Dean Helmick
Candidate for Legislature, District 2
- City
- Plattsmouth
- On the ballot as
- Dean Helmick
- Campaign website
- helmickforlegislature.com
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Property taxes and cost of living
Summary
Opposes reversing or pausing current individual income tax reductions and says Nebraskans need tax relief rather than a tax shift.
“I do not believe we should reverse course or pause any of the current individual tax reductions.”
Campaign website text
“Nebraskans need real tax relief, not another tax shift.”
Economy, jobs and trade
Summary
Says the best way to stabilize the state budget is to grow the economy through more jobs and new businesses.
“The best way to stabilize Nebraska’s budget is to grow our economy. That means creating more jobs, attracting new businesses and giving Nebraskans a reason to stay here.”
Agriculture and rural Nebraska
Summary
Plans to reduce the property tax burden on farmland, stop tax increases on farm equipment and repairs, and cut unnecessary regulations.
Campaign website text
“I’ll fight to reduce the property tax burden on farmland, stop tax increases on farm equipment and repairs, and eliminate unnecessary regulations.”
Health care
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Abortion
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Immigration and the border
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Education and school choice
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Energy, water and environment
Summary
Says the state must protect farm ground, public power, ratepayers and water, and must not force a data center on a community.
“The state must always protect our prime farm ground, safeguard our public power system and the individual ratepayer, and preserve our most precious resource (water).”
“The state government can never be allowed to force a data center on a community.”
Guns and public safety
Summary
Plans to defend Second Amendment rights, support stronger penalties for violent and repeat offenders, and oppose defunding the police.
Campaign website text
“In the Legislature, I’ll defend our Second Amendment rights, protect free speech and religious liberty, stand for innocent life, and oppose government overreach.”
Campaign website text
“I’ll support stronger penalties for violent and repeat offenders, oppose defunding the police, and always back the blue.”
Elections and government
Summary
Supports keeping the filibuster and the 33-vote cloture threshold, and opposes modifying ballot initiative or referendum rules.
“I believe the filibuster must remain in place with the threshold for cloture remaining at 33 votes.”
“I do not support modifying Nebraska’s ballot initiative or referendum rules.”