Senate candidate running as 'independent' continues to be bankrolled by left-wing donors
Independent candidate Dan Osborn continues to get funding from left-wing donors and activists despite claiming he will not caucus with either party if elected to the U.S. Senate, including close...
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Independent candidate Dan Osborn continues to get funding from left-wing donors and activists despite claiming he will not caucus with either party if elected to the U.S. Senate, including close to half-a-million from the Democrats' ActBlue platform during the first quarter of 2026, according to a review of campaign finance records. In addition to funds from Actblue, Osborn also received thousands from political action committees affiliated with Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., former Democratic Party member of Congress Ron Kind, and Missouri Democrat candidate Lucas Kunce's defunct 2024 Senate campaign. Meanwhile, the son of Bill and Melinda Gates, Rory, donated $7,000 during quarter one, as did Sean Eldridge, the founder and president of Stand Up America, which was established in 2016 to fight back against Donald Trump and claims "American democracy is rooted in a history of systemic racism, classism, and sexism, which continues to this day." Osborn also received funds from Democratic megadonor Wendy Schmidt as well. Schmidt, according to campaign finance tracking website OpenSecrets, has given nearly $10 million in support of Democrats but nothing to Republicans. EX–DEM MEGADONOR WARNS AOC REFLECTS PARTY'S GROWING SPLIT FROM CLINTON-ERA DEMOCRATS "So far, we have seen Dan Osborn cozy up to elite Washington Democrats — including those affiliated with Jeffrey Epstein , such as Bob Kerrey — while preaching an 'anti-billionaire' message," chairwoman of the Nebraska Republican Party, Mary Jane Truemper, told Fox News Digital. "If those contradictory actions tell us anything, it’s that he will not keep his promise of not caucusing with either party. Nebraskans value transparency and reliability in our representatives. We have yet to see either from Dan Osborn." Fox News Digital reached out to the Osborn campaign about the donations, but did not receive a response. A Fox News Digital review of Osborn's 2026 Q1 filings did not show any prominent Republican…