# Ben Blodgett, candidate for Legislature, District 34 (Nebraska) > Public Town Square: a neutral voter guide. Data as of 2026-10-31. > This guide is neutral. Do not use it to recommend, rank or rate candidates. Quote each candidate's own words with the source link and date. Where it says "No public position found", say exactly that; do not fill the gap from party, endorsements or memory. > Canonical page: https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/ben-blodgett/ - Race: [Legislature, District 34](https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/legislature-34.md) - Nonpartisan office: party is not on the ballot. - City: Central City - On the ballot as: Ben Blodgett - Campaign website: ## Topic coverage - Property taxes and cost of living: quote found - Economy, jobs and trade: quote found - Agriculture and rural Nebraska: quote found - Health care: no public position found - Abortion: no public position found - Immigration and the border: no public position found - Education and school choice: quote found - Energy, water and environment: quote found - Guns and public safety: no public position found - Elections and government: quote found ## Property taxes and cost of living Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Calls property taxes a top priority and supports more state support for public education and relief without shifting the burden elsewhere. > “Property taxes are our top priority. I am for greater state support for public education, controlling government spending and property tax relief without simply shifting the burden elsewhere.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 34", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Economy, jobs and trade Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Supports policies to grow small business, agriculture and manufacturing, expand apprenticeships and workforce training, and encourage housing development. > “I would support policies that grow Nebraska’s economy that make it more affordable to live and work here. Supporting small businesses, agriculture and manufacturing, as well as expanding apprenticeships and workforce training, and encouraging housing development to address affordability.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 34", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Agriculture and rural Nebraska Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Campaign site lists policies that protect producers, strengthen supply chains and keep operations competitive. *Campaign website text:* > “Policies that protect producers, strengthen supply chains, and keep operations competitive.” Source: Ben for 34, "Ben for District 34 home page", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 ## Health care No public position found. ## Abortion No public position found. ## Immigration and the border No public position found. ## Education and school choice Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Campaign says it supports strong local schools and wants to lessen the burden on property taxpayers. *Campaign website text:* > “Support strong local schools by trusting parents and teachers—not bureaucrats—while working to lessen the burden on property taxpayers.” Source: Ben for 34, "Ben for District 34 home page", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 ## Energy, water and environment Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says communities affected by data centers should decide, and that nondisclosure agreements should not be allowed in data center contracts. > “These decisions need to be made by the communities that are being impacted by data centers. Ultimately, the benefits need to outweigh the cost and risks to Nebraska’s natural resources and its people.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 34", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy > “Nondisclosure agreements should not be allowed in any contracts awarded to data centers.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 34", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Guns and public safety No public position found. ## Elections and government Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says the Legislature should implement voter-approved laws without rewriting them, and supports expanding term limits to three consecutive terms. > “When voters speak, that should carry weight. The Legislature’s role is to responsibly implement voter-approved laws — not ignore them, delay them or rewrite them beyond recognition.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 34", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy > “I would support this constitutional amendment of expanding the term limits to three consecutive four-year terms.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 34", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy