Legislature, District 12

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.

Christy Knorr

Summary

Says the Legislature should repeal the tax cuts the governor gave to major corporations and the wealthy; campaign says to cut property tax burdens responsibly without sacrificing public schools.

“The Legislature needs to repeal the tax cuts that the governor gave to major corporations and the wealthy.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12

Campaign website text

“Cut property tax burdens responsibly, without sacrificing public schools or the essential services working families depend on.”

Source: Neighbors for Christy Knorr: Policy PrioritiesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Policy Priorities
Merv Riepe

Summary

Says Nebraska must continue lowering income taxes and local governments must be transparent and accountable for growth in property tax collections.

“Nebraska must also continue lowering income taxes to retain workers and attract business investment.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12

“Local governments must be transparent and accountable for growth in property tax collections.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12

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Economy, jobs and trade

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

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Agriculture and rural Nebraska

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

Merv Riepe

No public position found.

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Health care

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

Christy Knorr

Summary

Campaign wants relief on prescription drug costs and investment in healthcare workers.

Campaign website text

“Take on the rising cost of basics so families can thrive, not just survive, with real relief on groceries, utility bills, and prescription drugs.”

Source: Neighbors for Christy Knorr: Policy PrioritiesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Policy Priorities

Campaign website text

“Invest in affordable housing, healthcare workers, and childcare so parents and caregivers can work without going broke.”

Source: Neighbors for Christy Knorr: Policy PrioritiesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Policy Priorities

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Abortion

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

Merv Riepe

No public position found.

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Immigration and the border

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

Christy Knorr

No public position found.

Merv Riepe

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.

Merv Riepe

No public position found.

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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.

Christy Knorr

Summary

Says data centers should be regulated and provide their own power rather than pull from the grid; campaign says it will confront nitrate contamination and groundwater overuse.

“I do believe that we need to have legislation regulating data centers. We need to make sure they are providing their own power sources and do not pull from the current electrical grid.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12

Campaign website text

“Confront well-documented challenges in Nebraska's agricultural system: nitrate contamination, overuse of groundwater, and the strain industrial operations place on rural communities.”

Source: Neighbors for Christy Knorr: Policy PrioritiesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Policy Priorities
Merv Riepe

Summary

Says Nebraska should compete for data center jobs and investment while requiring resource stewardship and no higher electric rates for families.

“If AI is the next Industrial Revolution, Nebraska should compete for the jobs and investment that data centers can bring.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12

“Data centers must be good stewards of natural resources, minimize impacts on nearby residents and not raise electric rates for Nebraska families.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12

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Guns and public safety

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

Christy Knorr

Summary

Campaign wants a criminal justice system that holds serious offenders accountable and supports legalizing and regulating marijuana.

Campaign website text

“Strengthen Nebraska's criminal justice system so it protects survivors, supports safe communities, and holds serious offenders accountable.”

Source: Neighbors for Christy Knorr: Policy PrioritiesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Policy Priorities

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“Support legalizing and regulating marijuana in a way that fixes the delays and uncertainty families face today.”

Source: Neighbors for Christy Knorr: Policy PrioritiesCampaign websiteRetrieved Archived copy of Policy Priorities
Merv Riepe

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.

Christy Knorr

Summary

Says the Legislature should implement voter-approved laws with little to no alteration unless unlawful; calls the filibuster one of the only ways to halt legislation that does not benefit Nebraskans.

“The Legislature’s role should be to implement voter-approved laws with little to no alteration unless they are unlawful.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12

“The filibuster is one of the only ways we are able to halt legislation that does not benefit Nebraskans.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12
Merv Riepe

Summary

Says the 33-vote threshold is an important safeguard against rushed legislation and supports allowing three consecutive four-year terms.

“The current 33-vote threshold is already substantial and is an important safeguard against rushed or poorly considered legislation.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12

“I support allowing legislators to serve three consecutive four-year terms rather than two.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12QuestionnaireRetrieved Archived copy of Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 12

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