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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

NE Scorecard 2024

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

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.

Senate

1. Syringe Services

Good Vote: No

LB307 Syringe Services (Passed 30 to 7 on 2/29/2024). Would let local governments set up syringe-services programs under the guise of reducing disease transmission and addressing substance-use disorders.

2. Government Reduction

Good Vote: Yes

LB936 Government Reduction (Passed 44 to 0 on 3/7/2024). 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.

3. Government Expansion

Good Vote: No

LB829A Government Expansion (Passed 40 to 5 on 4/11/2024). 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.

4. Grant Expansion

Good Vote: No

LB164 Grant Expansion (Passed 37 to 6 on 4/11/2024). Expands the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act and creates a government grant through the Inland Port Authority Fund.

5. Subsidized Childcare

Good Vote: No

LB856 Subsidized Childcare (Passed 38 to 7 on 4/11/2024). Updates eligibility for the federal Child Care Subsidy, raising the income limit to 185% of the federal poverty level until 2026.

6. Education Scholarships

Good Vote: No

LB1402 Education Scholarships (Passed 32 to 15 on 4/18/2024). Appropriates $25 million to provide education scholarships for Nebraska students entering school at qualified schools, or transferring from public to private schools. 

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Raymond Aguilar R SD-035 20% -+---.
Joni Albrecht R SD-017 80% +++.+-
John Arch R SD-014 17% -+----
Christy Armendariz R SD-018 0% -.----
Beau Ballard R SD-021 20% .+----
Carol Blood D SD-003 20% -.---+
Carolyn Bosn R SD-025 17% -+----
Eliot Bostar D SD-029 33% -+---+
Bruce Bostelman R SD-023 40% .+-+--
Tom Brandt R SD-032 33% -+---+
Tom Brewer R SD-043 17% -+----
Machaela Cavanaugh D SD-006 33% -+---+
John Cavanaugh D SD-009 33% -+---+
Robert Clements R SD-002 83% +++++-
Danielle Conrad D SD-046 33% -+---+
Jen Day D SD-049 33% -+---+
Wendy DeBoer D SD-010 33% -+---+
Barry DeKay R SD-040 NA .+...-
Myron Dorn R SD-030 17% -+----
Robert Dover R SD-019 25% .+--.-
George Dungan D SD-026 33% -+---+
Steve Erdman R SD-047 80% .++++-
John Fredrickson D SD-020 33% -+---+
Steve Halloran R SD-033 50% .+-.+-
Ben Hansen R SD-016 40% .++---
Brian Hardin R SD-048 67% ++-++-
Rick Holdcroft R SD-036 17% -+----
Jana Hughes R SD-024 0% -.----
Megan Hunt I SD-008 40% -+-.-+
Teresa Ibach R SD-044 33% ++----
Michael Jacobson R SD-042 17% -+----
Kathleen Kauth R SD-031 50% ++.-.-
Lou Linehan R SD-039 17% -+----
Loren Lippincott R SD-034 67% ++-++-
John Lowe R SD-037 75% .+.++-
Mike McDonnell D SD-005 17% -+----
Terrell McKinney D SD-011 20% -+---.
Fred Meyer R SD-041 17% -+----
Mike Moser R SD-022 17% -+----
Dave Murman R SD-038 25% .+-.--
Jane Raybould D SD-028 NA .....+
Merv Riepe R SD-012 17% -+----
Rita Sanders R SD-045 0% -.----
Julie Slama R SD-001 50% +++---
Tony Vargas D SD-007 40% .+---+
Brad Von Gillern R SD-004 17% -+----
Lynne Walz D SD-015 20% -+---.
Justin Wayne D SD-013 17% -+----
Anna Wishart D SD-027 40% .+---+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 33.1%
Democrat 29.2%
Independent 40%