$2,795,879
The public record onBrent
Comstock
Brent Comstock is running for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents as a “nonpartisan” independent. The record shows a national Democratic political consultant.
His campaign website calls him a business founder helping “causes and companies scale their impact.” It never names his firm, BCom Solutions, or the campaigns it works for. In 2023–24 alone, 47 federal committees paid BCom $2.77 million, and none is registered as Republican. He sat on Kamala Harris's National Finance Committee, has held Nebraska Democratic Party leadership roles since 2018, and was scheduled to train Democratic candidates five months into his “nonpartisan” campaign. Since December, 13 Nebraska committees have reported paying his firm $791,275, led by the Democratic nominee for governor. The university he wants to govern has paid his company $725,000.
Let's check the record before November 3.
01 / The money
Paid to BCom Solutions
by political committees
2024 cycle
Follow the money.
OpenSecrets, compiling Federal Election Commission expenditure reports, records $2,795,879 in payments from federal political committees to Brent Comstock's firm, BCom Solutions, during the 2024 election cycle.
More than three-quarters came from just 15 committees, and every one of them is a Democratic candidate, a Democratic Party committee or a Democratic-aligned PAC. Those 15 paid BCom $2,143,941, 77% of the itemized total.
FEC filings show 47 federal committees paid BCom in 2023–24. Not one is registered with the FEC as Republican. Across BCom's federal and Nebraska work since 2021, our research identifies only two Republican clients, both candidates for the Lincoln Airport Authority.
FEC filings · every 2023–24 paymentRankCommitteeShare of top payerPaid
Source for the table: itemized disbursements to BCom Solutions reported to the FEC by 48 federal committees for 2023–24, memo entries excluded ($2,772,585 in total), retrieved Oct. 4, 2026. OpenSecrets standardizes the same filings and reports $2,795,879. Totals for individual committees differ slightly between the two.
These figures cover federal committees only. They do not include state-level (NADC) payments, and they do not show how much any individual at BCom Solutions was personally paid.
See the receipts
2024 cycle vendor total
$2,795,879 from federal political committees to BCom Solutions, with per-committee totals and transaction counts.
FEC receipts · 20242022 cycle vendor total
$478,367 from federal political committees to BCom Solutions.
FEC receipts · 2022Underlying FEC disbursement records
Itemized disbursements reported by each committee, searchable by recipient name.
FEC.gov · disbursement search02 / His words
His words.
The Dan Parsons Show · full episode, 2025Verbatim · timestamps by minute
[00:xx] HOST: “…Brent Comstock, the founder and CEO of an agency right here in Nebraska that worked on last year's presidential race.”
[09:xx] HOST: “Was there a single issue that galvanized, uh, voters to vote, uh, the way they did this past election cycle?”
[09:xx] COMSTOCK: “Yeah, it's a great question. I think if I had the, the bulletproof answer, my, my candidate, my side may have, uh, may have fared better.”
[11:xx] COMSTOCK: “Because if you looked at the platform, and I know I'm biased, it's clear that which side of the fence that I'm on…”
[11:xx] COMSTOCK: “I was in rooms with the vice president, with the, the people running for, um, you know, with Governor Walz, with these different people.”
[33:xx] COMSTOCK: “…we are working in most of the districts that Trump won where a Democrat is elected, and we're pitching, uh, as we speak right now, most of the races that Trump won, that a Republican won, but by like, you know, a point or two where we see big inroads for Dems in the '26 cycle.”
[38:xx] COMSTOCK: “…I was in a meeting with the, uh, National Finance Committee a couple weeks ago…”
YouTube · “Dem-Consultant on 2024 Defeat & The Come Back | Brent Comstock, BCom Founder” YouTube · clip: “Democrat Consultant On Why They LOST in 2024”Asked what decided the 2024 election, Comstock called the losing side “my candidate, my side.” Minutes later he added, “I know I'm biased, it's clear that which side of the fence that I'm on,” and described being “in rooms with the vice president.” The show titled the clip “Democrat Consultant On Why They LOST in 2024.”
