Legislature, District 4

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.

R. Brad von Gillern

Summary

Wants to move from property tax relief to reform by tightening spending limits on local taxing entities, and opposes rolling back or stalling the income tax step-down.

“We must move from property tax relief to property tax reform. I developed a multipoint plan that tightens spending limits on property taxing entities such as schools, counties and cities.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)

“There is no upside to rolling back the income tax rate or stalling the step-down.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)
Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek

Summary

Wants to raise the homestead exemption to the first $100,000 of valuation, block tax hikes on working Nebraskans, and seek bipartisan property tax solutions.

“I will block tax hikes on working Nebraskans, increase the homestead exemption on property taxes to the first $100,000 of a home’s valuation and attract more providers in critical areas such as childcare or home construction to promote competition and lower costs.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)

Campaign website text

“I am committed to bringing bipartisan solutions to fix our broken property tax system so you can keep more of what you earn.”

Source: Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek for Legislature: On the issuesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of On the issues

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Economy, jobs and trade

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

Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek

Summary

Wants to regularly examine business regulations and remove outdated provisions that hurt small businesses.

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“Nebraska has over 76,000 regulations on businesses, driving up costs for consumers. We must regularly examine these regulations and remove outdated provisions which hurt small businesses.”

Source: Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek for Legislature: On the issuesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of On the issues

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Agriculture and rural Nebraska

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

R. Brad von Gillern

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Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek

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Health care

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

R. Brad von Gillern

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Abortion

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

R. Brad von Gillern

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Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek

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Immigration and the border

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

R. Brad von Gillern

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Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek

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Education and school choice

K-12 funding, school choice and private school scholarships, teachers, university and community college, student debt.

R. Brad von Gillern

Summary

Says he has supported major investments in public schools, asks whether they deliver results, and wants a school funding system that works for all of Nebraska.

Campaign website text

“I’ve supported major investments in Nebraska’s public schools while continuing to ask an important question: Are we getting the results our students deserve?”

Source: von Gillern for Nebraska: Priority IssuesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Priority Issues

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“We need a school funding system that works for all of Nebraska today, and we need to prepare young people for college, the skilled trades and careers that can keep them right here in Nebraska.”

Source: von Gillern for Nebraska: Priority IssuesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Priority Issues

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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 Maxwell-Ostdiek

Summary

Wants data center regulations to protect utility bills and water, and wants to end data center tax exemptions.

“We need regulations in place to ensure Nebraskans don’t have their utility bills hiked because of new developments and that we protect our water supply for future generations.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)

“For starters, we can end the tax exemptions for data centers, which have cost the state over $500 million since 2021.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)

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Guns and public safety

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

R. Brad von Gillern

Summary

Supports funding police and first responders and holding violent and repeat offenders accountable.

Campaign website text

“We should support and properly fund the men and women who protect us, hold violent and repeat offenders accountable and make sure victims aren’t an afterthought.”

Source: von Gillern for Nebraska: Priority IssuesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Priority Issues
Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek

Summary

Plans to work with first responders and support crime prevention and mental health investments.

Campaign website text

“I will work collaboratively with first responders to ensure they have the tools they need to keep us safe. I will also support increased investments in evidence-based crime prevention and mental health services which have been proven to save taxpayers money.”

Source: Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek for Legislature: On the issuesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of On the issues

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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.

R. Brad von Gillern

Summary

Supports expanding legislative term limits to three terms, and opposes the amendment that would make voter-approved laws harder to change.

“I support a change that would take the limit to three terms instead of two, although I have no intention of serving a third term at this time.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)

“Like most senators on both sides of the aisle, I am not supportive of the amendment that makes it more difficult to alter voter-approved laws.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, District 4 (2026 General Election voter guide)

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