Macey Budke
Candidate for U.S. House, District 3
- City
- North Platte
- On the ballot as
- Macey Budke
- Campaign website
- budkeforcongress.com
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Property taxes and cost of living
Summary
Says working and middle-class families should not carry a disproportionate burden while those with greater resources benefit from preferential treatment or loopholes.
“The tax system should be fair and reflect ability to pay. Working and middle-class families should not carry a disproportionate burden while those with substantially greater resources benefit from preferential treatment or loopholes.”
Economy, jobs and trade
Summary
Says economic policy should be judged by whether people can afford to live, work and raise families in their communities.
“Economic policy should be judged by whether people can afford to live, work, raise families and remain in their communities — not only by national growth statistics.”
Agriculture and rural Nebraska
Summary
Supports policies that protect family farms and ranches, promote fair and competitive markets and expand responsible trade opportunities.
Campaign website text
“She supports practical agricultural policies that protect family farms and ranches, promote fair and competitive markets, expand responsible trade opportunities, and give producers a stronger voice in the policies that affect their land, livelihoods, and future.”
“Our agricultural sector, across rural America, should not become collateral in these broad, spread-out trade disputes, because we get hit the hardest”
Health care
Summary
Wants stable rural hospitals, EMS and behavioral health services, and supports a public coverage option alongside private insurance.
“Rural communities need stable hospitals, EMS, behavioral health services and a workforce strong enough to keep care close to home.”
“I support universal access with choice. People should have a public coverage option available to them while keeping the ability to choose private insurance.”
Abortion
Summary
Says abortion decisions should be made by the patient with their medical provider and that government should not substitute political judgment.
“Abortion decisions should be made by the patient in consultation with their medical provider, based on the patient’s health, circumstances, and medical standards of care. Government should not substitute political judgment for individualized medical decision-making.”
Immigration and the border
Summary
Does not support the president's broad deportation approach and says people who pose a genuine public safety threat should be prioritized for removal through due process.
“I do not support President Trump’s broad deportation approach. People who pose a genuine public safety threat should be prioritized for removal through due process, but indiscriminate raids, family separation and treating entire communities as suspects are neither responsible nor effective.”
Education and school choice
Summary
Supports policies to strengthen rural schools, teacher recruitment and retention and career and technical education, and wants reliable funding and stronger special education support.
Campaign website text
“She supports practical education policies that strengthen rural schools, improve teacher recruitment and retention, expand career and technical education, and ensure students in every part of Nebraska have access to meaningful opportunity.”
“Schools need reliable funding, stronger special education support and better tools to recruit and retain teachers.”
Energy, water and environment
Summary
Supports a diversified energy mix including nuclear, wind, solar, natural gas, storage and stronger transmission.
“There is no single source that should carry the entire load. A reliable grid needs a diversified energy mix that includes nuclear, wind, solar, natural gas, storage, and stronger transmission.”
Guns and public safety
Summary
Supports lawful gun ownership with background checks, trafficking enforcement, safe storage and narrow red-flag laws; supports moving marijuana to Schedule III.
“The Second Amendment protects lawful gun ownership, and public safety measures should respect that right. I support thorough background checks, stronger enforcement against illegal trafficking and prohibited purchasers, responsible firearm storage, and narrowly tailored red-flag laws with strong due-process protections.”
“I support reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III.”
Elections and government
Summary
Supports making Election Day a federal holiday, early and mail voting options, paper ballots and routine post-election audits.
“I support making Election Day a federal holiday, maintaining meaningful early and mail voting options, using voter-verifiable paper ballots and conducting routine post-election audits.”