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Irene Gifford R

State Representative, District 28

On the November ballot: State House District 28 (Lincoln)

June 9 primary for State House District 28 (Republican): won, 991 votes (100%)

In the Legislature

House District 28 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,235 recorded votes, 7% not voting

Named in lobbyists' reports

Events and spending on officials that lobbyists reported to the Ethics Commission since 2024 and whose list of officials names Irene Gifford: 3 from 3 clients. The cost is the whole event's or item's, shared by everyone it names, not what was spent on them.

Client (lobbyist)	What, when	Cost (all named)
Appalachian Mountain Club Elizabeth Townsend	Event: reception · February 2026 · names 15 members	$1,902.59
DraftKings Inc. Michael Saxl	Event: Lunch and Learn Re: LD 1164 · June 2025 · names 98 members	$1,676.92
U.S. Term Limits Kenneth Quinn	Event: Lunch & Learn · January 2024 · names 22 members	$1,010.62

Matched by name and title (“Rep. Bell”, “Senator Brad Farrin”); a name that fits two members isn't counted. Check the reports on the lobbying system.

Campaign money: Representative · Clean Election

$7,300raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $4,595 spent

$0itemized in 2026, 0 contributions

$7,300Clean Election funding paid this year

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$2,705cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Mcea Report)

How it was spent: $4,595

Palm cards, signs, stickers$2,197

Apparel$857

Travel$559

Postage$328

Office and utilities$302

Food for events and volunteers$220

Events$110

Other$22

Largest payees: Vistaprint $2,744 Apparel · Irene Gifford $653 Food for events and volunteers · Amazon.com Inc. $631 Office and utilities · USPS $328 Postage · Sheldon Hanington $100 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Tracy Quint $100 Events · Lincoln Town Office $22 Other · Walmart Inc. $17 Office and utilities

Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.

Top contributors	Type	Total

Gifford, Irene on the Ethics Commission's campaign finance search. Itemized transactions: 2026 from the Commission's files as posted October 17, 2026, and 2025 from the campaign's own reports.

Outside spending for and against them

$138spent supporting them

$204spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
MPA CAMPAIGN VOTE! 1 expenditure · the race	against	$204
People Over Politics PAC 1 expenditure · the race	for	$138

Independent expenditures reported to the Ethics Commission in 2026. The candidate doesn't control them.