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Finding House · Nebraska Democrat

Denise Powell FINDING

Seat
H-NE-02
Party
DEM
Universe reason
contested_primary+contested_general
FEC receipts
$2,668,287 FEC
Campaign site
https://deniseforcongress.org/ (unverified)
Pages scanned
338 · last 2026-09-03

Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing

Detected on https://deniseforcongress.org/media  · classifier confidence 1.00

  1. First detectedJuly 9, 2026
  2. Page updatedAugust 17, 2026
  3. Page updatedAugust 25, 2026

The page's media kit contains detailed media-buy instructions, including specific channels (TV, digital, mail, radio), audience segments, timing, and message themes, all phrased as directives for an outside spender to execute. This is not standard press-kit content or voter persuasion; it is red-box guidance for independent expenditure advertising.

Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page

  • voters should see/hear on digital, TV and Black radio that Democrats across Nebraska endorse Denise Powell:
    Directive language specifying channels (digital, TV, Black radio) for voter messaging, indicating media-buy guidance.
  • voters should see on TV (at least 500 GRPS a week of broadcast) that:
    Explicit media-buy instruction with GRP (gross rating points) target, clearly aimed at an outside ad buyer.
  • For mail, the priorities are: Registered Democrats who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries
    Segmented audience targeting for mail, a classic red-boxing signal.
  • For digital, the priorities are: YouTube targeting ages 35+ district-wide
    Channel-specific targeting instructions (YouTube, age, geography) for digital ads, directed at an outside spender.
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Facebook
 
X-twitter
 
Instagram
 
DONATE
MEDIA KIT
SIGN UP TO GET INVOLVED
Email
Cell Phone
Zipcode
JOIN US
Facebook
 
X-twitter
 
Instagram

Denise Powell is a mom, small business owner, public school champion and healthcare advocate who knows that a strong work ethic and a love of family and community is the Nebraska way of life. She is running for Congress in Nebraska’s Second District to fight for the people of Nebraska each and every day. Support her campaign by making a donation here. 

