Adrian Smith

Republican · Representative, NE-3

Raised, 2021–2026
$6M
From PACs & committees
$1.2M
Top sector
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Outside spending for
$298.5K

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$2.2M
2023–24
$2M
2021–22
$1.7M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$442,147$1,619,000$185,446$2,246,593
2024$455,652$1,457,609$83,420$1,996,681
2022$469,810$1,188,891$50,991$1,709,691

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.H6NE03115

PAC money by sector

  1. $1.1M
  2. $902.3K
  3. $592K
  4. $356.5K
  5. $331.5K
  6. $183K
  7. $161.2K
  8. $146.6K
  9. $117K
  10. $111.5K
  11. $83K
  12. $67.5K
  13. $15K
  14. $5.5K
  15. $2K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 814 itemized donations ($1.1M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Unknown
    $551.1K
  2. $89.4K
  3. Retired
    $76.6K
  4. $75K
  5. $70.7K
  6. $47.3K
  7. $39.6K
  8. Not employed
    $23.7K
  9. $21.8K
  10. $20.6K
  11. $15.7K
  12. $7.1K
  13. $7K
  14. $500
  15. $500

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. Hawkins Construction Company
    $30.7K
  2. Sandhills Publishing
    $24.8K
  3. Cassling Diagnostic
    $23.1K
  4. Dci Group
    $21.5K
  5. Sampson Construction
    $17.8K
  6. Wcas
    $17.3K
  7. Sean N Parker Foundation
    $16.7K
  8. Baxter Automotive Group
    $16.7K
  9. Bruning Law Group
    $16.5K
  10. Trego Dugan Aviation of Grand Island
    $15.3K
  11. Blackstone
    $13.6K
  12. Capitol Tax Partners
    $13.5K
  13. Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc.
    $13.2K
  14. Fierce Government Relations
    $12K
  15. Fremont Contract Carriers
    $10.4K

Outside spending

Super PACs and other groups can spend unlimited amounts on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they don't coordinate with the campaign. This money doesn't go to Adrian Smith.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
Defend American Jobs
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$283K–
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee
PAC
$12.2K–
National Right to Life Victory Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$3.3K–

Top contributors

Each organization's PAC plus donations from its employees, the way OpenSecrets counted.

  1. Tenaska IncPAC $25K · employees $6.5K
    $31.5K
  2. Hawkins Construction Companyemployees $30.7K
    $30.7K
  3. $30K
  4. Home DepotPAC $30K
    $30K
  5. $30K
  6. $30K
  7. $30K
  8. $30K
  9. $30K
  10. $28K
  11. $28K
  12. $27.5K
  13. $27.5K
  14. Ernst & YoungPAC $27.5K
    $27.5K
  15. Koch, Inc.PAC $27.5K
    $27.5K

Top PACs

  1. $30K
  2. $30K
  3. $30K
  4. $30K
  5. $30K
  6. $30K
  7. $30K
  8. $28K
  9. $28K
  10. $27.5K
  11. $27.5K
  12. $27.5K
  13. $27.5K
  14. $26K
  15. $25K