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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 838
Change provisions relating to the financial exploitation of vulnerable or senior adults, rules and…
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Raybould FA1058 adopted | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll e1b669ee-3a3a-4a11-add4-c9ffa42592a5 | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e1b669ee-3a3a-4a11-add4-c9ffa42592a5 CC0-1.0 |
| Kauth AM2658 adopted | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll f2cddeb3-8087-42e9-9bd4-36663260012d | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2cddeb3-8087-42e9-9bd4-36663260012d CC0-1.0 | |
| Conrad AM2637 lost | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 70750039-0606-4870-8ef5-80f04000ee43 | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/70750039-0606-4870-8ef5-80f04000ee43 CC0-1.0 | |
| Conrad AM2672 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 50ee627b-cba2-40b1-979a-869664733cf5 | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50ee627b-cba2-40b1-979a-869664733cf5 CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 901
Adopt the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act, change…
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Hallstrom AM2674 adopted | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 0814a549-128f-401c-88a4-10b0cf96273a | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0814a549-128f-401c-88a4-10b0cf96273a CC0-1.0 |
| Conrad AM2717 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 585639be-16d7-4f8a-a1c1-2df702dd38a1 | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/585639be-16d7-4f8a-a1c1-2df702dd38a1 CC0-1.0 | |
| Kauth AM2599 adopted | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 229117f1-d2ee-4eca-927e-e4d6bc65c084 | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/229117f1-d2ee-4eca-927e-e4d6bc65c084 CC0-1.0 | |
| von Gillern MO520 prevailed | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 67757cf2-612e-451b-8a43-c70d93cfdc1b | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67757cf2-612e-451b-8a43-c70d93cfdc1b CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 1067
Change provisions relating to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the rate and disbursement of the…
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Hallstrom AM2737 adopted | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 44979c30-7590-4d9c-a9f4-189bfbfe0423 | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/44979c30-7590-4d9c-a9f4-189bfbfe0423 CC0-1.0 |
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LB 1261
Prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire certain privately owned electric generation facilities
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Nay | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 7d3e1e77-581c-4292-b009-8b780a8b7413 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d3e1e77-581c-4292-b009-8b780a8b7413 CC0-1.0 |
| Conrad AM2115 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll af0face0-dda8-4da1-a1a8-ec6fbd9c3730 | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af0face0-dda8-4da1-a1a8-ec6fbd9c3730 CC0-1.0 | |
| Conrad AM2111 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 9e866cb7-5de8-4c98-b077-f5a29725cf4d | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e866cb7-5de8-4c98-b077-f5a29725cf4d CC0-1.0 | |
| Natural Resources AM2086 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 3bb2d2ce-4b17-4aaf-80da-ef385bba972b | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3bb2d2ce-4b17-4aaf-80da-ef385bba972b CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 878
Require paid parental leave for state employees
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Kauth AM2715 adopted | Nay | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 5ac1cb3b-e2d5-40fd-8b47-2c369c99207f | Mar 17, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5ac1cb3b-e2d5-40fd-8b47-2c369c99207f CC0-1.0 |
| Cavanaugh, M. MO519 failed | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 2508f453-5877-481c-b2b1-8a2f2eedfca0 | Mar 17, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2508f453-5877-481c-b2b1-8a2f2eedfca0 CC0-1.0 | |
| Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 118e4b70-9d77-47c9-bd27-7670c30be6ae | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/118e4b70-9d77-47c9-bd27-7670c30be6ae CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 1135
Adopt the Service Contract Reporting Act, authorize municipalities to contract regarding parking…
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Urban Affairs AM2460 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 10bfc432-5267-4be6-a84b-f5ccf9f2e6d1 | Mar 17, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/10bfc432-5267-4be6-a84b-f5ccf9f2e6d1 CC0-1.0 |
| Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll b7c0b7b6-574a-4ec6-84bc-0be4065c4b39 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b7c0b7b6-574a-4ec6-84bc-0be4065c4b39 CC0-1.0 | |
| McKinney AM2695 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 49a90ff9-14a1-4e64-b508-d1893306d8d2 | Mar 17, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/49a90ff9-14a1-4e64-b508-d1893306d8d2 CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 889
Change a penalty and provisions regulating licensure and registration under the State Electrical Act
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Judiciary AM2168 adopted | Nay | legislature · stage not recorded · roll bad9af9d-b5b5-4f90-a1f7-b357452b4f37 | Mar 17, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bad9af9d-b5b5-4f90-a1f7-b357452b4f37 CC0-1.0 |
| Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Nay | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 4f11104a-2c1b-4633-a0e4-e29dfde63df4 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4f11104a-2c1b-4633-a0e4-e29dfde63df4 CC0-1.0 | |
| Clouse AM2550 adopted | Nay | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 7c8ec864-3de0-4668-8d72-97f0c2016a7d | Mar 17, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7c8ec864-3de0-4668-8d72-97f0c2016a7d CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 937
Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions…
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Education AM2454 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 172df0d6-ae14-4b57-bc55-120aec40ae2b | Mar 17, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/172df0d6-ae14-4b57-bc55-120aec40ae2b CC0-1.0 |
| Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 9ec019ea-b784-403e-a687-e76336e3b8f5 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9ec019ea-b784-403e-a687-e76336e3b8f5 CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 1087
Create the Nebraska-Ireland Commission
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll d94425b7-5bf3-4005-af82-1c8d388089c3 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d94425b7-5bf3-4005-af82-1c8d388089c3 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 |
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| 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) |