2021-2022 Nebraska Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Nebraska Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Legislature Votes

1. Constitutional Carry

Allows Nebraskans to carry firearms without a permit.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
LB773 Roll Call 1186664

2. Abortion Ban

Bans abortion in Nebraska now that Row v. Wade is overturned.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
LB933 Roll Call 1184612

3. Vaccine Exemptions

Requires that employers must recognize medical and religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
LB906 Roll Call 1154963

4. Tax Rates

Cuts Nebraska's top individual income tax rate in several steps from the current 6.84 percent to 5.84 percent by tax year 2027.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
LB939 Roll Call 1153763

5. Con-Con

Calls for a Convention of State to propose limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
LR14 Roll Call 1130375

6. Student Free Speech

Prevents students from being censored for what they write and report about on their college campus and media.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
LB88 Roll Call 1052768

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Raymond M. Aguilar R 100%
Joni Albrecht R 83%
John Arch R 67%
Carol Blood D 67%
Eliot Bostar D 25%
Bruce Bostelman R 67%
Tom Brandt R 83%
Tom Brewer R 67%
Tom Briese R 80%
John Cavanaugh D 40%
Machaela Cavanaugh D 40%
Robert Clements R 67%
Jen Day D 50%
Wendy DeBoer D 40%
Myron Dorn R 83%
Steve Erdman R 67%
Mike Flood — 83%
Curt Friesen — 67%
Suzanne Geist R 80%
Timothy J. Gragert — 83%
Michael Groene — N/A
Steve Halloran R 67%
Ben Hansen R 67%
Matt Hansen — 25%
Michael Hilgers I 67%
Robert Bob Hilkemann — 80%
Dan Hughes — 67%
Megan Hunt I 33%
Michael Jacobson R 100%
Mark A. Kolterman — 83%
Steve Lathrop — 50%
Brett Lindstrom — 67%
Lou Ann Linehan R 80%
John S. Lowe R 67%
John S. McCollister — 75%
Mike McDonnell D 80%
Terrell McKinney D 75%
Adam Morfeld — 60%
Mike Moser R 67%
Dave Murman R 67%
Rich Pahls — 75%
Patty Pansing Brooks — 80%
Rita Sanders R 67%
Julie Slama R 83%
John P. Stinner — 100%
Tony Vargas D 75%
Lynne M. Walz D 67%
Justin Wayne D 80%
Matt Williams — 83%
Anna Wishart D 83%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat60.2%
Independent50%
Republican75.5%
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