2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Adrian Smith?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Adrian Smith
In the U.S. House (NE-3) since 2007 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 1 committee: Ways and Means · 2 subcommittees
- 395 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H6NE03115) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $2.1M
- Spent
- $2.1M
- Cash on hand
- $1.1M
- Individuals 21% $442K
- PACs & other committees 76% $1.6M
- Other receipts 3% $58K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $128K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $283K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $283K
Largest direct PAC contributions
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $10K
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM $10K
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $10K
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $10K
- UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $10K
Who gave.
Who gives $442K from individuals
0.9% in small-dollar gifts
$3,924 of $442K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
47% from Nebraska · 53% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
58% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Nebraska $202K
- Virginia $35K
- New York $31K
- District of Columbia $26K
- California $23K
- Florida $20K
- Texas $19K
- Illinois $9,500
Top employers named by donors
- DCI GROUP $14K
- BGR GROUP $2,500
- BROWNSTEIN $2,500
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $80K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $327K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 12, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, net of refunds (260 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $283K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Ads, medium not stated 100% $283K
Largest late spenders for
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $283K
Latest dissemination on these reports: May 5, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (2 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $1.4M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $1.4M of the $2.1M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 31% $426K
- Consultants & strategy 16% $212K
- Staff & payroll 5% $63K
- Fundraising & processing fees 24% $322K
- Polling, research & data 2% $28K
- Travel, meals & events 0.8% $11K
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $43K
- Legal & compliance 1% $18K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $2,250
- Other or unclassified 17% $234K
Largest payees
- SMART MEDIA GROUP LLC $265K
- RUSHMORE COMPANY, LLC $246K
- CHASE CREDIT $234K
- GRAND VALLEY CONSULTING, LLC $224K
- J BEST & CO $82K
Paid to individuals: $60K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 9, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (533 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Becky Lynn StilleDemocrat · $97K raised
- David P. HuebnerRepublican · $86K raised
- Mark CohenNON · $76K raised
- Macey BudkeIndependent · $6,347 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.