The record
Kamala Harris 2024 · National Finance Committee
“In 2024, Comstock sat on the National Finance Committee of Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign.”
InfluenceWatch · BCom profile · updated Apr. 27, 2026Federal Election Commission records show he personally gave $5,250 to Harris for President and the Harris Victory Fund in 2023–24.
FEC · individual contributions · Brent ComstockHis campaign now
This race isn't about politics.
His words.His political activity.The public record.
03 / The party record
Not just a consultant. A party officer.
The Nebraska Democratic Party's own records show Comstock in party leadership roles since 2018, and still training Democratic candidates five months into his “nonpartisan” campaign.
- 2018
Chairman, Democratic Party Technology Committee
Appointed to the Nebraska Democratic Party's Technology Committee at the Aug. 26, 2018 State Central Committee meeting. The December 2018 committee packet lists him as its chairman.
NDP State Central Committee minutes, Aug. 26, 2018; December 2018 SCC packet - 2020
His firm sponsors the party's campaign guide
The party's “Campaigning During Coronavirus” guide for candidates is “Sponsored by BCom Solutions,” with Brent Comstock as the contact.
Nebraska Democratic Party resource guide, March 2020 - 2020
Elected officer of the Democratic state convention
Elected sergeant at arms of the June 14, 2020 Nebraska Democratic Party State Convention, on a four-person slate of permanent officers chaired by state Sen. Justin Wayne. The slate passed 235–3.
NDP State Convention minutes, June 14, 2020 - 2025
Announces a “nonpartisan” run for Regent
June 2025: Comstock launches his campaign as a registered nonpartisan.
Nebraska Examiner · June 4, 2025 - 2025
Scheduled to train Democratic candidates
Five months later, the party's November 2025 State Central Committee agenda lists “Brent Comstock, BCom” as trainer for “Candidate Training: Communications and Messaging,” covering campaign message, issues and values, digital ads and mail. The agendas show he was scheduled; they don't record attendance.
30-day agenda packet, sent Oct. 1, 2025 Final day-of agenda, Nov. 8, 2025 - 2026
What he tells voters now
“This is a nonpartisan role, and it should stay that way. I'm the only registered nonpartisan candidate in this race.”
Nebraska Examiner 2026 general election voter guide
04 / The Nebraska connection
Paid to BCom Solutions
Democratic Party of Nebraska
2024 cycle · 24 transactions
FEC filings · 2024 cycle, rank 14
Nebraska clients, 2023–24 state filings
Payments to BCom Solutions reported to the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission. Largest itemized payers shown.
NADC expenditure search · how to checkThey paid his company. Then they endorsed him.
2024FEC / OPENSECRETS
Party pays BCom Solutions
The Democratic Party of Nebraska's federal account paid BCom Solutions $79,979 across 24 transactions in the 2024 cycle.
FEC receipts · 20242026NEBRASKADEMOCRATS.ORG
Party endorses Comstock for Regent
The Nebraska Democratic Party endorsed Comstock and lists “Brent Comstock (Independent)” on its “2026 Democratic Candidates” slate for NE Board of Regents, District 1.
Nebraska Democratic Party · 2026 candidatesWhat the record shows, and what it doesn't
The record establishes the payment and the later endorsement. It does not establish that one caused the other.
Comstock for Regent
747 O St., Ste. 150Lincoln, NE 68508Committee address, NADC Form B-1
BCom Solutions LLC
747 O Street, Suite 150Lincoln, NE 68508Payee address, same filing
Same filing: Comstock for Regent post-primary statement, period Apr. 28–June 16, 2026 (amended July 9, 2026)
- The campaign paid BCom Solutions LLC, the candidate's own firm, $800 for “consulting” ($400 on Apr. 30 and $400 on May 28, 2026).
- Two advertising payments, $47,000 to Resonate and $1,439.61 to Google, are described as “reimbursement from BCom Solutions; 747 O Street; #150.”
- Bob Kerrey of New York, NY contributed $5,000 (dated June 16, 2026).
Comstock is registered as nonpartisan, and the Board of Regents is a nonpartisan office. Nebraska Examiner · June 4, 2025
05 / The university contracts
University of Nebraska contracts
with BCom Solutions
2023–24 · 4 contracts
He wants to govern the university that pays his company.
The Board of Regents governs the University of Nebraska. State records list four university contracts with Comstock's firm worth a combined $725,000. Comstock signed at least two of them himself, as BCom's CEO.
CampusPurposeTermAmount
UNMCServices contract (vendor: BCom Solutions LLC)June–Dec. 2023$375,000
UNL, for UNMCStatewide Medicaid renewal media campaign. Signed by Brent Comstock, CEO, Dec. 8, 2023. Bought without competitive bidding under the university's professional-services exception; the funder, UnitedHealthcare, requested BCom.Sept. 2023–June 2024$175,000
UNL, for UNMC2024 diabetes prevention media campaign. Signed by Brent M. Comstock, CEO, June 11, 2024. No bid number listed.June–Dec. 2024$149,000
UNMCServices contract (vendor: BCom Solutions LLC)Apr. 2023–Apr. 2024$26,000
His March 2, 2026 Statement of Financial Interests lists BCom Solutions LLC as a source of his income. His campaign also pays the firm: $30,984.12 so far, $21,539.12 in 2025 and $9,445 in 2026 through Oct. 19, according to its NADC reports. Another $58,316.04 in advertising paid to Resonate and Meta is described on its reports as “reimbursement from BCom Solutions.”
NADC · Comstock for Regent filingsWhat the record shows, and what it doesn't
The contracts are public, and nothing in the record shows they were improper. The question for voters is how a Regent would handle university decisions involving a company he owns and is paid by.
06 / The network
His Democratic network.
The people and groups who pay his company, fund his campaign and endorse his candidacy all come from the same political network.
They pay his firm
BCom's Nebraska clients
- Nebraska Democratic Party$79,977 · 2023–24 federal account
- Bold AllianceFounded by Jane Kleeb · $10,348 · 2023–24
- Don't Legislate Hate PACFormed by state Sens. Megan Hunt, Machaela Cavanaugh and John Fredrickson · $92,921 · 2023–24
- Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh (D)$15,000 · 2023–24
- Women Who Run Nebraska PAC$14,000 · 2023–24
- Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird (D)$7,551 · 2023–24
- Lynne Walz for NebraskaDemocratic nominee for governor · $320,836 · 2025–26
- Shore for RegentDemocratic Regent candidate · $72,581 · 2025–26
They fund his campaign
Comstock for Regent donors
- Bold AllianceFounded by Jane Kleeb, and a past BCom client · $12,000
- Conrad for LegislatureState Sen. Danielle Conrad (D), and a BCom client · $11,000
- Citizens for RobakKim Robak, former Democratic lieutenant governor · $8,500
- Friends for John FredricksonState Sen. John Fredrickson, BCom's No. 3 Nebraska client this election · $5,000
- Bob KerreyFormer Democratic governor and U.S. senator · $5,000
- Barbara Weitz for RegentRegent Barb Weitz, who also endorses him · $4,742
Committee and business contributions to Comstock for Regent reported to the NADC, 2025–26 cycle through Oct. 19, 2026 (Kerrey: individual contribution, post-primary statement).
NADC · Comstock for Regent Plains Ledger · NADC 9951They endorse him
His endorsers
- Nebraska Democratic PartyLists him on its 2026 candidate slate
- Ben NelsonFormer Democratic U.S. senator and governor
- Leirion Gaylor BairdLincoln mayor (D), and also a BCom client
- Barb WeitzUniversity of Nebraska Regent
Follow his campaign's money
Where Comstock for Regent's money went
Nearly 29 cents of every campaign dollar spent went to his own firm, or to advertising his campaign's reports describe as “reimbursement from BCom Solutions”: $89,300 of $308,560.
