Legislature, District 18

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.

Jess Goldoni

Summary

Supports modernizing the school funding formula and direct property tax relief, and opposes raising the statewide sales tax rate or taxing groceries.

“I support modernizing TEEOSA and reconsidering the balance between state and local funding while protecting strong public schools. I support direct property tax relief.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved

“I do not support raising the statewide sales tax rate or taxing necessities like groceries simply so government can say it lowered another tax.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved
Taylor Royal

Summary

Wants automatic rate reductions to keep property taxes flat, an expanded senior homestead exemption and an inflation cap, and a low sales tax that exempts essentials.

“We need to provide immediate property tax relief by 1) keeping property taxes flat even when valuations increase by having an automatic rate reduction, 2) expanding the homestead exemption for seniors and 3) capping overall property taxes at inflation.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved

“I favor a low sales tax rate that doesn’t tax business-to-business inputs or essential consumer goods.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved

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Economy, jobs and trade

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

Jess Goldoni

Summary

Wants to make it easier to start and grow a business, build workforce housing and infrastructure, and connect students to skilled trades.

“That means making it easier to start and grow a business, building workforce housing and infrastructure and connecting students earlier to dual credit, apprenticeships, skilled trades and careers that exist here.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved
Taylor Royal

Summary

Wants to grow the economy, raise wages and bring in new businesses and families.

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“Grow Our Economy, Raise Wages, and End Brain Drain.”

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“We need to prioritize a growth mentality to bring in new businesses and families.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved

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Agriculture and rural Nebraska

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

Jess Goldoni

No public position found.

Taylor Royal

No public position found.

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Health care

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

Jess Goldoni

Summary

Pledges to expand health care access, including mental health services and telehealth.

“And I'll expand health care access, including mental health services and telehealth for families who can't drive an hour for an appointment.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved
Taylor Royal

No public position found.

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Abortion

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

Jess Goldoni

No public position found.

Taylor Royal

No public position found.

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Immigration and the border

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

Jess Goldoni

No public position found.

Taylor Royal

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.

Jess Goldoni

Summary

Plans to push for schools and workforce programs that build pipelines to the trades.

“I'll push for schools and workforce programs that build pipelines to the trades and jobs of the future: apprenticeships, certifications and career-ready skills.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved

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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.

Jess Goldoni

Summary

Opposes banning data centers and supports statewide standards for large energy users, including water and energy reporting and ratepayer protections.

“I do not support banning data centers. I support resetting Nebraska's rules for a new era.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved

“I support statewide standards for large-load users, including transparent water and energy reporting, independent impact analysis, ratepayer protections, responsibility for infrastructure costs, decommissioning plans and bonds, noise and light standards and meaningful local input.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved
Taylor Royal

Summary

Does not support incentives for data center projects and says local communities should decide while ratepayers are not burdened.

“I do not support incentives for these projects, but I do believe local communities should have the right to make their own decisions for their communities but Nebraska businesses, families and ratepayers shouldn’t be burdened.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved

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Guns and public safety

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

Jess Goldoni

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.

Jess Goldoni

Summary

Supports expanding legislative term limits from two terms to three and would not eliminate the 33-vote filibuster threshold.

“I support expanding legislative term limits from two terms to three.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved

“I would not eliminate the 33-vote threshold simply because it sometimes makes governing difficult.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved
Taylor Royal

Summary

Does not support three consecutive terms, and says the 33-vote threshold forces consensus and can protect against pure partisan bills.

“I do not support three consecutive terms.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved

“No, because I believe this threshold forces consensus, bipartisanship and can be a protection against pure partisan bills.”

Source: Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 18QuestionnaireRetrieved

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