Legislature, District 8

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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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.

Erin Feichtinger

Summary

Supports a universal homestead exemption for homeowners and expanding income tax brackets so those who can least afford the burden get relief.

“I support a universal homestead exemption that immediately reduces property taxes for all Nebraska homeowners.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 8QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 8

“We need to expand our income tax brackets so that those who can afford the burden the least get relief.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 8QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 8

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Economy, jobs and trade

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

Erin Feichtinger

Summary

Says the economy is built by investing in living-wage jobs, paid leave, affordable health care and policies that let families care for one another.

Campaign website text

“We build a strong economy by investing in Nebraskans — creating jobs with living wages, paid leave, making healthcare affordable, and enacting policies that allow families to care for one another.”

Source: Erin for Nebraska: Key IssuesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Key Issues
Josh Livingston

No public position found.

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Agriculture and rural Nebraska

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

Erin Feichtinger

No public position found.

Josh Livingston

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Health care

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

Erin Feichtinger

Summary

Says she has spent years fighting to protect programs including Medicaid, SNAP, childcare subsidies and housing assistance.

“I have spent years fighting to protect government programs like SNAP, Medicaid, childcare subsidies and housing assistance because these programs have proven time and again to help stabilize Nebraska families so they can participate fully in our communities and our economy.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 8QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 8

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Abortion

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

Erin Feichtinger

Summary

Supports Nebraskans deciding if, when and how to become a parent and opposes government coming between a patient and a medical professional.

Campaign website text

“I believe in ensuring all Nebraskans have the ability to decide if, when and how to become a parent.”

Source: Erin for Nebraska: Key IssuesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Key Issues

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“I will never support policies that insert the government between a medical professional and a patient or take away an individual’s right to make decisions about their own bodies, lives, and futures.”

Source: Erin for Nebraska: Key IssuesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Key Issues
Josh Livingston

No public position found.

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Immigration and the border

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

Erin Feichtinger

No public position found.

Josh Livingston

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.

Erin Feichtinger

Summary

Says supporting public schools includes fair pay and resources for teachers.

Campaign website text

“Protecting and supporting our public schools also means supporting our teachers with fair pay and the resources they need to teach generations of Nebraskans.”

Source: Erin for Nebraska: Key IssuesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Key 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.

Josh Livingston

No public position found.

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Guns and public safety

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

Erin Feichtinger

No public position found.

Josh Livingston

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.

Erin Feichtinger

Summary

Says the Legislature should not determine the will of voters on ballot initiatives unless directed by ballot language; wants voter-passed issues to become law without unnecessary legislative interference.

“Unless specifically directed to implement legislation by the ballot language itself, the Legislature should not be determining the will of the voters on a ballot initiative.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 8QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 8

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“I’ll work to ensure that when voters pass an issue, it becomes law without unnecessary legislative interference.”

Source: Erin for Nebraska: Key IssuesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Key Issues
Josh Livingston

Summary

Says laws the Legislature passes to enact voter-approved measures should reflect the directives received from voters.

“When the Legislature is tasked with enacting voter-approved laws, our mandate is clear, and we should ensure that the laws that we pass are reflective of the directives we have received from the voters.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 8QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 8

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