General Information and Who must file

Statements of Financial Interests (NADC Form C-1)

A Statement of Financial Interests discloses information about an individual’s personal financial situation such as sources of income, business associations, and financial holdings. It does not require the disclosure of dollar amounts of income or dollar value of holdings. Like a tax return, the statement covers the prior calendar year.

 

CANDIDATES

Candidates for certain offices are required to file a Statement of Financial Interests. The list below shows which candidates are subject to this requirement.

What if Not Filed: If a candidate subject to the requirement does not file a Statement of Financial Interests, his or her name will not appear on the ballot.

When and What to File: A candidate who files to appear on the ballot must file a Statement of Financial Interests covering the prior calendar year on or before March 1st.

CANDIDATES – Who Must File:

  1. Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, and Attorney General.
  2. Member of the State Board of Education, member of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and member of the Public Service Commission.
  3. Member of the Legislature.
  4. Any county elective office.
  5. Member of the board of directors of a district organized under Chapter 70 of the state statutes including a public power district, a rural public power district and a public power and irrigation district.
  6. Mayor and city council members of the cities of Omaha and Lincoln.

 

OFFICE HOLDERS, NON-ELECTED POSITIONS, AND STATE EMPLOYEES

Individuals holding certain public offices on the state and local levels and employees holding certain positions must annually file a Statement of Financial Interests.

What if Not Filed: An individual who fails to file a required Statement of Financial Interests is subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

When and What to File: A Statement of Financial Interests must be filed Annually, on or before March 1st. Like a tax return, the statement should cover the prior calendar year. Appointed office holders and hired employees must file prior to assuming the duties of their position. And those leaving their office or position must file within 30 days after leaving.

OFFICE HOLDERS – Who must file:

  1. Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, and Attorney General.
  2. Member of the State Board of Education, member of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and member of the Public Service Commission.
  3. Member of the Legislature.
  4. Any county elective office.
  5. Member of the board of directors of a district organized under Chapter 70 of the state statutes including a public power district, a rural public power district and a public power and irrigation district.
  6. Mayor and city council members of the cities of Omaha or Lincoln.

NON-ELECTED POSITIONS – Who must file:

  1. Officers and Managers of: Public Power Districts, Public Power and Irrigation Districts, Public Irrigation Districts, and Rural Public Power Districts.
  2. Members of Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy County: Planning commission; Zoning commission; Joint city-county zoning or planning commission; Board of adjustment.

STATE EMPLOYEES – Who must file:

