# Joey Spellerberg, candidate for State Treasurer (Nebraska)

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- Race: [State Treasurer](https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/state-treasurer.md)
- Party on the ballot: Republican
- Incumbent: yes
- City: Fremont
- On the ballot as: Joey Spellerberg
- Campaign website: <https://www.joeyspellerberg.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: no public position found
- Abortion: no public position found
- Immigration and the border: no public position found
- Education and school choice: no public position found
- Energy, water and environment: no public position 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): Says housing affordability is a concern and that he worked with the Legislature on a first-time homebuyer savings account.

> “Housing affordability is also a major concern. That’s why I worked with the Legislature to pass LB 938, the First-Time Homebuyers Savings Account, to help more Nebraskans achieve homeownership.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska State Treasurer", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-state-treasurer/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261015034339/https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-state-treasurer/>

## Economy, jobs and trade

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says he supports policies that keep Nebraska’s economy growing and affordable, and wants to root out waste, fraud and abuse.

> “At the same time, we need to continue rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, strengthening our state’s financial future and supporting policies that keep Nebraska’s economy growing and affordable.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska State Treasurer", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-state-treasurer/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261015034339/https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-state-treasurer/>

## Agriculture and rural Nebraska

No public position found.

## Health care

No public position found.

## Abortion

No public position found.

## Immigration and the border

No public position found.

## Education and school choice

No public position found.

## Energy, water and environment

No public position found.

## Guns and public safety

No public position found.

## Elections and government

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says he wants state spending to be visible to the public, and lists transparency, return on investments and returning unclaimed property as priorities.

> “The goal is simple: Nebraskans should be able to see where their tax dollars are coming from and where they are going.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska State Treasurer", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-state-treasurer/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261015034339/https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-state-treasurer/>

> “As state treasurer, my priorities remain focused on increasing transparency in government spending, ensuring taxpayers receive a strong return on state investments and aggressively returning unclaimed property to its rightful owners.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska State Treasurer", <https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-state-treasurer/> · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261015034339/https://nebraskaexaminer.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-general-nebraska-state-treasurer/>
