Attorney General

2 candidates · vote for 1 · 4-year term

Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name. Each quote is the candidate's own words; the summary above it is ours.

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Attorney General: topic coverage. For each candidate and topic, whether we found at least one public quote.
CandidateTaxes & costs (Property taxes and cost of living)Economy (Economy, jobs and trade)Agriculture (Agriculture and rural Nebraska)Health careAbortionImmigration (Immigration and the border)Education (Education and school choice)Energy & water (Energy, water and environment)Guns & safety (Guns and public safety)Elections & gov't (Elections and government)
Jocelyn BrasherQuote found: Property taxes and cost of livingNo public position foundNo public position foundNo public position foundNo public position foundQuote found: Immigration and the borderNo public position foundNo public position foundQuote found: Guns and public safetyQuote found: Elections and government
Mike HilgersNo public position foundNo public position foundNo public position foundNo public position foundNo public position foundNo public position foundNo public position foundNo public position foundQuote found: Guns and public safetyQuote found: Elections and government

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Candidates in this race

Property taxes and cost of living

Property tax relief, income/sales tax, inflation, housing, grocery and utility costs, federal tax and spending as it affects household costs.

Jocelyn BrasherParty: Democratic

Summary

Says she will hold corporations accountable for illegal price gouging, antitrust violations and monopolistic practices that increase costs for Nebraska families.

Campaign website text

“will hold corporations accountable that engage in illegal price gouging, antitrust violations, and monopolistic practices that increase costs for Nebraska families.”

Source: Brasher for NE AG: Protect Nebraska ConsumersCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Protect Nebraska Consumers
Mike HilgersParty: Republican

No public position found.

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Economy, jobs and trade

Jobs, wages, workforce, small business, tariffs and trade, federal budget and debt, unions and labor.

Jocelyn BrasherParty: Democratic

No public position found.

Mike HilgersParty: Republican

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Agriculture and rural Nebraska

Farm bill, crop and livestock markets, ag trade, rural broadband, rural hospitals, ethanol, meatpacking.

Jocelyn BrasherParty: Democratic

No public position found.

Mike HilgersParty: Republican

No public position found.

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Health care

Medicaid, ACA, prescription drug prices, rural health care access, Medicare, mental health.

Jocelyn BrasherParty: Democratic

No public position found.

Mike HilgersParty: Republican

No public position found.

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Abortion

Abortion law, Nebraska's 12-week law and constitutional amendment, IVF, contraception.

Jocelyn BrasherParty: Democratic

No public position found.

Mike HilgersParty: Republican

No public position found.

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Immigration and the border

Border security, deportation, legal immigration, agricultural and meatpacking workforce visas.

Mike HilgersParty: Republican

No public position found.

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Education and school choice

K-12 funding, school choice and private school scholarships, teachers, university and community college, student debt.

Jocelyn BrasherParty: Democratic

No public position found.

Mike HilgersParty: Republican

No public position found.

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Energy, water and environment

Public power, ethanol and biofuels, wind and solar, oil pipelines, carbon pipelines, Perkins County Canal, water quality, nitrates.

Jocelyn BrasherParty: Democratic

No public position found.

Mike HilgersParty: Republican

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Guns and public safety

Second Amendment, gun laws, policing, crime, prisons and corrections, drugs and fentanyl, marijuana law.

Jocelyn BrasherParty: Democratic

Summary

Plans to target violent crime, human trafficking, substance abuse and child exploitation, including a task force on online crimes against children.

Campaign website text

“Jocelyn’s plan targets cracking down on violent crimes, human trafficking, and the substance abuse epidemic, as well as child exploitation by establishing the PROTECT Task Force - Protecting Rights Online Through Enforcement, Collaboration, and Technology.”

Source: Brasher for NE AG: Strengthen Public SafetyCampaign websiteRetrieved
Mike HilgersParty: Republican

Summary

Says he has focused on protecting minors, cracking down on scammers and securing serious criminal convictions.

“I have focused on protecting minors and defending parental rights, cracking down on scammers to protect consumers, as well as securing serious criminal convictions to keep our communities safe.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Jocelyn Brasher enters Nebraska AG race, squares off with former bossNews articlePublished Retrieved

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Elections and government

Election rules and voter ID, winner-take-all electoral votes, term limits, ethics and corruption, money in politics, government transparency and audits, the duties of the office sought.

Jocelyn BrasherParty: Democratic

Summary

Says the attorney general's office should be independent and focused on the people, and should uphold the will of the voters.

“Nebraskans deserve an attorney general who respects the rule of law, upholds the will of the voters and fights for fairness and accountability. This office should be independent, principled and focused on the people it serves — not politics.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Attorney General (2026 primary voter guide)QuestionnaireRetrieved
Mike HilgersParty: Republican

Summary

Says his priority is leading the best law firm in the country and fighting unaccountable sources of power.

“My priority is to lead the best pound-for-pound law firm in the United States. If reelected, I will continue to fight unaccountable sources of power that seek to control, harm or defraud Nebraskans.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Attorney General (2026 primary voter guide)QuestionnaireRetrieved

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