  1. Abstracters Board of Examiners: Executive Director.
  2. Accountability and Disclosure Commission: Commission members, executive director, deputy director, general counsel, auditors.
  3. Administrative Services: Director, deputy director, controller, E1 administrator, division administrators and directors, personnel director. Materiel Division: print shop manager, central mail/supply services manager, state recycling coordinator, procurement manager, buyers, state surplus property manager, procurement supervisors, state contract manager. Personnel Division: personnel deputy director, personnel administrator classification and compensation, personnel administrator recruitment, personnel administrator organizational development, chief negotiator division of employee relations, personnel administrator employee benefits, personnel administrator, NIS Capitol Administrator, Risk Manager/Risk Management Division, Task Force for Building Renewal Architects and Consultants, chief information officer, CIO IT administrators, Building Division: Architects & Engineers.
  4. Agriculture: Director, assistant director, state veterinarian, deputy state veterinarian, administrative manager, legal counsel, budget and fiscal officer.
  5. Nebraska Arts Council: members, executive director, deputy director.
  6. Athletic Commission: commissioner.
  7. Auditor of Public Accounts: Auditor of Public Accounts, deputy auditor, assistant deputy auditors, audit managers, Finance Manager, Legal Counsel.
  8. Banking and Finance: Director, deputy director financial institutions, deputy director-securities, general counsel, chief information technology officer, business manager.
  9. Board of Barber Examiners: director.
  10. Nebraska Brand Committee: members, executive director/chief inspector.
  11. Collection Agency Licensing Board: members
  12. Colleges--Board of Trustees: members of the board of trustees, chancellor, vice chancellor for finance and administration, general counsel and vice chancellor for employee relations, state college presidents, vice-presidents for administration and finance, vice-presidents for academic affairs, vice chancellor for academic planning and partnerships, Associate Vice President of Administration and Finance-Wayne State College, Executive Director of Budget and Planning-Peru State College, Comptrollers, Budget director-Chadron State College and Wayne State College, Accountant-Chadron State College, Director of Accounting- Peru State College and Wayne State College, Director of Business Services-Peru State College, Director of Student Accounts-Wayne State College, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Risk Management, Vice Chancellor for Facilities & Information Technology.
  13. Corn Development, Utilization, and Marketing Board: administrator, board members.
  14. Correctional Services: Director, deputy directors, wardens, facility engineering manager, agency legal counsel, corrections materiel administrator, agency controller, agency medical director, administrator adult parole, manager federal surplus property, accounting and finance manager, federal aid administrator II, assistant materiel administrator, assistant administrator cornhusker state industries, personnel administrator II, pharmacy manager, chief of operations, chief of staff.
  15. Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice: commission members, executive director, federal aid administrator, division directors, center directors, members Jail Standards Board.
  16. Dry Bean Commission: commission members, executive director.
  17. Economic Development: Director, deputy director.
  18. Education: State Board of Education members, commissioner, deputy commissioners.
  19. Educational Lands and Funds: board members, executive secretary, members of the Board of Appraisers.
  20. Educational Telecommunications Commission: secretary/general manager.
  21. Electrical Board: members, executive director.
  22. Engineers and Architects--Board of: executive director.
  23. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy: Environmental Quality Council members, director, deputy director, division administrators, budget officer III, agency legal counsel, government relations manager.
  24. Nebraska Environmental Trust Board: board members, executive director.
  25. Nebraska Ethanol Board: administrator.
  26. Equal Opportunity Commission: commission members, executive director.
  27. Fire Marshal: State Fire Marshall, chief deputy state fire marshals, assistant state fire marshal, UST manager, business manager, legal counsel, plans examiner, state elevator inspector, chief boiler inspector.
  28. Game and Parks Commission: commission members, director, assistant directors, division chiefs, manager facilities engineering, administrative assistant III-budget and fiscal division, federal aid administrator III.
  29. Geologist Board: board members
  30. Governor's Office: Governor, chief of staff.
  31. Grain Sorghum Development Utilization, and Marketing Board: board members, executive director.
  32. Health and Human Services: Director, Director Division of Behavioral Health, Director Division of Children & Family Services, Director Division of Developmental Disabilities, Director Division of Medicaid & Long Term Care, Director Division of Public Health, Chief Medical Officer, State Board of Health Members, Rural Health Advisory Members, Licensure Administrator, Environmental Health Administrator, Chief Operating Officer, Administrator Communications & Legislative Services, Administrator Financial Services, Administrator Human Resources, Administrator Information Systems & Technology, Administrator Legal Services, Service Area Administrators, Administrator of Each Regional Center, Administrator of Each Youth Rehabilitation & Treatment Center, Administrator office of Juvenile Services, Administrator Beatrice State Developmental Center, Administrator Unit of Aging, Deputy Director Behavioral Health Services, Deputy Director System integration, DHHS Facilities Director, Deputy Director Economic Assistance, Deputy Director Protection and Safety, Deputy Director Child and Family Services, Deputy Director Community Based Services, Deputy Director Policy & Quality, Deputy Director Population Health, Deputy Director Experience Management & Provider Relations, Deputy Director Policy & Regulations, Deputy Director Business & Analytics, Deputy Director Finance & Program Integrity, Deputy Director Health Licensure & Environmental Health, Deputy Director Health Data, Deputy Director Community Health Section, Administrator Central Operations & Materiel Services, Administrator Central Procurement Services, Administrator Contract Administration.
  33. Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: commission members, executive director.
  34. Nebraska Historical Society: director, associate directors.
  35. Commission on Indian Affairs: executive director.
  36. Insurance Department: Director, deputy director, chief financial examiner, chief of market regulation, general counsel.
  37. Investment Council: council members, state investment officer, deputy investment officer.
  38. Labor Department: Commissioner, deputy commissioner, division directors.
  39. Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors: secretary to the board.
  40. State Board of Landscape Architects: board members.
  41. Latino American Commission: executive director.
  42. Library Commission: commission members, director.
  43. Liquor Control Commission: commission members, executive director.
  44. Military Department--Office of the Adjutant General: adjutant general/NE Emergency Management director, deputy adjutant general, assistant director/NE Emergency Management, controller.
  45. Motor Vehicles: director, deputy director, Controller, motor carrier services administrator, driver & vehicle records administrator, legal counsel, driver licensing examining administrator, information systems manager, and audit supervisor.
  46. Motor Vehicle Licensing board: board members, executive director.
  47. Department of Natural Resources: director, assistant directors, natural resources division manager, legal counsel, Natural Resources Commission members.
  48. Nebraska Dairy Industry Development Board: members.
  49. Oil and Gas Conservation Commission: commission members, director, deputy director, business manager, staff petroleum engineer/UIC director, oil and gas inspectors, information systems infrastructure support technician.
  50. State Ombudsman: public counsel, deputy public counsel, deputy public counsel for corrections, deputy public counsel for welfare services, deputy public counsel for institutions.
  51. Parole Board/Division of Parole Supervision: parole board members, director of parole supervision.
  52. Nebraska State Patrol: Superintendent, assistant superintendent, administrative services major, material control manager, carrier enforcement commander, liquor enforcement commander, administrative services captain, professional standards captain, carrier enforcement mcsap lieutenant, attorney III, budget and fiscal officer III, federal aid administrator III, hazardous devices coordinator, agency legal counsel I.
  53. Policy Research Office: director.
  54. Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education: commission members, director.
  55. Power Review Board: board members, executive director/general counsel.
  56. State Probation: state probation administrator.
  57. Board of Public Accountancy: executive director.
  58. Public Advocacy Commission: chief counsel.
  59. Public Service Commission: commissioners, executive director.
  60. Nebraska State Racing Commission: commission members, executive secretary, state steward, racing commission investigators, director of investigations and security.
  61. Real Estate Commission: director.
  62. Real Property Appraisers Board: executive director.
  63. Public Employees Retirement Systems: board members, director.
  64. Revenue Department: Tax Commissioner, operations and administrative services division director, lottery and charitable gaming division director, property tax administrator, compliance division director, deputy tax commissioner, audit managers, auditor IV, legal manager, policy manager, revenue special services manager, revenue collections manager, lottery division attorney III.
  65. Secretary of State: Secretary of State, chief deputy secretary of state, deputy secretary of state for elections, deputy secretary of state for business services, records management division manager, controller, executive director of the state records board.
  66. State Surveyor: state surveyor, deputy state surveyor.
  67. Tax Equalization and Review Commission: members.
  68. Nebraska Tourism Commission: executive director, deputy director/grant administrator.
  69. Department of Transportation: members of the State Highway Commission, director, deputy directors, district engineers, division heads, district operations maintenance manager, procurement manager, buyers.
  70. State Treasurer: State Treasurer, deputy state treasurer.
  71. University of Nebraska: Members of the Board of Regents (except student Regents) president, executive vice president and provost, vice president and general counsel, vice president for business and finance, director of risk management, associate vice president and director of internal audit, associate vice president for facilities management. University of Nebraska-Lincoln: chancellor, vice chancellor for business and finance, vice chancellor for research and economic development, executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, vice president and vice chancellor for Agriculture and Natural Resources, director of intercollegiate athletics, associate vice chancellor for technology transfer, associate vice chancellor and controller, director procurement services and strategic sourcing, assistant vice chancellor facilities maintenance and operations, vice chancellor for student affairs, director of facilities management and planning, director of the food processing center. University of Nebraska Medical Center: chancellor, vice chancellor for business finance and business development, assistant vice chancellor for business and finance, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, director procurement and materials management, associate vice chancellor and director campus facilities, vice chancellor for research. University of Nebraska at Omaha: chancellor, vice chancellor for business finance and business development, assistant vice chancellor for business and finance, vice chancellor for athletic leadership and management, vice chancellor for student success, senior vice chancellor for academic and student affairs, director of facilities management and planning. University of Nebraska-Kearney: chancellor, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, vice chancellor for business and finance, associate vice chancellor for business and finance, director of business services, director of intercollegiate athletics, director of human resources procurement and payment services.
  72. Veterans Affairs: Director, deputy director, finance director, operations director, agency legal counsel, facility administrator-Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home, Facility Administrator-Central Nebraska Veterans’ Home, Facility Administrator-Norfolk Veterans’ Home, Facility Administrator-Western Nebraska Veterans’ Home, Facilities Manager.
  73. Nebraska Wheat Development, Utilization, and Marketing Board: executive director, board members.