# Mike Flood, candidate for U.S. House, District 1 (Nebraska)

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- Race: [U.S. House, District 1](https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/us-house-1.md)
- Party on the ballot: Republican
- Incumbent: yes
- City: Norfolk
- On the ballot as: Mike Flood
- Campaign website: <https://mikefloodfornebraska.com/>

## Topic coverage

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

## Property taxes and cost of living

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says he voted to cut taxes, including no tax on tips, overtime and Social Security.

*Campaign website text:*

> “I voted to cut taxes for Nebraska families. I voted to pass No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, and No Tax on Social Security.”

Source: Mike Flood for U.S. Congress, "Getting Things Done", <https://mikefloodfornebraska.com/getting-things-done/> · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261101011705/https://mikefloodfornebraska.com/getting-things-done/>

## Economy, jobs and trade

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says he voted for a rescission package to rein in federal spending.

*Campaign website text:*

> “I voted for a historic rescission package to rein in Washington’s wasteful spending.”

Source: Mike Flood for U.S. Congress, "Getting Things Done", <https://mikefloodfornebraska.com/getting-things-done/> · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261101011705/https://mikefloodfornebraska.com/getting-things-done/>

## Agriculture and rural Nebraska

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says the 2026 Farm Bill modernizes ag programs and invests in the agricultural economy.

> “This new Farm Bill framework not only modernizes key ag programs to better serve our farmers and ranchers today, but it also invests in the future of our agricultural economy.”

Source: Office of Congressman Mike Flood, "Congressman Flood Celebrates Farm Bill’s House Passage", <https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-flood-celebrates-farm-bills-house-passage-farm-bill-not-only> · Official statement · published 2026-04-30 · retrieved 2026-10-31

## Health care

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says able-bodied people who can work and choose not to will not get free health care.

> “If you're able bodied, you can work and you choose not to work, then you will not get free health care”

Source: High Plains Public Radio (NPR), "Nebraska's Mike Flood got an earful from voters. He's still standing by Trump's agenda", <https://www.hppr.org/2025-08-07/nebraskas-mike-flood-got-an-earful-from-voters-hes-still-standing-by-trumps-agenda> · News article · published 2025-08-07 · retrieved 2026-10-31

## Abortion

No public position found.

## Immigration and the border

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says a secure southern border is vital and that he voted for legislation funding Border Patrol and border security technology and fighting fentanyl.

*Campaign website text:*

> “A secure southern border is vital to the safety of our country. I voted to pass legislation that funds Border Patrol, improves our border security technology, and fights fentanyl coming into our country.”

Source: Mike Flood for U.S. Congress, "Getting Things Done", <https://mikefloodfornebraska.com/getting-things-done/> · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261101011705/https://mikefloodfornebraska.com/getting-things-done/>

## Education and school choice

No public position found.

## Energy, water and environment

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says year-round nationwide E15 sales support farmers, families and rural America.

> “Nationwide sale of E-15 supports farmers, families, and rural America and is set to be a boon for Nebraska.”

Source: Office of Congressman Mike Flood, "Congressman Flood: House-Passage of Year-Round E-15 Supports Farmers, Families, and Rural America", <https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-flood-house-passage-year-round-e-15-supports-farmers-families-and> · Official statement · published 2026-05-13 · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261101011805/https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-flood-house-passage-year-round-e-15-supports-farmers-families-and>

## Guns and public safety

Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says he launched a coalition to support and recruit law enforcement officers.

*Campaign website text:*

> “I launched Nebraska Backs the Blue, a bipartisan coalition of public safety officials and community leaders dedicated to strengthening support for law enforcement and recruiting more officers to Nebraska.”

Source: Mike Flood for U.S. Congress, "Getting Things Done", <https://mikefloodfornebraska.com/getting-things-done/> · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy <https://web.archive.org/web/20261101011705/https://mikefloodfornebraska.com/getting-things-done/>

## Elections and government

No public position found.
