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Jeffrey Fortenberry
United States House of Representatives (Congress)
Political Campaign Contributions
Campaign Finance Information
'12 Election Cycle


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Candidate NameJeffrey Fortenberry
Contributions Received
(click on $ amounts for details)
$697,787 Total Money Receipts
$367,627 From Individuals
(Amounts over $200)
$259,750 From Political Action Committees
$0 From Indian Tribes
$0Self-Funded
Office Running ForUnited States House of Representatives (Congress)
StateNebraska (NE)
PartyRepublican
Election Year'12
District01
Campaign AddressPO BOX 30265
LINCOLN, NE  68503
Candidate Committee Jeff Fortenberry For United States Congress

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Campaign Contribution Totals/Summary as of 11/26/2012
Category$ Dollar Amount
Cash on Hand$784,794
Total Money Receipts$697,787
Total Individual Contributions$430,978
Total Disbursements$366,848
Loans From Candidate$0
Other Loans$0
Candidate Loan Repayments$0
Debts Owed By$0
Refunds to Individuals$0
Refunds to Committees$0
Contributions from Other Political Committees$261,450
Contributions from Party Committees$0

Contributions From Individuals by State (contribution amounts of $200 or more)

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StateContribution
Count
Contribution
$ Amount
Percent
of Total
Nebraska 397$283,42777.10%
Louisiana 25$15,7504.28%
Texas 14$13,2003.59%
Michigan 9$11,2003.05%
California 11$9,8002.67%
Virginia 14$8,1502.22%
Florida 8$7,1001.93%
Pennsylvania 2$5,0001.36%
Massachusetts 3$4,5001.22%
District Of Columbia 7$2,7500.75%
Tennessee 1$2,0000.54%
Maryland 2$1,0000.27%
New Hampshire 1$1,0000.27%
New Jersey 1$1,0000.27%
Nevada 2$1,0000.27%
New York 1$5000.14%
Connecticut 1$2500.07%

Contributions From Poltical Action Committees
Committee Interest Group TypeContribution
Count
Contribution
$ Amount
Percent
of Total
Corporation89$99,000 38.11%
Labor0$0 0.00%
Non-Connected39$50,500 19.44%
Trade/Memership/Health47$63,500 24.45%
Cooperative6$18,000 6.93%
Corp.w/o Capital Stock3$3,000 1.15%
Other19$25,750 9.91%
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Contributions From Indian Tribes
Indian Tribe/
Location
Contribution
$ Amount
Primary/
General
Date
None Yet Reported/Available

Top 150 Donors/Individual Financial Contributors (contribution amounts of $200 or more)

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Name/
Location
Employer/
Occupation
Contribution
$ Amount
Primary/
General
Date
KUCHTA, JOHN
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Solution One/President /Owner$5,000 G11/05/2012
MECKEL, SUSAN R MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68506
Homemaker/Homemaker$4,800 P01/27/2012
VARILEK, GARY W MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68510
Gastroenterology Specialties/Physic/Physician$2,500 P03/24/2011
VARILEK, TAMI S MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68510
Homemaker/Homemaker/Homemaker$2,500 P03/24/2011
GREWCOCK, BRUCE E MR.
OMAHA, NE
68131
Peter, Kiewit, & Sons, Inc./Attorney$2,500 P05/03/2011
JEX, R. KENT
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Nebraska Heart Institute/Surgeon$2,500 P06/29/2011
DAVISON, JAMES MR.
RUSTON, LA
71273
Davison Transport/Owner$2,500 P06/30/2011
BLADE, MARY
SUGAR LAND, TX
77478
Homemaker/Homemaker$2,500 P09/29/2011
KUCHTA, JOHN
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Solution One/President /Owner$2,500 P09/30/2011
PETERSEN, PATRICIA M MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Homemaker/Homemaker/Homemaker$2,500 P12/09/2011
BONN, KYOUNG
OMAHA, NE
68102
Ashley Lynns Hair And Tanning/Owner/Owner$2,500 P12/20/2011
HELDRIDGE, THOMAS MR.
