Issues

For more details of my accomplishments, please visit my 2010 session report

Lower Taxes

  • Supported the largest tax cut in Nebraska history
  • Voted to extend annual property tax credit for property owners

New Jobs and Economic Development

  • Backed initiatives to promote new development and new jobs, including Lincoln’s Haymarket Arena, Innovation Campus and horserace track
  • Supported tax incentives to create new high-paying jobs

 Healthy Kids and Schools

  • Increased Nebraska’s health insurance program to cover an additional 5,400 uninsured kids
  • Advocated for schools and initiatives that address mental and physical needs of children to keep them healthy and engaged in school