Legislature, District 16

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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Topic coverage

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Legislature, District 16: topic coverage. For each candidate and topic, whether we found at least one public quote.
Candidate	Taxes & costs (Property taxes and cost of living)	Economy (Economy, jobs and trade)	Agriculture (Agriculture and rural Nebraska)	Health care	Abortion	Immigration (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)
Cindy Chatt	Quote found: Property taxes and cost of living	Quote found: Economy, jobs and trade	Quote found: Agriculture and rural Nebraska	No public position found	No public position found	No public position found	Quote found: Education and school choice	Quote found: Energy, water and environment	No public position found	Quote found: Elections and government
Ted Japp	Quote found: Property taxes and cost of living	Quote found: Economy, jobs and trade	Quote found: Agriculture and rural Nebraska	No public position found	No public position found	No public position found	Quote found: Education and school choice	Quote found: Energy, water and environment	Quote found: Guns and public safety	Quote found: Elections and government

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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.

Cindy Chatt

Summary

Wants the state to raise its share of K-12 funding to reduce pressure on local property owners, and supports reviewing and, where necessary, reversing recent income tax reductions.

“The state should increase its share of K-12 funding, provide schools with predictable support and reduce the pressure placed on local property owners.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

“I support reviewing and, where necessary, reversing reductions enacted in recent years, particularly those that disproportionately benefit corporations and the highest earners.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

Ted Japp

Summary

Calls property taxes the top voter concern, wants solutions to lower them, and says limits on growth of property tax rates may need strong consideration.

“The number one issue that concerns the voters of District 16 involves property taxes. We must work on real solutions to lower them, which in turn would make Nebraska more competitive in attracting businesses and working families.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

“Nevertheless, limits to the growth of property tax rates may need to be strongly considered, particularly due to the increase in property tax payments exceeding the rate of personal income growth over the past 25 years.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

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Economy, jobs and trade

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

Cindy Chatt

Summary

Wants economic development centered more on small business growth and less on large corporate incentives, and supports helping locally owned businesses start and expand.

“Our economic development strategies should be centered more on small business growth and less on large corporate incentives that have proven less than effective.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

“I would also support policies that help locally owned businesses start, expand and transition to new ownership.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

Ted Japp

Summary

Wants the state office of economic development expanded to be more aggressive in business acquisition and expansion.

“The state’s office of economic development should be expanded to create a more aggressive approach to business acquisition and expansion.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

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Agriculture and rural Nebraska

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

Cindy Chatt

Summary

Says there is an opportunity to strengthen local economies by supporting value-added agriculture, food production and agritourism.

Campaign website text

“We have an opportunity to strengthen local economies by supporting value-added agriculture, food production, agritourism, and small businesses that keep dollars circulating locally.”

Chatt for Nebraska: Cindy Chatt for Nebraska LegislatureCampaign websiteRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

Ted Japp

Summary

Says the state must support agriculture in any way possible and calls it the economic engine of Nebraska.

“We must support agriculture in any way possible. It is the economic engine that drives the state of Nebraska.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

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Health care

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

Cindy Chatt

No public position found.

Ted Japp

No public position found.

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Abortion

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

Cindy Chatt

No public position found.

Ted Japp

No public position found.

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Immigration and the border

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

Cindy Chatt

No public position found.

Ted Japp

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.

Cindy Chatt

Summary

Wants the state to increase its share of K-12 funding and give schools predictable support.

“The state should increase its share of K-12 funding, provide schools with predictable support and reduce the pressure placed on local property owners.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

Ted Japp

Summary

Says career pathway training starting in high school should be encouraged.

“Emphasizing these career pathways with training beginning even in high school should be encouraged.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

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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.

Cindy Chatt

Summary

Supports Natural Resources Districts, groundwater monitoring and nitrate work, and opposes a statewide ban on data centers.

“The state should support local Natural Resources Districts, strengthen groundwater monitoring, address nitrate contamination and work with agricultural producers to encourage conservation practices that protect productivity without imposing impractical one-size-fits-all mandates.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

“I do not support a statewide ban on data centers.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

Ted Japp

Summary

Says data centers could benefit communities if built responsibly, with protections for water and electricity use.

“If done in a responsible manner, with protections for water and electricity usage, Nebraska communities could benefit from their construction, completion and added tax revenue.”

Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 16QuestionnaireRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

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Guns and public safety

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

Cindy Chatt

No public position found.

Ted Japp

Summary

Says he is committed to safeguarding the Second Amendment.

Campaign website text

“Ted is committed to defending innocent life, safeguarding the Second Amendment, and ensuring our laws honor the Constitution.”

Ted Japp for Legislature: Ted Japp for LegislatureCampaign websiteRetrieved Oct 31, 2026Archived copy

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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.

Cindy Chatt

Summary

Says voter-approved laws should be implemented as passed and supports keeping the current two-term limit.