OMAHA, NE
68114
Adoremus Books/Owner/Owner$2,500 P12/23/2011
PEED, RHONDA MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Sandhills Publishing/Owner/Owner$2,500 P12/29/2011
PEED, THOMAS MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Sandhills Publishing/Owner/Owner$2,500 P12/29/2011
MECKEL, SUSAN R MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68506
Homemaker/Homemaker$2,500 G01/27/2012
ALLAN, TAMAS MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68510
Village Development/President$2,500 P02/25/2012
LOCKARD, RON MR.
MC KINNEY, TX
75070
Retired/Retired$2,500 P02/28/2012
BRYAN, REDFIELD E DR. JR
BATON ROUGE, LA
70806
Self/Urologist$2,500 P03/08/2012
FOSTER, E.B.
LINCOLN, NE
68510
Retired/Retired$2,500 P03/08/2012
RICKETTS, J. PETER MR.
OMAHA, NE
68132
Ameritrade Holding Corporation/Board Of Directors$2,500 P03/08/2012
ANDREW, MARK MR.
AUBURN, NE
68305
Self/Farmer$2,500 P03/22/2012
KOSLOSKY, MICHAEL P MR.
NEBRASKA CITY, NE
68410
Magnolia Metal Corporation/Executive Vice President$2,500 G03/29/2012
ROTH, KRISTI MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68506
Senior Insurance Marketing/Vice President$2,500 P03/31/2012
VARILEK, GARY W MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68510
Gastroenterology Specialties/Physician$2,500 G03/31/2012
VARILEK, TAMI S MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68510
Homemaker/Homemaker$2,500 G03/31/2012
JEX, R. KENT DR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Nebraska Heart Institute/Surgeon$2,500 G04/25/2012
WOLFE, JILL MRS.
COLUMBUS, NE
68601
Midwest Medical Transport/Owner$2,500 P04/26/2012
BIRD, NANCY
LINCOLN, NE
68512
Concord Hospitality/Restaurateur$2,500 G06/25/2012
DONAHUE, ANN C MRS.
PITTSBURGH, PA
15217
Housewife/Housewife$2,500 G08/27/2012
DONAHUE, CHRISTOPHER MR.
PITTSBURGH, PA
15217
Federated Investors/President & Ceo$2,500 G08/27/2012
WEINSTEIN, DAVID C MR.
NEWTON, MA
02158
Self/Attorney$2,500 G09/18/2012
PETERSEN, PAUL F DR.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Gi Specialties/Doctor$2,500 G09/30/2012
GREWCOCK, BRUCE E MR.
OMAHA, NE
68131
Peter Kiewit & Sons Inc./Attorney$2,500 G10/24/2012
WILSON, LISA MRS.
BLOOMFIELD, MI
48302
Homemaker/Homemaker$2,500 G10/25/2012
WILSON, ROBERT A MR.
BLOOMFIELD, MI
48301
Self/Consultant$2,500 G10/25/2012
KUCHTA, SHEILA MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Homemaker/Homemaker$2,500 G11/05/2012
PEED, RHONDA MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Sandhills Publishing/Owner/Owner$2,400 P01/07/2011
PEED, THOMAS MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Sandhills Publishing/Owner/Owner$2,400 P01/07/2011
ANDREW, MARK MR.
AUBURN, NE
68305
Self/Farmer/Farmer$2,400 P02/11/2011
ROTH, MICHAEL T MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68506
Senior Insurance Marketing/Presiden/President$2,400 P02/11/2011
MECKEL, CLYDE R. DR.
LINCOLN, NE
68506
Bryanlgh/Cardiologist/Cardiologist$2,400 P02/14/2011
MECKEL, SUSAN R MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68506
Homemaker/Homemaker/Homemaker$2,400 P02/14/2011
LOCKARD, RON MR.
MC KINNEY, TX
75070
Retired/Retired/Retired$2,400 P02/18/2011
RICKETTS, J. PETER MR.
OMAHA, NE
68132
Ameritrade Holding Corporation/Boar/Board Of Directors$2,400 P03/11/2011
FOSTER, E.B.
LINCOLN, NE
68510
Retired/Retired/Retired$2,400 P03/25/2011
LEBARON, MARC MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68512
Lincoln Plating/Ceo/Ceo$2,400 P03/30/2011
ALLAN, TAMAS MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68510
Village Development/President/President$2,400 P03/31/2011
PEED, RHONDA MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Sandhills Publishing/Owner/Owner$2,400 G12/29/2011
PEED, THOMAS MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Sandhills Publishing/Owner/Owner$2,400 G12/29/2011
ALLAN, TAMAS MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68510
Village Development/President$2,400 G02/27/2012
LOCKARD, RON MR.