PAID FOR BY DENISE POWELL FOR CONGRESS
(Paid for by hardworking Americans, not Elon Musk)
Media Kit
CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MAILED TO:
Denise Powell for Congress
PO Box 6039
Omaha, NE 68106
For press inquires, please contact press@deniseforcongress.org. For all other inquires, please contact hello@deniseforcongress.org.
COPYRIGHT 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Donate
Media kit
Updated April 30, 2026
In addition to continuing to remind voters that John Cavanaugh is jeopardizing the blue dot and abortion rights …. voters should see/hear on digital, TV and Black radio that Democrats across Nebraska endorse Denise Powell:
Don’t believe the lies.
Democrats across Nebraska are endorsing Denise Powell for Congress.
To protect the Blue Dot … fight for abortion rights … and stop Donald Trump’s attacks on our Democracy.
The Nebraska Democratic Party Black Caucus endorses Denise because she has “taken on MAGA extremists and won.”
And pro-choice organizations say “Denise Powell is the fighter we need to protect abortion rights.”
Denise Powell is the candidate
all these Democrats
trust to fight back against Donald Trump.
Previous Information
While the mail and digital strategy should not change from below, starting as soon as possible, voters should see on TV (at least 500 GRPS a week of broadcast) that:
John Cavanaugh is jeopardizing the Blue Dot we fought so hard for … for his own political ambitions. If John Cavanaugh goes to Congress, the Governor gets to fill Cavanaugh’s state senate seat with a MAGA Republican … giving Republicans the supermajority they need to complete Trump’s redistricting power grab and eliminate the blue dot, ban abortion and gut voting rights.
In mail and on digital platforms, voters should immediately begin learning about Denise Powell’s proven record of fighting back against MAGA extremists and what she will do in Congress to stop Donald Trump and ICE.
Voters should first learn about Denise’s proven record:
The daughter of Cuban and Chilean immigrants, community leader and mom, Denise Powell has taken on MAGA extremists, and won.  After Trump was elected in 2016, she started an organization that has supported hundreds of women running for office and fought back against MAGA extremists, then brought together doctors and community leaders to stop the state legislature from passing a total abortion ban after the fall of Roe vs. Wade.  Now, Denise is running for Congress to stop Donald Trump’s attack on our democracy.
After learning more about Denise’s record, voters should learn more about her work to protect immigrants and hold ICE accountable:
The daughter of Cuban and Chilean immigrants, Denise Powell has been on the front lines helping provide immigrants with legal aid. She was the first candidate to call for Kristi Noem’s impeachment and in Congress, Denise will hold ICE agents accountable, put an end to ICE’s lawlessness and stop Donald Trump’s attacks on our democracy.
For mail, the priorities are:
Registered Democrats who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries
Registered Independents who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries with a support score of >80
Newly registered Democrats since Nov 2024
Registered Democrats who voted in the 2025 municipal election
Registered Democrats who voted in 0/3 previous primaries who requested a vote-by-mail ballot
For digital, the priorities are:
YouTube targeting ages 35+ district-wide
Streaming ads and social ads targeting Likely Dem Primary Voters and Independent voters with Dem Primary Vote History
Voters should continue to see static news ads on Meta and start seeing 15s video on Meta and nonskip 15s and 30s video on YouTube.
While positive messaging on Denise should continue all the way through the election, starting in week six, voters should also begin seeing on digital and reading in the mail that John Cavanaugh is jeopardizing the Blue Dot Democrats fought so hard to save in 2024 and is putting his personal political ambitions ahead of stopping Donald Trump.
If John Cavanaugh goes to Congress, the Governor gets to fill Cavanaugh’s state senate seat with a MAGA Republican … expanding their supermajority and giving Republicans the votes they need to complete Trump’s redistricting power grab and eliminate the swing district that has given Democrats an electoral vote in the last two presidential elections.  Republicans will have the votes to ban all abortions, gut voting rights and cripple public school funding.
For mail, the priorities are:
Registered Democrats who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries
Registered Independents who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries with a support score of >80
Newly registered democrats since Nov 2024 + the permanent absentee list
Registered Democrats on the permanent absentee ballot list who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries
For digital, the priorities are:
YouTube targeting ages 35+ district-wide
Streaming ads and social ads targeting Likely Dem Primary Voters and Independent voters with Dem Primary Vote History
Click here to get the facts
Sign Up To Get Involved
Join Us
Denise Powell is a mom, small business owner, public school champion and healthcare advocate who knows that a strong work ethic and a love of family and community is the Nebraska way of life. She is running for Congress in Nebraska’s Second District to fight for the people of Nebraska each and every day. Support her campaign by making a donation
here
.
Paid for by Denise Powell for Congress
Contributions can be mailed to:
For press inquires, please contact
press@deniseforcongress.org
. For all other inquires, please contact
hello@deniseforcongress.org
.
Copyright 2025. All rights reserved.
All rights reserved

Additional page with guidance

Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing

Detected on https://deniseforcongress.org/media-kit  · classifier confidence 0.95

  1. First detectedJuly 9, 2026
  2. Guidance changedAugust 17, 2026
  3. Guidance changedAugust 25, 2026

The page contains detailed, directive language specifying media channels (TV, digital, mail, Black radio), audience segments, GRP targets, and message themes. This is not a press kit or voter persuasion page; it is clearly intended as guidance for an outside group (e.g., super PAC) to execute paid advertising. The presence of 'voters should see/hear' and explicit targeting criteria confirms red-boxing.

Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page

  • voters should see/hear on digital, TV and Black radio that Democrats across Nebraska endorse Denise Powell
    Directive specifying channels and message for voters, typical of media-buy guidance.
  • voters should see on TV (at least 500 GRPS a week of broadcast) that: John Cavanaugh is jeopardizing the Blue Dot
    Specifies TV with GRP target and contrast message, a clear media-buy instruction.
  • For mail, the priorities are: Registered Democrats who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries ...
    Segmented audience targeting for mail, indicating paid media guidance.
  • For digital, the priorities are: YouTube targeting ages 35+ district-wide ...
    Channel-specific targeting instructions for digital ads.
  • In mail and on digital platforms, voters should immediately begin learning about Denise Powell’s proven record
    Directive on timing and channel for message delivery.
Archived screenshot of https://deniseforcongress.org/media-kit
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ENDORSEMENTS
PRIORITIES
LATEST NEWS
EVENTS
VOLUNTEER
Facebook
 
X-twitter
 
Instagram
 
DONATE
MEDIA KIT
SIGN UP TO GET INVOLVED
Email
Cell Phone
Zipcode
JOIN US
Facebook
 
X-twitter
 
Instagram

Denise Powell is a mom, small business owner, public school champion and healthcare advocate who knows that a strong work ethic and a love of family and community is the Nebraska way of life. She is running for Congress in Nebraska’s Second District to fight for the people of Nebraska each and every day. Support her campaign by making a donation here. 

PAID FOR BY DENISE FOR CONGRESS
(Paid for by hardworking Americans, not Elon Musk)
Media Kit
CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MAILED TO:
Denise Powell for Congress
PO Box 6039
Omaha, NE 68106
For press inquires, please contact press@deniseforcongress.org. For all other inquires, please contact hello@deniseforcongress.org.
COPYRIGHT 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Endorsements
Priorities
Latest News
Events
Volunteer
Endorsements
Priorities
Latest News
Events
Volunteer
Donate
Media kit
Updated April 30, 2026
In addition to continuing to remind voters that John Cavanaugh is jeopardizing the blue dot and abortion rights …. voters should see/hear on digital, TV and Black radio that Democrats across Nebraska endorse Denise Powell:
Don’t believe the lies.
Democrats across Nebraska are endorsing Denise Powell for Congress.
To protect the Blue Dot … fight for abortion rights … and stop Donald Trump’s attacks on our Democracy.
The Nebraska Democratic Party Black Caucus endorses Denise because she has “taken on MAGA extremists and won.”
And pro-choice organizations say “Denise Powell is the fighter we need to protect abortion rights.”
Denise Powell is the candidate
all these Democrats
trust to fight back against Donald Trump.
Previous Information
While the mail and digital strategy should not change from below, starting as soon as possible, voters should see on TV (at least 500 GRPS a week of broadcast) that:
John Cavanaugh is jeopardizing the Blue Dot we fought so hard for … for his own political ambitions. If John Cavanaugh goes to Congress, the Governor gets to fill Cavanaugh’s state senate seat with a MAGA Republican … giving Republicans the supermajority they need to complete Trump’s redistricting power grab and eliminate the blue dot, ban abortion and gut voting rights.
In mail and on digital platforms, voters should immediately begin learning about Denise Powell’s proven record of fighting back against MAGA extremists and what she will do in Congress to stop Donald Trump and ICE.
Voters should first learn about Denise’s proven record:
The daughter of Cuban and Chilean immigrants, community leader and mom, Denise Powell has taken on MAGA extremists, and won.  After Trump was elected in 2016, she started an organization that has supported hundreds of women running for office and fought back against MAGA extremists, then brought together doctors and community leaders to stop the state legislature from passing a total abortion ban after the fall of Roe vs. Wade.  Now, Denise is running for Congress to stop Donald Trump’s attack on our democracy.
After learning more about Denise’s record, voters should learn more about her work to protect immigrants and hold ICE accountable:
The daughter of Cuban and Chilean immigrants, Denise Powell has been on the front lines helping provide immigrants with legal aid. She was the first candidate to call for Kristi Noem’s impeachment and in Congress, Denise will hold ICE agents accountable, put an end to ICE’s lawlessness and stop Donald Trump’s attacks on our democracy.
For mail, the priorities are:
Registered Democrats who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries
Registered Independents who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries with a support score of >80
Newly registered Democrats since Nov 2024
Registered Democrats who voted in the 2025 municipal election
Registered Democrats who voted in 0/3 previous primaries who requested a vote-by-mail ballot
For digital, the priorities are:
YouTube targeting ages 35+ district-wide
Streaming ads and social ads targeting Likely Dem Primary Voters and Independent voters with Dem Primary Vote History
Voters should continue to see static news ads on Meta and start seeing 15s video on Meta and nonskip 15s and 30s video on YouTube.
While positive messaging on Denise should continue all the way through the election, starting in week six, voters should also begin seeing on digital and reading in the mail that John Cavanaugh is jeopardizing the Blue Dot Democrats fought so hard to save in 2024 and is putting his personal political ambitions ahead of stopping Donald Trump.
If John Cavanaugh goes to Congress, the Governor gets to fill Cavanaugh’s state senate seat with a MAGA Republican … expanding their supermajority and giving Republicans the votes they need to complete Trump’s redistricting power grab and eliminate the swing district that has given Democrats an electoral vote in the last two presidential elections.  Republicans will have the votes to ban all abortions, gut voting rights and cripple public school funding.
For mail, the priorities are:
Registered Democrats who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries
Registered Independents who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries with a support score of >80
Newly registered democrats since Nov 2024 + the permanent absentee list
Registered Democrats on the permanent absentee ballot list who voted in 1 of the last 3 primaries
For digital, the priorities are:
YouTube targeting ages 35+ district-wide
Streaming ads and social ads targeting Likely Dem Primary Voters and Independent voters with Dem Primary Vote History
Click here to get the facts
Sign Up To Get Involved
Join Us
Denise Powell is a mom, small business owner, public school champion and healthcare advocate who knows that a strong work ethic and a love of family and community is the Nebraska way of life. She is running for Congress in Nebraska’s Second District to fight for the people of Nebraska each and every day. Support her campaign by making a donation
here
.
Paid for by Denise for Congress
Contributions can be mailed to:
For press inquires, please contact
press@deniseforcongress.org
. For all other inquires, please contact
hello@deniseforcongress.org
.
Copyright 2025. All rights reserved.
All rights reserved

Independent-expenditure corroboration

FEC Schedule E · 109 filings

Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected on 2026-07-09; $5,361,179 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate, and $100,001 opposing.

Committee AmountFilingsDate range
S FIGHT FOR NEBRASKA PAC $1,982,657 54 2026-03-13 – 2026-05-13
S CHC BOLD PAC $1,109,277 9 2026-04-02 – 2026-04-17
S BOLD AMERICA $837,632 4 2026-04-28 – 2026-04-28
S ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $513,768 4 2026-04-16 – 2026-04-23
S EDW ACTION FUND $397,943 4 2026-04-17 – 2026-04-29
S PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY 2026 $242,057 2 2026-05-01 – 2026-05-01
S WOMEN VOTE $187,363 4 2026-04-17 – 2026-04-23
O PROGRESSIVE PROMISE $100,001 2 2026-05-05 – 2026-05-05
S LATINO VICTORY FUND $50,000 3 2026-05-11 – 2026-05-11
S BLUE BATTLEGROUND PROJECT $18,233 2 2026-01-06 – 2026-02-24
S BLUE MAJORITY PROJECT $8,997 4 2025-10-29 – 2026-02-09
S DEMOCRATIC FUTURE PAC $5,450 6 2026-01-30 – 2026-04-20
S BLUE SHIFT PAC $3,125 3 2026-03-19 – 2026-04-20
S BLUE DEMOCRACY NETWORK $2,400 4 2026-02-03 – 2026-04-20
S MAJORITY BLUE PAC $1,075 1 2026-04-27 – 2026-04-27
S FIELD TEAM 6, INC. $868 1 2026-06-24 – 2026-06-24
S ACTIVATE AMERICA $333 2 2026-05-22 – 2026-05-31

S Supporting O Opposing

FEC filings can be trailing evidence — smaller expenditures may surface only in periodic reports. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.

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