# Shay Smith, candidate for Legislature, District 32 (Nebraska)
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- Race: [Legislature, District 32](https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/legislature-32.md)
- Nonpartisan office: party is not on the ballot.
- City: Crete
- On the ballot as: Shay Smith
- Campaign website:
## 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: no public position found
- Education and school choice: quote 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 property taxes are too high and plans to explore every option to reduce them.
*Campaign website text:*
> “Nebraskans are paying too much in property taxes, pricing families and seniors out of their homes.”
Source: Shay for Nebraska, "Home", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy
*Campaign website text:*
> “Shay will use her experience to explore every option to reduce property taxes and deliver solutions for Nebraskans.”
Source: Shay for Nebraska, "Home", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy
## Economy, jobs and trade
Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Plans to prioritize lowering costs for families, creating jobs and strengthening rural Nebraska.
> “I’ll use my tax experience to prioritize lowering costs for hardworking families, create good-paying jobs, strengthen rural Nebraska and deliver meaningful financial relief.”
Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 32 (2026 Primary Voter Guide)", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31
## Agriculture and rural Nebraska
Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says keeping land ownership in Nebraska is her priority for rural Nebraska and that families should be able to afford family land.
*Campaign website text:*
> “Shay’s priority for rural Nebraska is keeping land ownership right here at home. Shay has experience transferring family farms, so she knows that our children should be able to afford the land that has been in the family for generations.”
Source: Shay for Nebraska, "Home", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy
## Health care
Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Plans to incentivize more care providers in rural Nebraska and cut health care costs.
*Campaign website text:*
> “She will work to incentivize bringing more care providers, doctors, mental health practitioners and nurses to rural Nebraska, increasing access to rural hospitals and clinics, and cutting healthcare costs.”
Source: Shay for Nebraska, "Home", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy
## Abortion
No public position found.
## Immigration and the border
No public position found.
## Education and school choice
Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Plans to invest in education that prepares students for workforce success.
*Campaign website text:*
> “As your senator, Shay will ensure that we invest in an education that prepares our students for workforce success in a competitive job market.”
Source: Shay for Nebraska, "Home", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy
## 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 the Legislature should work in good faith and implement the will of the voters.
> “The Legislature has to work in good faith on these issues and implement the will of the voters, not tell voters what they want or what they should get.”
Source: Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska Legislature, Legislative District 32 (2026 Primary Voter Guide)", · Questionnaire · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31