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James Leuschen

Running for U.S. House District 2 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$394K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, James Leuschen is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 2 in Nebraska in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $393,804 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated July 2026.

James Leuschen (Democratic) ran for the U.S. House in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District in 2026, raising $393,804 before unofficially withdrawing and finishing sixth in the May 12, 2026 Democratic primary with 287 votes. An Omaha native, he spent 20 years in senior staff roles in the U.S. House, including as Policy Director to former Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. An economic policy expert, he worked on the Affordable Care Act, the Child Tax Credit, and the Inflation Reduction Act, and previously collaborated with former Rep. Brad Ashford to deliver a new VA outpatient facility in Omaha.

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92% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.

$394K

Total raised

$269K

Total spent

$125K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$342K · 87%
Small dollar donations <$200$21K · 5%
PAC contributions$19K · 5%
Candidate self-funding$7K · 2%
Loans and other receipts$5K · 1%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC