John Cavanaugh

American politician (born 1980)

U.S. House — NE-02DemocraticRunning nowVugol ID VM-VAN-CE0Q FEC H6NE02190

Running for U.S. House, NE-02, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/john-cavanaugh

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

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John Cavanaugh — Photo — Photo · DickClarkMises · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Races

2026 · U.S. House, NE-02 · General · Democratic · on the ballot

Background

John Joseph Cavanaugh Jr. is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 9th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 2021, and was re-elected in 2024.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-29 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cavanaugh_(politician)

Campaign finance

$1,359,503total raised (2026 cycle)

$1,277,310total spent (2026 cycle)

$82,193cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC

Sources

Portrait — DickClarkMises · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-29 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cavanaugh_(politician)
Roster — FEC filing — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02190/
photo_headshot — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Cavanaugh_III-96th_Congress_(1979).jpeg
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Cavanaugh_in_the_Nebraska_Legislature.png
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Cavanaugh_in_the_Nebraska_Legislature_(cropped).png

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