Nebraska Republican Party
Nebraska Republican Party | |
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Chairperson | Eric Underwood |
Governor | Jim Pillen |
Lt. Governor | Joe Kelly |
Senate leader (Lt. Governor) | Joe Kelly |
House leader | John Arch |
Headquarters | 1610 N Street Lincoln, NE 68508 |
Membership (2024) | ![]() |
Ideology | Conservatism |
National affiliation | Republican Party |
Colors | Red |
Seats in the U.S. Senate | 2 / 2
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Seats in the U.S. House | 3 / 3
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Statewide Executive Offices | 6 / 6
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Nebraska Supreme Court seats | 5 / 6
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Seats in the Nebraska Legislature (officially nonpartisan) | 33 / 49
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Website | |
www.ne.gop | |
The Nebraska Republican Party (NEGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Nebraska. The party is led by chair Eric Underwood. Its headquarters is located in Lincoln. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling all of Nebraska's three U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, the state legislature, and the governorship.
Party history
After 1860, Republicans dominated state elections in Nebraska for 30 years. The state has been strongly Republican during presidential elections.[2]
As a result of a referendum in 1934, Nebraska has the United States' only unicameral legislature, known as the Nebraska Unicameral.[3] All representatives are officially nonpartisan.[4][2] Despite this, Republicans have held a majority in the state legislature for several decades.
Political campaigns
In December 2009, the party organized a nationwide effort to unseat Democratic Senator Ben Nelson in 2012 under the theme "Give Ben The Boot".[5]
For the 2024 United States elections, the state party made the unorthodox decision to support none of Nebraska's five incumbents throughout the primary season. The party endorsed opponents to Don Bacon, Adrian Smith and Pete Ricketts and did not endorse Deb Fischer nor Mike Flood in their races.[6] All incumbents prevailed by large margins in their primary races; the closest was Bacon with a 24-point difference.
Current elected officials
The Nebraska Republican Party currently controls all six statewide offices, both of the state's U.S. Senate seats, and two of the state's U.S. House seats.
Members of Congress
U.S. Senate
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Senior U.S. Senator Deb Fischer
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Junior U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts
U.S. House of Representatives
Statewide offices
- Governor: Jim Pillen
- Lieutenant Governor: Joe Kelly
- Secretary of State: Bob Evnen
- Attorney General: Mike Hilgers
- Treasurer: John Murante
- Auditor: Mike Foley
Statewide Supreme Court Justices
- Michael Heavican, Chief Justice
- Stephanie F. Stacy, District 1
- William B. Cassel, District 3
- Jonathan Papik, District 4
- Jeffrey J. Funke, District 5
- John Freudenberg, District 6
Party officers
Leadership:[7]
- Eric Underwood, Chairman
- Mary Jane Truemper, Vice Chairman
- Todd Watson, Assistant Chairman
- Jon Tucker, Assistant Chairman
- Cammie Methany, Assistant Chairman
- Kirk Penner, Assistant Chairman
- Rick Benson, Secretary
- Dave Plond, Treasurer
- William Feely, National Committeeman
- Fanchon Blythe, National Committeewoman
- Blane Brummond, Legal Counsel
References
- ^ "2024 Eligible Voter Statistics". https://sos.nebraska.gov.
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- ^ a b "Nebraska Results". New York Times. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Beth (Oct 2013). Exploring Initiative and Referendum Law. Google Books: Routledge. p. 207. ISBN 9781317965268. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Nebraska, History.com, http://www.history.com/topics/nebraska/page3, retrieved 14 December 2011
- ^ Jordon, Steve (21 July 2017). "Ex-Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson, whose Obamacare vote caused controversy, says odds are against GOP on health care". Live Well Nebraska. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Beck, Margery (May 14, 2024). "The Nebraska GOP is rejecting all Republican congressional incumbents in Tuesday's primary election". AP News.
- ^ Leadership, Nebraska Republican Party. Retrieved 3 March, 2016