MC KINNEY, TX
75070
Retired/Retired$2,400 G02/29/2012
FOSTER, E.B.
LINCOLN, NE
68510
Retired/Retired$2,400 G03/09/2012
RICKETTS, J. PETER MR.
OMAHA, NE
68132
Ameritrade Holding Corporation/Board Of Directors$2,400 G03/09/2012
ANDREW, MARK MR.
AUBURN, NE
68305
Self/Farmer$2,400 G03/23/2012
THEWES, BEVERLY A MS.
BLOOMFIELD, MI
48302
Retired/Retired$2,400 G10/29/2012
MECKEL, CLYDE R. DR.
LINCOLN, NE
68506
Bryanlgh/Cardiologist$2,200 P01/27/2012
MECKEL, CLYDE R. DR.
LINCOLN, NE
68506
Bryanlgh/Cardiologist$2,100 G01/27/2012
AYALA, KALIPRASAD N. DR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Nebraska Heart Institute/Physician$2,001 P06/29/2011
AYALA, KALIPRASAD N. DR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Nebraska Heart Institute/Physician$2,001 P03/29/2012
PETERSEN, PAUL F DR.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Gi Specialties/Doctor/Doctor$2,000 P03/30/2011
NORFOLK V.I. PARTNERSHIP
LINCOLN, NE
68542
$2,000 P04/15/2011
HARE, LUCIA G MRS.
KNOXVILLE, TN
37934
Requested$2,000 P09/26/2011
MELANCON, JOE MR.
BATON ROUGE, LA
70810
Retired/Retired$2,000 P02/27/2012
ACKERMAN, JENNIFER A MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Homemaker/Homemaker$2,000 P03/29/2012
DITTMAN, JOHN F MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68526
Cornhusker Bank/Banking$2,000 P03/30/2012
GUARINO, MICHAEL
WEEKI WACHEE, FL
34607
Self/Consultant$2,000 P05/15/2012
LEO, LEONARD
MCLEAN, VA
22101
Federalist Society/Attorney$2,000 G08/30/2012
WILSON, ELIZABETH J MS.
VERO BEACH, FL
32963
Retired/Retired$2,000 G10/25/2012
AYALA, KALIPRASAD N. DR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Nebraska Heart Institute/Physician$1,502 G03/30/2012
MCCASHLAND, PATRICK R MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Butherus Maser & Love/Funeral Direc/Funeral Director$1,500 P03/25/2011
SCHUMACHER, JEFF MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Capitol Casualty Co./President/President$1,500 P03/30/2011
BAYER, RUSSELL
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Data Support Systems, Inc./Executive/Owner$1,500 P09/29/2011
MCCASHLAND, PATRICK R MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Butherus Maser & Love/Funeral Director$1,500 P03/22/2012
ACKERMAN, JENNIFER A MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Homemaker/Homemaker$1,500 G03/30/2012
BAYER, RUSSELL
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Data Support Systems Inc./Executive/Owner$1,500 G09/27/2012
GLENN, MARIE MRS.
PAWNEE CITY, NE
68420
Heavenly Treasurers/Owner/Owner$1,000 P01/21/2011
CLEMENTS, RICHARD MR.
ELMWOOD, NE
68349
Clements & Drevo/Attorney/Attorney$1,000 P02/11/2011
ALEXANDER, JOSHUA D MR.
PILGER, NE
68768
Self Employed/Rancher/Rancher$1,000 P03/04/2011
CROTTY, DEBBY MRS.
AUBURN, NE
68305
Lifetime Vision Center/Financial Co/Financial Coordinator$1,000 P03/04/2011
KIDWELL, CHRISTOPHER MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Kidwell Communications/President/President$1,000 P03/11/2011
WEINSTEIN, DAVID C MR.