Paid to BCom SolutionsDescribed as “reimbursement from BCom Solutions”Other vendors
07 / His firm, this election
Reported paid to BCom Solutions
by 13 Nebraska committees
Dec. 1, 2025–Oct. 19, 2026 · 88 payments
Who paid BCom, 2025–26
Lynne Walz for NebraskaDemocratic nominee for governor · 29 payments$320,835.63
Build LNK VolleyballCommittee for a Lincoln volleyball-complex ballot measure · 11 payments$102,021.43
Friends for John FredricksonState Sen. John Fredrickson; also gave $5,000 to Comstock for Regent · 3 payments$100,250.00
Knutson for LegislatureLegislative campaign · 4 payments$87,000.00
Shore for RegentSusanne Shore, Democratic candidate for NU Regent (Omaha) · 11 payments$72,581.43
Trust Nebraska TeachersIndependent expenditures opposing two Republican State Board of Education candidates · 3 payments$41,000.00
Pansing Brooks for LegislatureLegislative campaign · 15 payments$33,907.95
Respect Nebraska VotersThird-party expenditure, digital advertising · 1 payment$15,000.00
Comstock for RegentHis own campaign · 6 payments$12,477.16
Building a Better OmahaWeb design · 1 payment$5,000.00
Leirion for Lincoln MayorLincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird · 2 payments$600.00
Olsson for Lincoln Airport AuthorityWebsite hosting · 1 payment$384.99
Conrad for LegislatureState Sen. Danielle Conrad; also gave $11,000 to Comstock for Regent · 1 payment$216.19
Totals are what each committee reported paying BCom Solutions to the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission. They include ad buys and other costs the firm passed through, so they are not BCom's fees or profit. A $4,087.08 Pansing Brooks payment appears twice, once as an expense (Mar. 15) and once as a debt payment (Apr. 27), and may be the same bill; without it the total is $787,187.70.
NADC expenditure search · payee “BCOM”While he runs as a nonpartisan, his firm works for Democratic campaigns.
Since Dec. 1, 2025, Nebraska committees have reported paying Comstock's firm $791,275. Its biggest client this election is the Democratic nominee for governor. It is also working for another Regent candidate.
$321K29 PAYMENTS
The Democratic nominee for governor
Lynne Walz for Nebraska reported $320,835.63 to BCom for digital consulting, texting, list acquisition and rental, and advertising. Walz won the Democratic nomination for governor in May.
NADC filings WOWT · May 13, 2026$73K11 PAYMENTS
Another candidate for Regent
Shore for Regent reported $72,581.43 to BCom from March to October 2026 for digital consulting, video production and Meta advertising. Susanne Shore is running as a Democrat for the Omaha-area seat on the same Board of Regents.
NADC filings 1011 Now · Feb. 21, 2026$41K3 PAYMENTS
Ads against Republican education candidates
Trust Nebraska Teachers reported $41,000 to BCom for digital advertising as independent expenditures opposing two State Board of Education candidates: Angie Eberspacher (District 5, $21,000) and Lou Ann Goding (District 8, $20,000). Both are Republicans.
NADC filings Nebraska Public Media$102K11 PAYMENTS
A Lincoln ballot measure
Build LNK Volleyball, the committee backing the proposed $17 million north Lincoln volleyball complex on the Nov. 3 ballot, reported $102,021.43 to BCom, including polling fees, a monthly retainer and ad purchases.
NADC filings 1011 Now · Aug. 11, 2026What the record shows, and what it doesn't
The filings show who paid BCom and for what. Consulting for campaigns while running for office is legal, and these payments are not evidence of wrongdoing. They show the firm's political work did not pause for his “nonpartisan” campaign.
Follow the money into his firm
Who paid BCom Solutions, Dec. 2025–Oct. 2026
Thirteen Nebraska committees reported $791,275 in payments to Comstock's firm. His own campaign accounts for $12,477 of it.
