Politician
Dan Osborn
Independent / other · Nebraska · ran 2 times since 2020, won 0
FEC candidate S4NE00207
Dan Osborn (Independent / other) raised $11M for the 2026 Nebraska Senate race, $230K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $13M for and $32M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$26M
2026, 2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
2%
$590K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$26M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$40M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nebraska Senate | $11M | 2% | $13M / $32M | – | $56M | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | Nebraska Senate | $15M | 2% | $13M / $8.0M | – | $36M | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $280KLeadership PAC $108KOther $69KSuper PAC $62KParty $58KMembership $16KCorporate $7K
- DSCCParty$58K
- End Citizens UnitedOther$25K
- Way Back PACSuper PAC$17K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionUnion$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Mobilization PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Lobo PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Midwest Region Laborers' Political LeagueUnion$10K
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union PACUnion$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Defend American Jobsagainst $13M
- Senate Leadership Fundagainst $12M
- Retire Career Politiciansfor $9.3M
- Working Class Majority PAC, Incfor $8.6M
- Cornhusker Majorityagainst $6.9M
- Esafundagainst $2.6M
- Heartland Resurgenceagainst $2.1M
- Win It Back PACagainst $2.1M
- Nebraska Railroaders for Public Safetyfor $1.1M
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Dan Osborn's 2026 campaign?
- Dan Osborn (Independent / other) raised $11M for the 2026 Nebraska Senate race, $230K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $13M for and $32M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Dan Osborn?
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), Way Back PAC ($10K), American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action ($10K), International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League ($10K), American Mobilization PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Dan Osborn's race?
- Defend American Jobs ($13M against), Senate Leadership Fund ($8.6M against), Working Class Majority PAC, Inc ($8.6M for) in 2026.
- How much has Dan Osborn raised across elections?
- $11M in 2026, $15M in 2024. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.