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U.S. House, District 2: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
DP

Denise Powell

Running for U.S. House · Nebraska District 2

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
BH

Brinker Harding

Running for U.S. House · Nebraska District 2

NationalRepublican

Denise PowellCandidateBrinker HardingChallenger

Job fit

Denise Powell

Other work

  • former corporate executive, public school champion 1
  • Denise Powell is a mom, small business owner, 1

Brinker Harding

Offices held

  • On the Omaha City Council since 2017 2

Other work

  • From 1995 – 2000, I served as Chief of Staff and Director of Economic Development to Mayor Hal Daub. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Denise Powell

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    Pledges to require Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, cap insulin at $35/month, and build on the ACA so families don't overspend on premiums and deductibles. 3
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Plans to expand the Child Tax Credit to $3,600, increase funding and support for small businesses, and expand job training and apprenticeship programs. 3
  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    Says she'll "create a fair path to citizenship for long term immigrants who have worked and paid taxes for decades... and create legal avenues for workers." 3

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

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Brinker Harding

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    Says he'll take on Big Pharma and Big Insurance to guarantee Americans pay the same low prices for prescription drugs as other developed countries. 4
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    His campaign said he wants to "cut taxes for working families and small businesses" as part of growing the economy. 5
  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    Vows to deport criminal illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes as part of his campaign platform. 4

No public stance found on: Guns, Climate & energy

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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

Denise Powell

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$494Klarge donors$1.8M$2.6M raised
$493,9696Small individual donors
$1,793,8796Large individual donors

Brinker Harding

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)companiesOther kinds of donors
small donors$52Klarge donors$1.3Motherpoliticians$147Kpolitical allies(same party)$25Kcompanies$21KOther kinds ofdonors$14K$1.6M raised
$52,2317Small individual donors
$1,315,9757Large individual donors

Checks

Denise Powell

No voting record to check yet

Brinker Harding

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Denise Powell for Congress – Nebraska's Second District · checked 2026-10-16 used in: Experience
  2. About Brinker — Brinker Harding for Congress · checked 2026-10-16 used in: Experience
  3. deniseforcongress.org used in: Top issues
  4. brinkerharding.com used in: Top issues
  5. nebraskaexaminer.com used in: Top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

Denise Powell

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $2.6M raised, 69% from large donors, 12% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $309,300.00 (12% of $2,613,286.98 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more rules on who can buy guns.

Sources

1 Background: Denise Powell for Congress – Nebraska's Second District · checked 2026-10-16

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 more rules on who can buy guns: Candidate statement

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Candidate B

Brinker Harding

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.6M raised, 81% from large donors, 16% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $255,800.00 (16% of $1,627,506.51 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $206,200.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, tougher sentences and more police, a tighter border and stricter enforcement.

Sources

1 Background: About Brinker — Brinker Harding for Congress · checked 2026-10-16

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 tougher sentences and more police: Candidate statement

5 a tighter border and stricter enforcement: Candidate statement

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Candidate C

Eric Michael Foreman

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: MEET ERIC · checked 2026-10-16

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