# Janell Anderson Ehrke, candidate for Legislature, District 38 (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/janell-anderson-ehrke/ - Race: [Legislature, District 38](https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/legislature-38.md) - Nonpartisan office: party is not on the ballot. - City: Orleans - On the ballot as: Janell Anderson Ehrke - 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: quote 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): Wants property tax relief that does not shift the burden to other taxpayers, by reducing reliance on property taxes and controlling spending. > “We need meaningful, sustainable property tax relief that does not simply shift the burden from one taxpayer to another. I support reducing our reliance on property taxes to fund essential services, while also controlling government spending at both the state and local levels.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Economy, jobs and trade Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Plans to prioritize workforce development and entrepreneurship through technical training, apprenticeships and business education. > “I will prioritize workforce development and entrepreneurship by supporting technical training, apprenticeships and business education to strengthen rural communities.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Agriculture and rural Nebraska Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Is committed to expanding value-added agriculture and market access so more products are processed and sold in Nebraska. > “I am committed to expanding value-added agriculture and market access, so more products are processed and sold in Nebraska, keeping more value in our state.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Health care Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says the funding model for Medicaid patients needs to be looked at so that it can be funded properly. > “We’ve got to make sure that we’re getting them the funding they deserve because we’re getting more, instead of private pay, our Medicaid patients are becoming even, and that makes it unprofitable, so we’re going to have to look at that model and figure out ways that we can fund it properly” Source: KSNB, "District 38 candidates discuss data centers, school budgets, nursing homes", · News article · published 2026-10-29 · retrieved 2026-10-31 ## 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 site says she is fighting for rural school budgeting and oversight that makes sense; she says a bonus system for efficiently run districts would help. *Campaign website text:* > “Fighting for rural school budgeting and oversight that makes sense” Source: Janell Anderson Ehrke for Legislature, "Janell Anderson Ehrke For Legislature", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy > “If there was a bonus system for those districts that are running very efficiently, sharing costs, and most importantly, really focusing on the education component, I think everybody would be on the same page.” Source: KSNB, "District 38 candidates discuss data centers, school budgets, nursing homes", · News article · published 2026-10-29 · retrieved 2026-10-31 ## Energy, water and environment Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says data centers in Nebraska should pay an incentive rather than receive one, and should be placed only where the community or area wants one. > “If we put a data center in Nebraska, they need to pay an incentive, not get an incentive” Source: KSNB, "District 38 candidates discuss data centers, school budgets, nursing homes", · News article · published 2026-10-29 · retrieved 2026-10-31 > “It has to be local control, meaning that we do not put a data center unless that community or that area wants that data center.” Source: KSNB, "District 38 candidates discuss data centers, school budgets, nursing homes", · News article · published 2026-10-29 · retrieved 2026-10-31 ## Guns and public safety No public position found. ## Elections and government Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Supports making it harder for the Legislature to change voter-approved laws, and supports letting voters decide on three consecutive terms for senators. > “I support making it more difficult for the Legislature to overturn or substantially change laws approved directly by Nebraska voters.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy > “I support allowing Nebraska voters to decide whether state senators should be eligible to serve three consecutive four-year terms instead of the current two.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy