The race for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District is considered a “toss-up” by national pollsters as well as both national political parties who have poured millions of dollars in television ads into Nebraska’s 2nd District. CULAC, the PAC of credit unions, has recognized it’s toss up status as well with its recent announcement that the 2nd district is one of a few targeted races in the country where it will make an independent expenditure in support of Congressman Don Bacon. An independent expenditure is a campaign tool whereby a political action committee spends money supporting a candidate without the prior knowledge of the candidate for which the expenditure aims to support. CULAC’s expenditure includes ads for both television and online as well as direct mail to voters in the district. The ads and the direct mail are positive in nature and solely focus on the importance of re-electing Don Bacon.
The television ad features retired Cobalt Credit Union executive Gail DeBoer focusing on Congressman Bacon’s work to protect financial data security. The online ad highlights Congressman Bacon’s thirty years of military service and features veteran, small business owner, and credit union member Rich Hagedorn.
CULAC announced that it has spent $1.4 million on independent expenditures during the general election. In addition, CUNA announced that the National Advocacy Fund will spend an additional $1.1 million on supporting other targeted candidates through partisan communications.
