2024 Nebraska Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Nebraska Legislature in 2024 and ranks state senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Legislature Votes

1. Syringe Services

Would let local governments set up syringe-services programs under the guise of reducing disease transmission and addressing substance-use disorders.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
LB307 Roll Call 1399091

2. Government Reduction

Repeals laws requiring county-issued amusement licenses for pool halls, bowling alleys, and amusement parks outside municipal limits, eliminating the $10 fee and related penalties.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
LB936 Roll Call 1404838

3. Government Expansion

Appropriates money from the General Fund to the University of Nebraska's Board of Regents for mandating insurance coverage for certain cancer screenings and treatments.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
LB829A Roll Call 1426114

4. Grant Expansion

Expands the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act and creates a government grant through the Inland Port Authority Fund.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
LB164 Roll Call 1425379

5. Subsidized Childcare

Updates eligibility for the federal Child Care Subsidy, raising the income limit to 185% of the federal poverty level until 2026.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
LB856 Roll Call 1425967

6. Education Scholarships

Appropriates $25 million to provide education scholarships for Nebraska students entering school at qualified schools, or transferring from public to private schools.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$33.00/year
LB1402 Roll Call 1430675

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 20%
Joni Albrecht R 80%
John Arch R 17%
Christy Armendariz R 0%
Beau Ballard R 20%
Carol Blood D 20%
Carolyn Bosn R 17%
Eliot Bostar D 33%
Bruce Bostelman R 40%
Tom Brandt R 33%
Tom Brewer R 17%
John Cavanaugh D 33%
Machaela Cavanaugh D 33%
Robert Clements R 83%
Danielle Conrad D 33%
Jen Day D 33%
Wendy DeBoer D 33%
Barry DeKay R N/A
Myron Dorn R 17%
Robert Dover R 25%
George C. Dungan D 33%
Steve Erdman R 80%
John A. Fredrickson D 33%
Steve Halloran R 50%
Ben Hansen R 40%
Brian Hardin R 67%
Rick Holdcroft R 17%
Jana Hughes R 0%
Megan Hunt I 40%
Teresa J. Ibach R 33%
Michael Jacobson R 17%
Kathleen Kauth R 50%
Lou Ann Linehan R 17%
Loren Lippincott R 67%
John S. Lowe R 75%
Mike McDonnell D 17%
Terrell McKinney D 20%
Fred Meyer R 17%
Mike Moser R 17%
Dave Murman R 25%
Jane Michele Raybould D N/A
Merv Riepe R 17%
Rita Sanders R 0%
Julie Slama R 50%
Tony Vargas D 40%
R. Brad Von Gillern R 17%
Lynne M. Walz D 20%
Justin Wayne D 17%
Anna Wishart D 40%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat29.2%
Independent40%
Republican33.1%
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