# Erin Feichtinger, candidate for Legislature, District 8 (Nebraska)

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- Race: [Legislature, District 8](https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/legislature-8.md)
- Nonpartisan office: party is not on the ballot.
- City: Omaha
- On the ballot as: Erin Feichtinger
- Campaign website: <https://erinfornebraska.com/>

## Topic coverage

- Property taxes and cost of living: quote found
- Economy, jobs and trade: quote found
- Agriculture and rural Nebraska: no public position found
- Health care: quote found
- Abortion: quote found
- Immigration and the border: no public position found
- Education and school choice: quote found
- Energy, water and environment: quote found
- Guns and public safety: no public position found
- Elections and government: quote found

## Property taxes and cost of living

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): 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 8", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-8/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261015064105/https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-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 8", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-8/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261015064105/https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-8/>

## Economy, jobs and trade

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): 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 Issues", <https://erinfornebraska.com/issues/> · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261101015520/https://erinfornebraska.com/issues/>

## Agriculture and rural Nebraska

No public position found.

## Health care

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): 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 8", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-8/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261015064105/https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-8/>

## Abortion

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): 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 Issues", <https://erinfornebraska.com/issues/> · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261101015520/https://erinfornebraska.com/issues/>

*Campaign website text:*

> “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 Issues", <https://erinfornebraska.com/issues/> · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261101015520/https://erinfornebraska.com/issues/>

## Immigration and the border

No public position found.

## Education and school choice

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): 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 Issues", <https://erinfornebraska.com/issues/> · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261101015520/https://erinfornebraska.com/issues/>

## Energy, water and environment

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says the Legislature should study the impact of data centers before allowing their construction.

> “The Nebraska Legislature should absolutely take proactive steps to determine the impact of data centers on our state and communities before allowing their construction”

Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 8", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-8/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261015064105/https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-8/>

## Guns and public safety

No public position found.

## Elections and government

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): 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 8", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-8/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261015064105/https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-legislature-district-8/>

*Campaign website text:*

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

Source: Erin for Nebraska, "Key Issues", <https://erinfornebraska.com/issues/> · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261101015520/https://erinfornebraska.com/issues/>
