2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Austin Lawrence Ahlman?
The money.
- Raised
- $106K
- Spent
- $82K
- Cash on hand
- $24K
- Debts
- $12K
- Individuals 85% $90K
- Candidate's own money & loans 15% $16K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $90K from individuals
44% in small-dollar gifts
$40K of $90K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
6% from Nebraska · 94% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- District of Columbia $10K
- Washington $8,125
- New York $6,773
- California $3,732
- Florida $3,500
- Nebraska $3,092
- Minnesota $2,651
- Hawaii $1,779
Top employers named by donors
- OPEN MARKETS INSTITUTE $832
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: $14K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $34K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated May 9, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026, net of refunds (123 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.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Austin Lawrence Ahlman.
Where it went.
Where the money went $72K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $72K of the $82K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 14, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 34% $25K
- Consultants & strategy 29% $21K
- Fundraising & processing fees 7% $4,939
- Polling, research & data 25% $18K
- Office, technology & overhead 5% $3,500
Largest payees
- ZENITH RESEARCH $18K
- SWITCHBOARD LABS, LLC $2,154
- STRIPE $1,633
- ANEDOT $1,380
Paid to individuals: $49K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated May 11, 2026 to Jul 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (65 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.
- Mike FloodRepublican · $2.6M raised
- Christopher BackemeyerDemocrat · $1.2M raised · $10 outside
- Eric Hamilton MoyerDemocrat · $67K 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.