NEWTON, MA
02158
Self/Attorney/Attorney$1,000 P03/15/2011
BRYANT, ROBERT MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
All State Financial/Cpa/Cpa$1,000 P03/24/2011
DITTMAN, JOHN F MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68526
Cornhusker Bank/Banking/Banking$1,000 P03/24/2011
ACKERMAN, JENNIFER A MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Homemaker/Homemaker/Homemaker$1,000 P03/25/2011
CUSICK, NICHOLAS J MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Imscorp/Ceo/Ceo$1,000 P03/25/2011
MATTHES, JEFF
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Lincoln Radiology Group/Physician/Physician$1,000 P03/28/2011
HEADLEY, TERRY K.
LA VISTA, NE
68128
Headley Financial Services/Presiden/President$1,000 P03/31/2011
PITNER, SHERYL L. DR.
OMAHA, NE
68104
Univ. Of Neb. Med. Center/Physician$1,000 P04/01/2011
BLINN, GARY R MR.
NORFOLK, NE
68701
Norfolk Beverage Company/Owner$1,000 P05/21/2011
HENNING, THOMAS
LINCOLN, NE
68512
Investment Adviser/Self$1,000 P05/21/2011
ACKLIE, DUANE
LINCOLN, NE
68502
Crete Carrier Corporation/Chairman$1,000 P06/03/2011
LINDER, MAX
LINCOLN, NE
68502
Eye Surgical Assoc./Physician$1,000 P06/17/2011
TURNER, JOHN MR.
BATON ROUGE, LA
70806
Requested$1,000 P06/19/2011
LIVENGOOD, WILLIAM
LINCOLN, NE
68512
Weathercraft Co./Owner$1,000 P06/23/2011
NEARY, DANIEL
OMAHA, NE
68154
Mutual Of Omaha/President$1,000 P06/23/2011
BUNZ, BRENT C MR.
WALTON, NE
68461
Requested$1,000 P06/24/2011
DINKEL, JOHN
NORFOLK, NE
68702
Dinkel Implement Co./Owner/Manager$1,000 P06/27/2011
KOSLOSKY, ADAM M MR.
OMAHA, NE
68164
Magnolia Metal Corporation/Executive$1,000 P06/27/2011
ACKERMAN, JENNIFER A MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Homemaker/Homemaker$1,000 P06/29/2011
O'DELL, TIMOTHY MR.
BLAIR, NE
68008
Independent Technologies Inc/Vice President$1,000 P06/30/2011
WISMER, LAUREN
LINCOLN, NE
68508
Gilmore And Bell/Attorney$1,000 P06/30/2011
MILLER, KEITH DR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Self/Physician$1,000 P08/06/2011
HEJKAL, THOMAS
OMAHA, NE
68114
Univ Of Neb. Medical Center/Physician$1,000 P08/19/2011
MINCHOW, RONALD F.
PLEASANT DALE, NE
68423
Nsi/Consultant$1,000 P08/19/2011
KOSLOSKY, MICHAEL P MR.
NEBRASKA CITY, NE
68410
Magnolia Metal Corporation/Executive Vice President$1,000 P09/10/2011
WAKE, MAX
SEWARD, NE
68434
Jones National Bank And Trust Company/Banker$1,000 P09/13/2011
MILLER, PATRICIA MRS.
MURDOCK, NE
68407
Dr. Robert Glenn/Scheduler$1,000 P09/14/2011
MILLIGAN, ROBERT S MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68502
M.I. Industries/Chairman & Ceo$1,000 P09/21/2011
WUDEL, SARAH MRS.
WALTON, NE
68461
Homemaker/Homemaker$1,000 P09/21/2011
COPPLE, SHIRLEY
NORFOLK, NE
68701
Homemaker/Homemaker$1,000 P09/26/2011
KAUFMAN, CAMPBELL MR.
ALEXANDRIA, VA
22307
Requested$1,000 P09/26/2011
HAMMERMAN, JASON MR.
LAFAYETTE, CA
94549
Requested$1,000 P09/29/2011
STRULWITZ, JOSEPH MR.
WEST ORANGE, NJ
07052
Requested$1,000 P09/29/2011
WORNICK, JONATHAN MR.
LAFAYETTE, CA
94549
Requested$1,000 P09/29/2011
COSTELLO, RICHARD MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Requested Information$1,000 P09/30/2011
FELSON, ZACHARY MR.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94123
Requested$1,000 P09/30/2011
HALBRECHT, MERISSA MS.
