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John Cavanaugh
NE Senate District 9
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Healthcare 23Government Operations & Budget 22Criminal Justice & Policing 13Economy & Taxes 13Housing 9Social Services & Welfare 9Education 7Labor & Employment 7Civil Rights & Liberties 5Environment & Energy 5Elections & Voting 4Technology & Privacy 4Agriculture 3Gun Policy 3Transportation & Infrastructure 3Veterans Affairs 3Banking & Finance 2Defense & Military 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NE Senate District 9 current
Nebraska |
Nonpartisan | Jan 6, 2021 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,770 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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LB 935
Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice…
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Judiciary AM2931 adopted | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 0b91effb-a10f-4d4c-8a6f-d9504eb98d25 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0b91effb-a10f-4d4c-8a6f-d9504eb98d25 CC0-1.0 |
| Conrad MO524 failed | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll cbcf3ac3-454b-43c3-828b-b8c15b92d740 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cbcf3ac3-454b-43c3-828b-b8c15b92d740 CC0-1.0 | |
| Judiciary AM2930 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 43917f0c-59f2-49de-bca2-bd8c22f1640a | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/43917f0c-59f2-49de-bca2-bd8c22f1640a CC0-1.0 | |
| Judiciary AM2935 adopted | Nay | legislature · stage not recorded · roll a3a6de88-a04a-45e1-b383-c1810e7394c3 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a3a6de88-a04a-45e1-b383-c1810e7394c3 CC0-1.0 | |
| Judiciary AM2928 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 67107c9c-880c-43c1-b00a-255f097677db | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67107c9c-880c-43c1-b00a-255f097677db CC0-1.0 | |
| DeBoer AM2914 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 90678748-5472-4b17-b163-9ebf2e2a921a | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/90678748-5472-4b17-b163-9ebf2e2a921a CC0-1.0 | |
| Judiciary AM2933 adopted | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll b93905bf-0f43-433a-8390-86dd8e1c9a57 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b93905bf-0f43-433a-8390-86dd8e1c9a57 CC0-1.0 | |
| Quick FA1114 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 59e82ab0-b4c6-41b4-ada1-0d1b0c4b2735 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59e82ab0-b4c6-41b4-ada1-0d1b0c4b2735 CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 1133
Provide for payment of claims against the state
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Kauth AM2887 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 34b520c3-3976-4337-b9d0-838e437c05ff | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/34b520c3-3976-4337-b9d0-838e437c05ff CC0-1.0 |
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LB 1261A
Appropriation Bill
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 658fe11c-705d-4795-aa94-9ebb037bfa19 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/658fe11c-705d-4795-aa94-9ebb037bfa19 CC0-1.0 |
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LB 1071
Provide, change, and eliminate provisions related to appropriations for the expenses of Nebraska…
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Conrad AM2782 lost | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 99d8f5a0-a4ba-4648-84f6-9a020f69f337 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/99d8f5a0-a4ba-4648-84f6-9a020f69f337 CC0-1.0 |
| Speaker Arch MO548 failed | Nay | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 00e043fb-c2f0-458b-85ef-a6015ead7143 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/00e043fb-c2f0-458b-85ef-a6015ead7143 CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 1091
Provide requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services for long-term care clients…
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll b26b8e65-4a2a-469d-81a0-348788d5b158 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b26b8e65-4a2a-469d-81a0-348788d5b158 CC0-1.0 |
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LB 1057
Redefine adult day service under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 861d6954-e506-4d66-bb09-e7262cccd055 | Mar 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/861d6954-e506-4d66-bb09-e7262cccd055 CC0-1.0 |
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LB 1165
Adopt the Grow the Good Life Act, provide an income tax credit, change provisions relating to the…
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Revenue AM2504 adopted | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll be9397bb-e547-4528-bbfe-083fd1234f3a | Mar 24, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/be9397bb-e547-4528-bbfe-083fd1234f3a CC0-1.0 |
| Conrad AM2881 lost | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 0157f4f0-cea0-409a-83de-3dcc7027ea66 | Mar 24, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0157f4f0-cea0-409a-83de-3dcc7027ea66 CC0-1.0 | |
