SASSE, BENJAMIN E.

R · senate · bioguide S001197

FEC candidate id: S4NE00090
Internal id: 92299f58-43a5-4dab-8fd7-deb9c48eed7e
Status: challenger

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

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

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	1,978,707
People	Median age	37
Income	Median household income	$76,475
Income	Per-capita income	$41,751
Income	In poverty	10.6%
Income	Unemployed	3.0%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.456
Race	White alone	77.9%
Race	Black alone	4.8%
Race	Asian alone	2.6%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	12.7%
Race	Two or more races	9.1%
Origin	Foreign-born	8.0%
Language	Speaks English only at home	87.2%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	8.4%
Education	High school or higher	59.6%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	34.6%
Education	Advanced degree	12.3%
Household	Family households	62.7%
Household	Avg household size	2.42
Household	Never married (15+)	31.7%
Housing	Median home value	$238,600
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,072
Housing	Single-family detached	71.3%
Housing	Built before 1940	4.3%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.1%
Housing	Vacant units	7.6%
Service	Veterans (18+)	6.9%
Health	With a disability	12.3%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	90.6%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	6.6%
Commute	Drove alone	76.1%
Commute	Public transit	0.5%
Commute	Worked from home	11.1%

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	$11,124	$208,770	$2,273,267	$0	$0
2024	$2,100	$248,980	$2,470,913	$0	$0
2022	$960,764	$376,230	$2,717,793	$0	$322,843
2020	$4,530,025	$3,757,823	$2,133,259	$0	$2,405,199
2018	$974,995	$592,588	$1,361,057	$177,757	$245,195
2016	$1,009,130	$818,371	$978,652	$338,286	$470,612
2014	$6,652,548	$5,864,653	$787,895	$566,231	$5,287,843

Elections

2014 general senate · NE-S — won
2014 general senate · NE-S — running
2014 general senate · NE-S — running
2014 general senate · NE-S — won
2014 general senate · NE-S — won
2014 general senate · NE-S — running
2014 general senate · NE-S — running
2014 general senate · NE-S — running
2014 general senate · NE-S — running
2014 general senate · NE-S — running
2014 general senate · NE-S — running
2014 general senate · NE-S — running
2014 general senate · NE-S — won
2014 general senate · NE-S — won
2020 general senate · NE-S — running
2020 general senate · NE-S — won
2020 general senate · NE-S — running
2020 general senate · NE-S — won
2020 general senate · NE-S — running
2020 general senate · NE-S — won
2020 general senate · NE-S — won
2020 general senate · NE-S — running
2026 general senate · NE-S — running
2026 general senate · NE-S — running
2026 general senate · NE-S — running
2026 general senate · NE-S — running
2026 general senate · NE-S — running
2026 general senate · NE-S — running
2026 general senate · NE-S — running
2026 general senate · NE-S — running

Committees

2019 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type S
BEN SASSE FOR U.S. SENATE, INC. — principal · type S
FRIENDS OF BEN SASSE — principal · type S
LEGACY VICTORY COMMITTEE 2014 — joint_fundraising · type N
NEW SENATE MAJORITY 2014 — joint_fundraising · type N

Recent votes

No votes on file.

Election prediction

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

P(win) = 23.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%
senate race	-2.0%

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.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2022	$0	$8,333	1

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2021-06-08	DRAIN THE DC SWAMP PAC	oppose	$8,333	Digital Advertising

Transfers from committees

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

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-11-08	HUSCH BLACKWELL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$-1,000
2022-11-03	WINRED	24K	$-5
2022-11-01	WINRED	24K	$-5
2022-10-31	WINRED	24K	$-75
2022-10-27	WINRED	24K	$-25
2022-10-22	WINRED	24K	$-3
2022-09-30	YAHOO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (YAHOO IN…	24K	$1,000
2022-09-29	MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMM…	24K	$5,000
2022-09-25	BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION C…	24K	$2,500
2022-09-22	NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, …	24K	$1,000
2022-09-13	SLM CORPORATION PAC (SALLIE MAE PAC)	24K	$1,000
2022-09-12	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMI…	24K	$1,000
2022-09-10	FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.	24K	$1,000
2022-09-08	LSTA, INC. PAC	24K	$2,500
2022-08-27	WINRED	24K	$-25
2022-08-18	BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY PAC	24K	$2,000
2022-08-17	MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEE PAC (MAS…	24K	$3,000
2022-08-10	TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC	24K	$2,000
2022-08-02	NOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC)	24K	$2,500
2022-08-01	WINRED	24K	$-25
2022-08-01	WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC	24K	$1,000
2022-07-21	MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEE PAC (MAS…	24K	$2,000
2022-07-21	CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE, INC PAC	24K	$2,500
2022-07-19	PFIZER INC. PAC	24K	$2,500
2022-06-28	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC	24K	$1,000

