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Dan Osborn, who is running for senate in Nebraska as an independent, frequently rails against corporate money in politics \u2014 but that hasn\u2019t stopped him from accepting tens of thousands of dollars from big corporations, funneled to his campaign through Democrat-aligned fundraising vehicles.<\/p>\n

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Throughout his campaign, Osborn has specifically referenced railroad companies in explaining why it would be unethical for him to accept corporate money. On July 18, Osborn told supporters, \u201cWould you be able to trust me on rail safety if I took Class 1 railroad money? No.\u201d<\/p>\n

Osborn even went so far as to say that these railroad companies are \u201cpoisoning towns and pushing a merger that will gut competition for Nebraska farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n

But, according to Federal Election Commission filings, railroad companies and other large corporations have funneled money into Osborn\u2019s campaign via Democrat-aligned Leadership Political Action Committees (LPACs). These sorts of political action committees are formed by an individual federal officeholder or candidate and used to spread money around to likeminded allies in a bid to build party loyalty. In this case, all of the LPACs in Osborn\u2019s FEC filings are associated with Democrats, according to National Review<\/span>\u2018s analysis of the documents.<\/p>\n

Osborn has received money from Frontline USA, which is associated with Representative Adam Schiff (D., Calif.); Treasure State PAC, which is tied to former Senator John Tester (D., Mont.); and Victory Now PAC, which is aligned with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D., Md.).<\/p>\n

Lobo PAC, which is associated with Senator Martin Heinrich (D., N.M.), gave the Osborn campaign $5,000 in March 2026. The PAC\u2019s contributors include some of the country\u2019s leading corporations and frequent targets of the progressive movement: Amazon\u2019s corporate PAC, ExxonMobil\u2019s PAC, Lockheed Martin\u2019s various political offshoots, and Union Pacific Corporation Fund for Effective Government.<\/p>\n

In April, Osborn said his campaign relies on small-dollar donations and that the campaign will not accept money from corporate PACs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t take the money. And so that includes not taking corporate PAC money. I don\u2019t want to do their bidding. I believe in the foundation of democracy, which is by and for the people,\u201d Osborn said. \u201cThe money that we\u2019ve raised so far has come from individuals from all 50 states. The bulk of it is coming from Nebraska, and my average donation is about 48 dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked to explain why the campaign accepts LPAC money linked to the very corporate donors Osborn publicly criticizes, the campaign did not respond.<\/p>\n

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Osborn has also vehemently criticized his Republican opponent, incumbent Senator Pete Ricketts (R., Neb.), for taking \u201cdirty money from the railroads.\u201d FEC filings suggest Osborn has done the same, albeit indirectly.<\/p>\n

BNSF Railway Company RailPAC donated $1,000 to Defend the Dream, an LPAC associated with Senator Alex Padilla (D., Calif.). The group then gave $5,000 to Osborn\u2019s Senate campaign in 2024.<\/p>\n

Ironically, the ad the Osborn campaign created to attack Ricketts depicts donations from Union Pacific\u2019s fund going to Ricketts, despite Osborn having accepted funds from the same group through the Lobo PAC.<\/p>\n

Further, Osborn has spoken out against companies like Amazon, Kellogg\u2019s, and Walmart, who have contributed to many of these LPACs.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot too long ago in Nebraska, grocery stores were local and family-owned,\u201d Osborn posted on X. \u201cNow just four companies \u2014 Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, and Amazon \u2014 control most of our food retail. Let\u2019s bring back the Nebraska where local mattered.\u201d<\/p>\n

In total, Osborn has taken $69,500 from Democrat-affiliated LPACs, funded by large corporate donors.<\/p>\n

While Osborn has run as an independent to distance himself from the national Democratic brand, he has accepted donations through the Democratic fundraising machine ActBlue. Further, as National Review<\/span> previously reported, Osborn has accepted money from the campaign of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund \u2014 which donated to James Talarico\u2019s campaign for Senate \u2014 and the Ossoff Victory Fund.<\/p>\n

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