Legislature, District 38

2 candidates · vote for 1 · 4-year term

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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.

Tim Anderson

Summary

Supports shifting K-12 funding from local property taxes to the state and a hard cap on local levy and valuation growth; campaign site lists providing "actual property tax relief."

“I support continuing to shift the burden of K-12 education funding away from local property taxes and toward the state's broader tax base, along with a hard cap on how fast local levies and valuations can grow year over year.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38

Campaign website text

“Fight to provide actual property tax relief and get our fiscal house in order.”

Source: Tim Anderson for Legislature: Vote Tim AndersonCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Vote Tim Anderson
Janell Anderson Ehrke

Summary

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 38QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38

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Economy, jobs and trade

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

Tim Anderson

Summary

Supports continued phase-down of income tax rates, workforce housing and childcare incentives, and investing in workforce and economic development.

“Continued phase-down of income tax rates to keep Nebraska competitive with neighboring states. Workforce housing and childcare incentives that help employers fill open jobs.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38

Campaign website text

“Invest in workforce and economic development to bring better-paying jobs to District 38”

Source: Tim Anderson for Legislature: Vote Tim AndersonCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Vote Tim Anderson
Janell Anderson Ehrke

Summary

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 38QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38

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Agriculture and rural Nebraska

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

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Health care

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

Janell Anderson Ehrke

Summary

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 homesNews articlePublished Retrieved

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Abortion

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

Janell Anderson Ehrke

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Immigration and the border

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

Tim Anderson

No public position found.

Janell Anderson Ehrke

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.

Janell Anderson Ehrke

Summary

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 LegislatureCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Janell Anderson Ehrke For Legislature

“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 homesNews articlePublished Retrieved

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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.

Tim Anderson

Summary

Says he would not support an outright ban on data centers and that growth has to pay its own way; campaign site also lists halting construction of "Solar Wind Farms."

“I wouldn't support an outright ban on data centers. Nebraska should welcome investment and jobs, but growth has to pay its own way and can't come at the expense of the farms, ranches and communities that depend on the same land and water.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38

Campaign website text

“Make Data Centers pay their own way and halt construction of Solar Wind Farms to protect our valuable farmland, our water, and our voice.”

Source: Tim Anderson for Legislature: Vote Tim AndersonCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Vote Tim Anderson
Janell Anderson Ehrke

Summary

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 homesNews articlePublished Retrieved

“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 homesNews articlePublished Retrieved

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Guns and public safety

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

Janell Anderson Ehrke

No public position found.

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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.

Tim Anderson

Summary

Says the will of voters on ballot measures should be respected, and supports keeping the 33-vote threshold to end debate.

“If the people of the state vote on a ballot measure and it's either passed or dismissed, the will of the people has spoken and should be respected.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38

“I support keeping the current 33-vote threshold to end debate.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38
Janell Anderson Ehrke

Summary

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 38QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38

“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 38QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 38

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