His own campaignOther Nebraska committees
08 / The full money trail
Two cycles.
One public record.
2024
2022
$478,367
COMBINED
$3,274,246
Paid to BCom Solutions by federal political committees
Totals as compiled by OpenSecrets from FEC reports. The 2020 cycle is not included because a complete primary-source total has not been verified.
His own money
$17,630
Itemized personal contributions to Democratic campaigns, party committees and the Biden-Harris inaugural committee, 2016–2025. None to Republican candidates or committees.
New Hampshire Democratic Party2024–25$7,500
Harris for President & Harris Victory Fund2023–24$5,250
Tony Vargas for Congress2024$1,000
Will Rollins for Congress2024$1,000
Biden Victory Fund2020$868
Baccam for Iowa2024$650
Hillary for America2016$328
Kate Bolz for Congress2020$274
North Carolina Democratic Party2024$260
Montanans for Tester2023$250
Biden-Harris inaugural committee (PIC 2021)2021$250
09 / Follow the connections
No speculation.
Just the record.
Every line on this map is a documented relationship with a source attached. Select a box or a line to see the record behind it, and what it does not show.
Select any box or line
The record behind each connection
Each relationship lists its type, its source and what it does not show.
Money paid or given (filed record)
Role or endorsement (published record)
| From | Relationship | To | Source |
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10 / Campaign message vs. public record
Side by side.
Campaign message
This race isn't about politics.comstockforregent.com
How the candidate is presented
“This is a nonpartisan role, and it should stay that way. I'm the only registered nonpartisan candidate in this race.” (Nebraska Examiner voter guide, 2026)
Registered nonpartisan. The Nebraska Examiner described his firm as one that “partners with start-up companies, a bipartisan group of candidates and other causes or organizations.”
Nebraska Examiner · June 4, 2025Public record
- F-01$2,795,879 in 2024
Paid to BCom Solutions by federal political committees. Its 15 largest payers, all Democratic, account for 77%.
OpenSecrets - F-02“My candidate, my side”
His description of the losing side in 2024, followed by “I know I'm biased, it's clear that which side of the fence that I'm on.”
The Dan Parsons Show - F-03Harris 2024 National Finance Committee
He sat on the committee and gave $5,250 to Harris for President and the Harris Victory Fund. He also says he was “in rooms with the vice president.”
InfluenceWatch FEC - F-04$79,979 from the Democratic Party of Nebraska
Paid to BCom Solutions in the 2024 cycle. The party endorsed Comstock in 2026.
OpenSecrets nebraskademocrats.org - F-05$17,630 of his own money, all to Democrats
Itemized personal contributions to Democratic campaigns and party committees, 2016–2025. None to Republicans.
FEC - F-06Democratic Party officer and trainer
Technology Committee chairman (2018), elected state convention officer (2020), and scheduled Democratic candidate trainer (Nov. 2025, during his Regents campaign).
Party records - F-07$725,000 from the university he would govern
Four University of Nebraska contracts with BCom, 2023–24; he signed at least two as CEO.
State contracts - F-08Same address, campaign and company
Comstock for Regent and BCom Solutions LLC both report 747 O Street, Suite 150. The campaign has paid the firm $30,984.12 since 2025.
NADC · Form B-1 - F-09$791,275 from Nebraska campaigns, mid-race
13 Nebraska committees reported paying BCom from Dec. 2025 to Oct. 2026, led by the Democratic nominee for governor ($320,836) and including another Regent candidate ($72,581).
NADC filings
What this comparison does not establish
It does not show that any statement was knowingly false, that a legal conflict of interest exists, or that a client list alone proves personal ideology. It shows the distance between how the campaign describes this race and the documented political work behind the candidate.
11 / Source library
Don't take our word for it.
Read the record.
Primary sources first. Each card lists the document, who published it, its date, what it shows and where to read it.
We showed you the record.
You decide what it means.
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