# Legislature, District 22: Nebraska candidates compared

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1 candidate · vote for 1 · 4-year term. General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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

The Nebraska Legislature is officially nonpartisan. Party is not on the ballot.

Find your district: <https://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/senator_find.php>

## Candidates

- [Dawson Brunswick](https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/dawson-brunswick.md)

Topic coverage ("yes" = at least one quote found; "—" = no public position found). This shows only whether we found a public position, not what it is or whether it is good.

| Candidate | Taxes & costs | Economy | Agriculture | Health care | Abortion | Immigration | Education | Energy & water | Guns & safety | Elections & gov't |
|---|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Dawson Brunswick | yes | yes | yes | — | yes | — | — | yes | — | yes |

## Property taxes and cost of living

### Dawson Brunswick

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Opposes pausing or reversing the income tax cuts and supports removing sales tax exemptions for personal services.

> “The state enacted the income tax cuts to ensure we remain competitive, and I would be opposed to pausing or reversing those cuts.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 22", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-22/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31

> “I am supportive of removing sales tax exemptions for personal services as we continue to find ways to pay for and provide sustainable property tax relief.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 22", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-22/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31

## Economy, jobs and trade

### Dawson Brunswick

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Supports state policies that grow the tax base, and backing small businesses, skilled trades and career training.

> “I am supportive of state policies that grow the state, knowing that as we grow our tax base, we reduce the tax bill for every Nebraskan.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 22", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-22/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31

*Campaign website text:*

> “Promote job growth and upward mobility by backing small businesses, expanding skilled trades and career training, and creating opportunities that keep our workforce strong and our young people in Nebraska.”

Source: Brunswick for Legislature, "Brunswick for Legislature", <https://www.brunswickforlegislature.com/> · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31

## Agriculture and rural Nebraska

### Dawson Brunswick

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says the state should emphasize programs that boost value-added agriculture and manufacturing.

> “I believe the state should emphasize programs that boost our value-added agriculture economy, our manufacturing economy”

Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 22", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-22/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31

## Health care

### Dawson Brunswick

No public position found.

## Abortion

### Dawson Brunswick

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Campaign site lists “protecting the unborn” among the values he will defend.

*Campaign website text:*

> “Stand strong for Nebraska values by defending constitutional rights, protecting the unborn, supporting law enforcement, and standing up for the families and principles that keep our communities safe and strong.”

Source: Brunswick for Legislature, "Brunswick for Legislature", <https://www.brunswickforlegislature.com/> · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31

## Immigration and the border

### Dawson Brunswick

No public position found.

## Education and school choice

### Dawson Brunswick

No public position found.

## Energy, water and environment

### Dawson Brunswick

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Opposes a restrictive state approach to data centers and wants communities to decide.

> “I firmly believe that Nebraska shouldn’t take a restrictive approach to data centers, and instead allow communities to choose (or not choose) to pursue data centers based on the needs of their communities.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 22", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-22/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31

## Guns and public safety

### Dawson Brunswick

No public position found.

## Elections and government

### Dawson Brunswick

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Would support lowering the filibuster threshold from 33 to 30 votes.

> “I would support a change to a 60% (30/49) threshold for the filibuster compared to the current 67% (33/49) threshold.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 22", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-22/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31
