUnited Food and Commercial Workers International Union—1$5,000
Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationLabor union——1$5,000
SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee ON Political Education)Labor unionService Employees International Union—1$5,000
Transport Workers Union Political Contributions CommitteeLabor unionTransport Workers Union of America—2$5,000
American Federation of Govt. Empl. Political Action CommitteeLabor unionAmerican Federation of Gov't Employees—2$5,000
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L ELabor union——1$5,000
Committee on Letter Carriers Political Education (Letter Carriers Political Action Fund)Labor union——1$5,000
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC)Membership orgAmerican Association for Justice—1$5,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeLabor unionInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers—1$5,000
American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Committee on Political EducationLabor union——2$5,000
Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC)/International Union of Operating EngineersLabor unionIuoe Local 965 Pef—1$5,000
Amalgamated Transit Union - CopeLabor unionAmalgamated Transit Union—1$5,000
Aflac PACCorporateAFLAflac Inc.—1$5,000
HDR, Inc. PACCorporate——1$5,000
National Treasury Employees Political Action CommitteeLabor union——3$5,000
KidspacMembership org——2$5,000
Kutak Rock & Huie Political Action CommitteeCorporate——3$5,000
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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Brad Ashford's campaign committees in the 2013–14 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2013–14 · through the latest regular FEC reports
Supporting
$148K
Opposing
$1.00M
Spenders
8
SpenderSupportingOpposing
NRCCParty—$980K
Democratic Congressional Campaign CommitteeParty$138K—
House Majority PACSuper PAC$10,000—
Congressional Leadership FundSuper PAC—$8,811
Nebraska Republican PartyParty—$8,555
Empower NebraskaSuper PAC—$6,250
Human Rights Campaign PACMembership org$124—
Sierra Club Political CommitteeMembership org$10—
8 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Brad Ashford in the 2013–14 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 3, 2026. No individual donor data.