Connected on the graph

Inbound (100)

date	from	type	amount	role	source
2022-11-08	HUSCH BLACKWELL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-1,000		pas2
2022-11-03	WINRED	contributed_to	$-5		pas2
2022-11-01	WINRED	contributed_to	$-5		pas2
2022-10-31	WINRED	contributed_to	$-75		pas2
2022-10-27	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-10-22	WINRED	contributed_to	$-3		pas2
2022-09-30	YAHOO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (YAHOO INC. PAC)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-09-30	YAHOO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (YAHOO INC. PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-09-29	MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$5,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-09-29	MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000		pas2
2022-09-25	BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-09-25	BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500		pas2
2022-09-22	NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. GRAMMY FUND FOR MUSIC CREATORS)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-09-22	NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. GRAMMY FUND FOR MUSIC CREATORS)	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-09-13	SLM CORPORATION PAC (SALLIE MAE PAC)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-09-13	SLM CORPORATION PAC (SALLIE MAE PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-09-12	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-09-12	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-09-10	FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-09-10	FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-09-08	LSTA, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,500		pas2
2022-09-08	LSTA, INC. PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-08-27	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-08-18	BECTON DICKINSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000		pas2
2022-08-18	BECTON DICKINSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-08-17	MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEE PAC (MASTERCARD PAC) OR (MASTERCARD EMPLOYEE PAC)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$3,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-08-17	MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEE PAC (MASTERCARD PAC) OR (MASTERCARD EMPLOYEE PAC)	contributed_to	$3,000		pas2
2022-08-10	TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-08-10	TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC	contributed_to	$2,000		pas2
2022-08-02	NOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500		pas2
2022-08-02	NOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-08-01	WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-08-01	WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-08-01	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-07-21	CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE, INC PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-07-21	MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEE PAC (MASTERCARD PAC) OR (MASTERCARD EMPLOYEE PAC)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-07-21	CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE, INC PAC	contributed_to	$2,500		pas2
2022-07-21	MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEE PAC (MASTERCARD PAC) OR (MASTERCARD EMPLOYEE PAC)	contributed_to	$2,000		pas2
2022-07-19	PFIZER INC. PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-07-19	PFIZER INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,500		pas2
2022-06-28	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-06-28	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-06-23	THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-06-23	THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (GUARDIAN LIFE P	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-06-23	THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-06-23	THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (GUARDIAN LIFE P	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-06-22	BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-06-22	BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-06-21	MEDTRONIC INC. PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-06-21	MEDTRONIC INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,000		pas2
2022-06-16	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-06-16	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-06-14	TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-06-14	TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM)	contributed_to	$2,000		pas2
2022-06-13	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEDIATRIX PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000		pas2
2022-06-13	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEDIATRIX PAC)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$5,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-06-06	HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-06-06	HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-05-27	UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC	contributed_to	$2,500		pas2
2022-05-27	UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-05-22	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-05-22	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-05-22	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-05-22	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-05-22	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-05-17	TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-05-17	TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,500		pas2
2022-05-13	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-05-11	SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE ( SRPPIC)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-05-11	SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE ( SRPPIC)	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-05-10	FARMERS GROUP, INC., FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE AND TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA FARMERS INSURANCE PAC	contributed_to	$2,500		pas2
2022-05-10	FARMERS GROUP, INC., FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE AND TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA FARMERS INSURANCE PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-05-06	INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)	contributed_to	$3,500		pas2
2022-05-06	INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$3,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-05-04	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-05-04	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC	contributed_to	$2,500		pas2
2022-04-26	GRAIL, INC. PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-04-26	GRAIL, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,500		pas2
2022-04-22	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-04-22	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000		pas2
2022-04-21	NEBRASKA CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-04-21	NEBRASKA CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000		pas2
2022-04-18	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-04-18	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,500		pas2
2022-04-18	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-04-17	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-04-17	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-04-17	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-04-17	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-04-15	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-04-15	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-04-15	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-04-08	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25		pas2
2022-04-02	CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-04-02	CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND	contributed_to	$2,500		pas2
2022-03-27	METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A - FEDERAL ONLY	contributed_to	$5,000		pas2
2022-03-27	METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A - FEDERAL ONLY	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$5,000	24K	fec_pas2
2022-03-09	TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC)	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$2,500	24K	fec_pas2
2022-03-09	TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC)	contributed_to	$2,500		pas2
2022-03-02	THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC	committee_contributed_to_candidate	$1,000	24K	fec_pas2

Outbound (5)

date	type	to	amount	source
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	NEW SENATE MAJORITY 2014	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	LEGACY VICTORY COMMITTEE 2014	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	2019 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE	—	candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	BEN SASSE FOR U.S. SENATE, INC.	—	candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	FRIENDS OF BEN SASSE	—	candidate_committees

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