HARDING, BRINKER

R · house

FEC candidate id: H6NE02208
Internal id: 81f53b88-52a7-4d39-b480-0362add3bfa4
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NE-02. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	664,272
People	Median age	36
Income	Median household income	$83,942
Income	Per-capita income	$46,850
Income	In poverty	11.0%
Income	Unemployed	3.6%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.477
Race	White alone	70.9%
Race	Black alone	9.5%
Race	Asian alone	4.2%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	13.4%
Race	Two or more races	9.8%
Origin	Foreign-born	9.8%
Language	Speaks English only at home	84.7%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	9.3%
Education	High school or higher	62.8%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	42.5%
Education	Advanced degree	16.0%
Household	Family households	61.9%
Household	Avg household size	2.46
Household	Never married (15+)	34.4%
Housing	Median home value	$276,900
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,205
Housing	Single-family detached	67.9%
Housing	Built before 1940	3.3%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.4%
Housing	Vacant units	5.4%
Service	Veterans (18+)	6.2%
Health	With a disability	10.7%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	92.5%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	5.1%
Commute	Drove alone	72.2%
Commute	Public transit	0.8%
Commute	Worked from home	16.0%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$1,273,394	$622,268	$651,126	$0	$1,130,040

Elections

2026 general house · NE-2 — running

Committees

BRINKER HARDING FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H
HARDING FOR NE-02 REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2026 — principal · type H

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 20.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%
open seat	-5.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-31	BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PAC	24K	$5,000
2026-03-23	FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC	24K	$5,000
2026-02-23	MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC	24K	$5,000
2026-02-11	TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$3,500
2026-02-11	WERNER ENTERPRISES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITT…	24K	$5,000
2026-02-05	CONCERNED AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM & OPPORTUNITY P…	24K	$5,000
2026-02-04	FIELD TEAM 6, INC.	24A	$448
2026-02-04	HIGHWATER PAC	24K	$1,500
2026-02-04	AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC	24K	$5,000
2026-02-04	AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC	24K	$5,000
2026-02-04	HIGHWATER PAC	24K	$3,500
2026-01-26	ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS	24K	$2,000
2026-01-26	ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS	24K	$2,000
2026-01-21	HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC	24K	$2,000
2025-12-28	BRIDGING THE GAP	24K	$5,000
2025-12-11	BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONA…	24K	$5,000
2025-12-10	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC…	24K	$1,500
2025-12-10	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC…	24K	$1,500
2025-10-23	SMART TD PAC	24K	$1,000
2025-08-28	NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION	24K	$100
2025-08-22	HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC	24K	$5,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee BRINKER HARDING FOR CONGRESS.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

Donor	Employer / occupation	City, ST	Gifts	Total
BOULAY, GREG	PELLA WINDOWS AND DOORS OF OMAHA · OWNER	OMAHA, NE	1	$3,500
SJULIN, CARL	WEST GATE BANK · CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO	LINCOLN, NE	1	$2,000
SCHROPP, TOBIN	KIEWIT CORPORATION · SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL	OMAHA, NE	1	$2,000
DUREN, DIANE	RETIRED · RETIRED	OMAHA, NE	1	$1,000
ONISHCHUK, VITALIY	ITILE FLOORING, INC · MANAGER	OMAHA, NE	1	$1,000
HESSER, MARK	PINNACLE BANCORP, INC. · PRESIDENT AND CEO	LINCOLN, NE	1	$1,000
JOBEUN, LARRY	FJJB LAW · ATTORNEY	OMAHA, NE	1	$1,000
HAMANN, DAN	SPECTRUM FINANCIAL · CEO	OMAHA, NE	1	$1,000
BRUMM, BRUCE	RETIRED · RETIRED	OMAHA, NE	1	$1,000
BULFINCH, SCOTT	RETIRED · RETIRED	LINCOLN, NE	1	$1,000
THIELLEN, JASON	E & A CONSULTING GROUP · CEO	GRETNA, NE	1	$950
ROYAL, JEFF	DUNDEE BANK · BANKING	OMAHA, NE	1	$500
MAPES, MICHAEL	RETIRED · RETIRED	OMAHA, NE	1	$250
HUERTER-MORGAN, HOLLY	NEBRASKA METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM · ATTORNEY	WESTMINSTER, CO	1	$250
SOKOL, PATRICK	VICTAULIC · ENGINEERING	OMAHA, NE	1	$250
ATKINS, TERRY	LAMP RYNEARSON · COO	OMAHA, NE	1	$250
PEDERSEN, DOUG	HR SYSTEMS · OWNER	OMAHA, NE	1	$200

Connected on the graph

Inbound (21)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-03-31	BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-03-23	FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-23	MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-11	WERNER ENTERPRISES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-11	TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$3,500	pas2
2026-02-05	CONCERNED AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM & OPPORTUNITY PAC (CAFO PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-04	AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-04	AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-04	FIELD TEAM 6, INC.	contributed_to	$448	pas2
2026-02-04	HIGHWATER PAC	contributed_to	$3,500	pas2
2026-02-04	HIGHWATER PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2026-01-26	ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-01-26	ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-01-21	HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2025-12-28	BRIDGING THE GAP	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-12-11	BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-12-10	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2025-12-10	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2025-10-23	SMART TD PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-08-28	NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION	contributed_to	$100	pas2
2025-08-22	HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2

Outbound (2)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	BRINKER HARDING FOR CONGRESS	—		candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	HARDING FOR NE-02 REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2026	—		candidate_committees

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