MILL VALLEY, CA
94941
Requested$1,000 P09/30/2011
KAICHKO, DAVID MR.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94131
Requested$1,000 P09/30/2011
KAUFMAN, NEIL MR.
BURLINGAME, CA
94010
Requested$1,000 P09/30/2011
KORNFELD, STEVEN MR.
PALO ALTO, CA
94310
Requested$1,000 P09/30/2011
LEVY, MARK MR.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94111
Requested$1,000 P09/30/2011
SUTTON, MARGARET DR.
LINCOLN, NE
68506
Lincoln Surgical Hospital/Physician$1,000 P09/30/2011
YOUNG, MICHAEL MR.
KENTFIELD, CA
94904
Requested$1,000 P09/30/2011
CROTTY, DEBBY MRS.
AUBURN, NE
68305
Lifetime Vision Center/Financial Co/Financial Coordinator$1,000 P11/18/2011
KOSLOSKY, MICHAEL P MR.
NEBRASKA CITY, NE
68410
Magnolia Metal Corporation/Executiv/Executive Vice President$1,000 P11/18/2011
ZINK, WALTER MR. II
LINCOLN, NE
68506
Baylor Evnen Curtiss Grimit & Witt/Attorney$1,000 P11/30/2011
BOWMAN, DONALD H MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Bowman And Krieger/Attorney/Attorney$1,000 P12/09/2011
VON DOHLEN, TIM MR.
GOLIAD, TX
77963
Self/Attorney/Attorney$1,000 P12/14/2011
BAUMERT, MARY JEAN MRS.
SCRIBNER, NE
68057
Scribner Grain/Owner/Owner$1,000 P12/20/2011
DITTMAN, ALICE M MRS.
LINCOLN, NE
68502
Retired/Retired/Retired$1,000 P12/23/2011
CLEMENTS, RICHARD MR.
ELMWOOD, NE
68349
Clements & Drevo/Attorney$1,000 P01/27/2012
KIDWELL, CHRISTOPHER MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Kidwell Communications/President$1,000 P02/13/2012
SUNDERMAN, DOUGLAS D MR.
NORFOLK, NE
68701
Self/Cattleman$1,000 P02/25/2012
MELANCON, PAULA MS.
BATON ROUGE, LA
70810
Retired/Retired$1,000 P02/27/2012
HERINK, RICHARD
LINCOLN, NE
68512
1St National/Banker$1,000 P03/15/2012
SAPP, WILLIAM
ASHLAND, NE
68003
Sapp Brothers/Petroleum Marketer$1,000 P03/15/2012
LAGAN, ALFRED A MR.
NATICK, MA
01760
Congress Asset Management/Co-Chairman$1,000 P03/22/2012
OWENS, MYRON MR.
OMAHA, NE
68144
Strategic Legacy Advisors Inc/President And Ceo$1,000 P03/27/2012
CUSICK, NICHOLAS J MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
Imscorp/Ceo$1,000 P03/29/2012
SCHUMACHER, JEFF MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68520
Capitol Casualty Co./President$1,000 P03/29/2012
BRYANT, ROBERT MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68516
All State Financial/Cpa$1,000 P03/31/2012
CUETO, WILLIAM
MIAMI, FL
33166
Adp Total Source/Attorney$1,000 P03/31/2012
DINKEL, JOHN
NORFOLK, NE
68702
Dinkel Implement Co./Owner/Manager$1,000 P04/18/2012
HELGET, JAMES F MR.
OMAHA, NE
68132
Helget Gas/Executive$1,000 P04/18/2012
OYLER, GEORGE
LINCOLN, NE
68510
University Of Nebraska Lincoln/Professor Biochemistry$1,000 P04/22/2012
ACKLIE, DUANE MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68502
Crete Carrier Corporation/Chairman$1,000 P04/25/2012
BUNZ, BRENT C MR.
WALTON, NE
68461
Bryan Lgh Hospital/Doctor$1,000 P04/25/2012
LEBARON, MARC MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68512
Lincoln Plating/Ceo$1,000 P04/25/2012
LEBARON, MARC MR.
LINCOLN, NE
68512
Lincoln Plating/Ceo$1,000 P04/25/2012
LINDER, MAX
LINCOLN, NE
68502
Eye Surgical Assoc./Physician$1,000 P05/02/2012

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