Washington, D.C. – Club for Growth Foundation has released its 2025 State Economic Scorecard in Nebraska, offering residents of the Cornhusker State a look into how each State Senator voted on limited government policies.
The Scorecard analyzes policies and votes to assign an Economic Growth Score from 0 to 100, with 100 representing the highest support for pro-growth policies. In 2025, the Foundation’s study examined over 925 floor votes and, in the end, included 15 Nebraska Senate Votes.
“Nebraska lawmakers underachieved in 2025,” said Club for Growth Foundation President David McIntosh. “Legislators protected property owners from rent control and eliminated over a dozen wasteful government commissions. But those gains were overshadowed by reckless spending. Increasing General Fund spending by $237 million, expanding food stamp eligibility, and implementing a new 6% Medicaid provider tax scheme that adds $246 million a year in state Medicaid funding will pass costs down to Nebraskans across the state. An average Republican score of 46% is unacceptable and jeopardizes the state’s future economic well-being.”
Click here to view the full 2025 Nebraska State Economic Scorecard from the Club for Growth Foundation.
Key Highlights from the 2025 Nebraska Scorecard:
Nebraska Senate:
- Average Republican Score: 46%
- Average Democrat Score: 22%
- Highest Rated Republican(s): Sens. Robert Clements (SD-02), Loren Lippincott (SD-34), Dan Lonowski (SD-33), Daniel McKeon (SD-41), and Jared Storm (SD-23): 60%
- Highest Rated Democrat(s): Sen. Jane Raybould (SD-28): 45%
- Lowest Rated Republican(s): Sen. Stanley Clouse (SD-37): 33%
- Lowest Rated Democrat(s): Sens. Dunixi Guereca (SD-07) and Dan Quick (SD-35): 11%
Notable Pro-Limited Government Policies:
LB 266 – PROPERTY OWNER PROTECTIONS
- Prohibits cities, counties, state agencies, and other political subdivisions in the state from establishing rent control provisions on private property
LB 346 – SIGNIFICANT GOVERNMENT COMMISSION CONSOLIDATION
Eliminates the following government commissions among others:
- Nebraska Potato Development Committee
- Climate Assessment Response Committee
- Nebraska Aquaculture Board, Natural Gas Fuel Board
- Governor’s Residence Advisory Commission
- Veterinary Prescription Monitoring Task Force
- Rural Broadband Task Force
LB 650 – MARGINAL TAX CODE IMPROVEMENTS
- Terminates the food donation income tax credit
- Pauses approvals for the renewable chemical production credit for five years
- Reduces the relocation incentive credit from $5 million to $1 million
- Lowers the cap for a crony Hollywood handout to $500,000 annually
- Cuts the railroad tax credit by 50 percent
- Eliminates the proposed biodiesel tax credit increase beginning in FY2026
Notable Anti-Limited Government Policies:
LB 192 – MAXIMIZING FOOD STAMP WELFARE
- Aims to maximize participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, by permanently maintaining the eligibility threshold at 165 percent of the federal poverty level
- Grants the bureaucrats at the Department of Health and Human Services the authority to impose work requirements in the food stamp program
LB 261 – MISSED OPPORTUNITY BIENNIAL BUDGET AGREEMENT
Appropriates $11 billion (2.2 percent increase over the previous biennium) in general funds for the FY2026-FY2027 biennium that:
- Increases overall state General Fund spending by $237 million
- Increases state Medicaid funding by 3.2 percent following a decrease in the federal match rate
- Increases CHIP programmatic spending by 6.9 percent
- Across-the-board 11 percent annual increase in state employee health insurance spending
- Meritless 3 percent pay increase for all government K-12 teachers
- Incorporates the massive new Medicaid Access and Quality Fund scheme
LB 527 – MASSIVE MEDICAID PROVIDER TAX SCHEME
- Authorizes a 6 percent tax on prior-calendar-year premiums for Medicaid MCOs for a new Medicaid Access and Quality Fund
- Provides an additional $246 million per year in state Medicaid funding on top of the previous year’s enacted $1.4 billion annual increase in federal Medicaid dollars
Note: This Scorecard is based on selected votes and does not reflect a legislator’s entire voting record. The Club for Growth Foundation does not endorse or oppose any legislator for public office.