| Conrad MO380 failed | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 73b1120e-425d-46d4-be23-8d04d63d4e17 | Mar 24, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/73b1120e-425d-46d4-be23-8d04d63d4e17 CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 525
Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act
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Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM2221 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll c54269e2-ce8d-4628-ab98-6f1ee75ec985 | Mar 24, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c54269e2-ce8d-4628-ab98-6f1ee75ec985 CC0-1.0 |
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LB 1212
Provide for licensure of internationally trained physicians under the Uniform Credentialing Act and…
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Health and Human Services AM2477 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll b016c2af-e4f5-4623-a760-d028fbd225af | Mar 24, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b016c2af-e4f5-4623-a760-d028fbd225af CC0-1.0 |
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LB 1029
Redefine terms relating to reportable funding from a foreign adversarial source for colleges and…
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll cfb0ec16-7e85-4cb4-b032-3f6436ae85e2 | Mar 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cfb0ec16-7e85-4cb4-b032-3f6436ae85e2 CC0-1.0 |
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LB 847
Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, change provisions relating to funds, child labor…
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Kauth AM2875 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll b548f559-dc8d-411f-981b-d1849ffd875d | Mar 24, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b548f559-dc8d-411f-981b-d1849ffd875d CC0-1.0 |
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LB 967
Change provisions relating to insurance fees, licensing, and trade practices, pharmacy benefit…
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Bostar AM2888 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 9ec53418-d3cd-4dd8-9273-3602d0ddda49 | Mar 24, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9ec53418-d3cd-4dd8-9273-3602d0ddda49 CC0-1.0 |
| Jacobson AM2797 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll e9da8b08-6ffd-456c-a1bc-788b09b0dff5 | Mar 24, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e9da8b08-6ffd-456c-a1bc-788b09b0dff5 CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 815
Provide for a tax on diesel fuels, change provisions relating to refunds for motor fuel taxes, the…
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll d236c320-2f01-4cec-8878-8f8d9dffdf30 | Mar 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d236c320-2f01-4cec-8878-8f8d9dffdf30 CC0-1.0 |
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LB 852
Provide for the recapture of funding distributed from the Convention Center Support Fund to certain…
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 96e9a656-4211-40e7-8231-1a82e3f02291 | Mar 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/96e9a656-4211-40e7-8231-1a82e3f02291 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (42 as lead sponsor)
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LB 850
NE · —
Authorize the use of economic development programs for certain construction or rehabilitation of housing in cities of the metropolitan class and cities of the…
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LB 956
NE · —
Provide for the collection of postsecondary institution compensation data
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LB 848
NE · —
Provide for exemption from sales tax for purchases of clothing, personal computers, and school supplies for a prescribed period
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OTHER 2b6bfef5-432f-49ee-8a3b-c67e57d229f7
NE · —
Constitutional amendment to create a Commission on Redistricting and provide requirements for drawing district boundaries
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LB 1256
NE · —
Redefine a term under the Emergency Management Act
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LB 931
NE · —
Provide an income tax credit related to premium payments for a qualified health plan
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LB 930
NE · —
Provide an income tax deduction to retired firefighters and law enforcement officers for annual retirement benefits
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LB 934
NE · —
Provide for the election of members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission
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LB 410
NE · —
Require insurance coverage of prosthetics and orthotics
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LB 615
NE · —
Prohibit distributing deepfakes under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act
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Endorsements
| Endorser | Type | Stance | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Club's Nebraska Chapter The Sierra Club's Nebraska Chapter announced its endorsement of State Senator John Cavanaugh for the U.S. House of… |
Organization | Endorse | Mar 2, 2026 | Endorsement source: Sierra Club fair-report GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |