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 2021-2022

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 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.

Senate

1. Constitutional Carry

Good Vote: Yes

LB773 Constitutional Carry (Passed 31 to 9 on 4/11/2022). Allows Nebraskans to carry firearms without a permit.

2. Abortion Ban

Good Vote: Yes

LB933 Abortion Ban (Passed 31 to 15 on 4/6/2022). Bans abortion in Nebraska now that Row v. Wade is overturned.

3. Vaccine Exemptions

Good Vote: Yes

LB906 Vaccine Exemptions (Passed 37 to 5 on 2/25/2022). Requires that employers must recognize medical and religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

4. Tax Rates

Good Vote: Yes

LB939 Tax Rates (Passed 40 to 1 on 2/24/2022). 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.

5. Con-Con

Good Vote: No

LR14 Con-Con (Passed 32 to 11 on 1/28/2022). Calls for a Convention of State to propose limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

6. Student Free Speech

Good Vote: Yes

LB88 Student Free Speech (Passed 30 to 17 on 4/14/2021). Prevents students from being censored for what they write and report about on their college campus and media.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Raymond Aguilar	R	SD-035	100%	+	+	+	+	.	+
Joni Albrecht	R	SD-017	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
John Arch	R	SD-014	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Carol Blood	D	SD-003	67%	.	-	.	+	.	+
Eliot Bostar	D	SD-029	25%	-	-	.	.	-	+
Bruce Bostelman	R	SD-023	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Tom Brandt	R	SD-032	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Tom Brewer	R	SD-043	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Tom Briese	R		80%	+	+	+	+	-	.
Machaela Cavanaugh	D	SD-006	40%	-	-	-	.	+	+
John Cavanaugh	D	SD-009	40%	-	-	-	.	+	+
Robert Clements	R	SD-002	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Jen Day	D	SD-049	50%	-	-	.	+	.	+
Wendy DeBoer	D	SD-010	40%	-	-	.	+	-	+
Myron Dorn	R	SD-030	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Steve Erdman	R	SD-047	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Mike Flood		SD-019	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Curt Friesen		SD-034	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Suzanne Geist	R		80%	.	+	+	+	-	+
Timothy Gragert		SD-040	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Michael Groene		SD-042	NA	.	.	.	.	-	-
Steve Halloran	R	SD-033	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Matt Hansen		SD-026	25%	-	-	-	.	.	+
Ben Hansen	R	SD-016	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Michael Hilgers	I	SD-021	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Robert Hilkemann		SD-004	80%	.	+	+	+	-	+
Dan Hughes		SD-044	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Megan Hunt	I	SD-008	33%	-	-	-	-	+	+
Michael Jacobson	R	SD-042	100%	+	+	+	+	.	.
Mark Kolterman		SD-024	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Steve Lathrop		SD-012	50%	-	.	-	.	+	+
Brett Lindstrom		SD-018	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Lou Linehan	R	SD-039	80%	+	+	+	+	-	.
John Lowe	R	SD-037	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
John McCollister		SD-020	75%	.	-	.	+	+	+
Mike McDonnell	D	SD-005	80%	.	+	+	+	-	+
Terrell McKinney	D	SD-011	75%	+	-	.	.	+	+
Adam Morfeld		SD-046	60%	-	-	+	.	+	+
Mike Moser	R	SD-022	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Dave Murman	R	SD-038	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Rich Pahls		SD-031	75%	.	.	+	+	-	+
Patty Pansing Brooks		SD-028	80%	.	-	+	+	+	+
Rita Sanders	R	SD-045	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Julie Slama	R	SD-001	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
John Stinner		SD-048	100%	+	+	+	+	.	+
Tony Vargas	D	SD-007	75%	.	-	.	+	+	+
Lynne Walz	D	SD-015	67%	.	-	+	.	.	+
Justin Wayne	D	SD-013	80%	+	.	+	+	-	+
Matt Williams		SD-036	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Anna Wishart	D	SD-027	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	75.5%
Democrat	60.2%
	71.9%
Independent	50%

Freedom Index

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