Brad Ashford

Representative · NE-2

DemocratFormer memberServed 2015–2017Born 1949

Campaign fundraising

House · NE-02

Raised, 2017–18

$640K

Spent

$641K

Cash on hand

Reported through

Jul 31, 2018

Latest cycle with filings

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
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.

Cycle2017–18 2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2015–16

From committees

$1.24M

Net of refunds

Committees

368

Contributions

793

By type of committee

All Corporate$366K · 30%Trade association$261K · 21%Leadership PAC$207K · 17%Membership org$138K · 11%Ideological / issue$103K · 8%Candidate committee$64,328 · 5%Labor union$63,500 · 5%Cooperative$29,000 · 2%Party$6,320 · 1%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (BUILDPAC)Trade association	National Association of Home Builders	—	4	$10,000
Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationLabor union	—	—	2	$10,000
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommMembership org	National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors	—	8	$10,000
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade association	Credit Union National Association	—	4	$10,000
National Cable and Telecommunications Association Political Action Committee (Ncta PAC)Trade association	—	—	2	$10,000
Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporate	UNPUnion Pacific Corp.	3 trades	8	$10,000
Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (UBS PAC)Corporate	UBSUBS Group AG	—	4	$10,000
National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade association	National Cattlemen's Beef Association	—	2	$10,000
International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACLabor union	International Association of Fire Fighters	—	3	$10,000
Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC)/International Union of Operating EngineersLabor union	Iuoe Local 965 Pef	—	2	$10,000
International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee Inc.Trade association	International Franchise Association	—	4	$10,000
Mutual of Omaha Companies PAC (IMPAC)Corporate	—	—	8	$10,000
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporate	HONHoneywell International Inc.	—	6	$10,000
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCooperative	American Crystal Sugar Compay	—	2	$10,000
Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)Corporate	—	—	4	$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	4	$10,000
New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	New York Life Insurance Company	—	3	$10,000
Deere & Company PAC (AKA John Deere PAC)Corporate	DEDeere & Co	—	2	$10,000
Ag Processing Inc. Political Action Committee, AgpacCooperative	—	—	3	$10,000
Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC	—	—	2	$10,000
Leadership for Today and TomorrowLeadership PAC	—	—	5	$10,000
Blue Dog Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue	—	—	6	$10,000
Midwest Region Laborers' Political LeagueLabor union	Laborers' International Union, Midwest Region	—	2	$10,000
PAC to the FutureLeadership PAC	Nancy Pelosi	—	2	$10,000
Jobs, Opportunities and Education PAC (JOE-PAC)Leadership PAC	—	—	5	$10,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Brad Ashford's campaign committees in the 2015–16 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

2015–16 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$1.95M

Opposing

$3.92M

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
NRCCParty	—	$2.68M
DCCCParty	$1.54M	—
Congressional Leadership FundSuper PAC	—	$1.24M
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade association	$350K	—
Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--PAC of AaosCorporate	$39,639	—
American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc. Political Committee (OPHTHPAC)Membership org	$15,235	—
Individuals and groups that aren't committees (1 combined)	$10,674	—

7 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Brad Ashford in the 2015–16 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.