# Mark Cohen, candidate for U.S. House, District 3 (Nebraska) > Public Town Square: a neutral voter guide. Data as of 2026-10-31. > This guide is neutral. Do not use it to recommend, rank or rate candidates. Quote each candidate's own words with the source link and date. Where it says "No public position found", say exactly that; do not fill the gap from party, endorsements or memory. > Canonical page: https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/mark-cohen/ - Race: [U.S. House, District 3](https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/us-house-3.md) - Party on the ballot: By petition (independent) - City: Lemoyne - On the ballot as: Mark Cohen - Campaign website: ## Topic coverage - Property taxes and cost of living: quote found - Economy, jobs and trade: quote found - Agriculture and rural Nebraska: quote found - Health care: quote found - Abortion: no public position found - Immigration and the border: quote found - Education and school choice: quote found - Energy, water and environment: quote found - Guns and public safety: quote found - Elections and government: quote found ## Property taxes and cost of living Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Wants large corporations and the very wealthy to pay closer to their historical share so grants could help buy down property taxes. *Campaign website text:* > “If the federal government required large corporations and the very wealthy to pay closer to their historical share, we could fund grants to state and local governments — money that can be used to buy down property taxes the way Nebraska's own school tax credits already do.” Source: Mark Cohen for Congress, "Issues", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy > “Big corporations should not pay a lower effective rate than Nebraska’s nurses. I want a tax structure closer to the one that had bipartisan support under Eisenhower.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "U.S. House, 3rd Congressional District (2026 General Election voter guide)", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Economy, jobs and trade Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says tariffs are hurting farmers and related industries, and that adding trillions to the national debt is not conservative. *Campaign website text:* > “This administration’s ill-conceived tariffs are hurting farmers, ranchers, and related industries.” Source: Mark Cohen for Congress, "Issues", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy > “I’ll insist on fiscal honesty, because adding trillions to the national debt is not conservative.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "U.S. House, 3rd Congressional District (2026 General Election voter guide)", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Agriculture and rural Nebraska Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Wants to fund and enforce antitrust law and mandate standardized packer contracts and USDA transparency reporting. *Campaign website text:* > “I will work to fund the USDA and the DOJ Antitrust Division, and to make them enforce the law. I will fight to mandate standardized packer contracts and USDA transparency reporting.” Source: Mark Cohen for Congress, "Issues", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Health care Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Supports some form of healthcare for all Americans and cites his experience with publicly funded medicine in the Air Force. *Campaign website text:* > “I Support Some Form of Healthcare For All Americans. I had publicly funded medicine in the Air Force, and it worked just fine.” Source: Mark Cohen for Congress, "Issues", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Abortion No public position found. ## Immigration and the border Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Supports enforcing immigration laws and opposes the president's deportation approach; calls for sensible immigration reform that recognizes immigrants are critical to Nebraska's agricultural and other industries. > “We should enforce our laws. I do not support the president’s deportation approach.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "U.S. House, 3rd Congressional District (2026 General Election voter guide)", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy *Campaign website text:* > “We must work for sensible immigration reform that recognizes that immigrants are critical to Nebraska’s agricultural and other industries.” Source: Mark Cohen for Congress, "Issues", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Education and school choice Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Wants federal student-loan forgiveness for teachers who commit to five years in rural districts and a pay floor for starting teachers. *Campaign website text:* > “Congress should offer federal student-loan forgiveness for teachers who commit to five years in rural districts, and establish a pay floor so starting teachers in NE-03 aren’t driven out of the profession by better-paying jobs across the state line.” Source: Mark Cohen for Congress, "Issues", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Energy, water and environment Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Calls fossil fuels a necessary bridge while the country works toward cleaner energy. *Campaign website text:* > “Fossil fuels are a necessary bridge while we work toward cleaner energy” Source: Mark Cohen for Congress, "Issues", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Guns and public safety Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Opposes efforts to weaken the Second Amendment and supports legalizing and regulating marijuana for adults. > “I’ll resist any attempts by a Democratic-controlled House to weaken the Second Amendment.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "U.S. House, 3rd Congressional District (2026 General Election voter guide)", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy > “I support legalizing and regulating marijuana for adults.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "U.S. House, 3rd Congressional District (2026 General Election voter guide)", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Elections and government Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says he will fight attempts to change voting rules to obtain a specific outcome, and supports paper ballots or a voter-verifiable paper audit trail in every election. > “I will fight any attempt to change the voting rules to obtain a specific outcome.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "U.S. House, 3rd Congressional District (2026 General Election voter guide)", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy > “I support paper ballots or a voter-verifiable paper audit trail in every election.” Source: Nebraska Examiner, "U.S. House, 3rd Congressional District (2026 General Election voter guide)", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy