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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 719
Redefine a term under the Nebraska Rural Projects Act
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Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM1752 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll fdef3360-f359-4282-9367-0136b2ee187c | Jan 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fdef3360-f359-4282-9367-0136b2ee187c CC0-1.0 |
| Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll f9c8b8fd-e6a0-4115-aef6-34d09d093efe | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f9c8b8fd-e6a0-4115-aef6-34d09d093efe CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 441
Authorize virtual inspections for certain building permits under the Building Construction Act
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll a1f99567-b42d-4a3b-97fd-d4f2c639f132 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a1f99567-b42d-4a3b-97fd-d4f2c639f132 CC0-1.0 |
| Urban Affairs AM427 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll f8ee639e-459f-4194-ae41-f6ad5ca4c5d5 | Jan 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8ee639e-459f-4194-ae41-f6ad5ca4c5d5 CC0-1.0 | |
| Spivey FA924 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 1496813e-286d-40a1-b6ab-ae3fa2abcc97 | Jan 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1496813e-286d-40a1-b6ab-ae3fa2abcc97 CC0-1.0 | |
| Spivey AM1738 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll c5f89fb4-2fe3-4b75-8507-8d30108d2b03 | Jan 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5f89fb4-2fe3-4b75-8507-8d30108d2b03 CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 794
Change and eliminate provisions relating to the Healthy Soils Task Force, require the Department of…
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 30c5ee53-4446-45b2-be76-4a6c16acbd4d | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/30c5ee53-4446-45b2-be76-4a6c16acbd4d CC0-1.0 |
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LB 717
Adopt changes to federal law regarding banking and finance, change provisions relating to control…
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Jacobson AM1746 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 39e94d0c-1bb5-4539-8266-9699e588404d | Jan 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/39e94d0c-1bb5-4539-8266-9699e588404d CC0-1.0 |
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LB 397
Change and eliminate provisions relating to workplace safety committees and a workplace safety…
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Nay | legislature · stage not recorded · roll b635c9f2-ca86-4ff2-8e84-f09955cb3f6f | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b635c9f2-ca86-4ff2-8e84-f09955cb3f6f CC0-1.0 |
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LB 774
Create the Rural Health Transformation Program Fund to be administered by the Department of Health…
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Cavanaugh, M. MO363 prevailed | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll db197044-0cd7-467a-9ea2-2adc3f9c582b | Jan 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db197044-0cd7-467a-9ea2-2adc3f9c582b CC0-1.0 |
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LB 716
Revisor's bill to eliminate obsolete provisions and provisions that have terminated
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 94c97be7-c11c-47bb-adb9-0d4760e98806 | Jan 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/94c97be7-c11c-47bb-adb9-0d4760e98806 CC0-1.0 |
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LB 775
Create the Rural Health Transformation Program within the Department of Health and Human Services
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Cavanaugh, M. MO364 prevailed | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll dd5a4ca8-7257-4fcf-a6b2-698af7cb6e69 | Jan 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd5a4ca8-7257-4fcf-a6b2-698af7cb6e69 CC0-1.0 |
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LB 437
Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Health Care Certificate of Need Act
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Health and Human Services AM659 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 796357d6-a25b-4501-83bb-7ea927c1c2a3 | Jan 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/796357d6-a25b-4501-83bb-7ea927c1c2a3 CC0-1.0 |
| Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 4d6cfe1c-be93-4887-ad78-48f37c8cae55 | Jan 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d6cfe1c-be93-4887-ad78-48f37c8cae55 CC0-1.0 | |
| Riepe AM1732 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 30957d2d-c649-42e2-a127-b9f357cc8c01 | Jan 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/30957d2d-c649-42e2-a127-b9f357cc8c01 CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 110
Provide requirements for intimate examinations of certain body parts
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Hughes AM1756 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 66963fbe-44fa-4a8c-823c-ff084f221068 | Jan 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/66963fbe-44fa-4a8c-823c-ff084f221068 CC0-1.0 |
| Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 5ce09143-669e-4754-ab0f-8411913443f3 | Jan 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5ce09143-669e-4754-ab0f-8411913443f3 CC0-1.0 | |
| Health and Human Services AM63 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 4030a510-b608-4ece-8c1a-319772ac4814 | Jan 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4030a510-b608-4ece-8c1a-319772ac4814 CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 203
Change powers and duties of health directors in certain local public health departments and provide…
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Fredrickson AM1781 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll b4280db1-da25-42e0-ac89-fa5407b67e6f | Jan 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b4280db1-da25-42e0-ac89-fa5407b67e6f CC0-1.0 |
| Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Nay | legislature · stage not recorded · roll f801ce91-cfcb-4a10-973d-57296c75adfc | Jan 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f801ce91-cfcb-4a10-973d-57296c75adfc CC0-1.0 | |
| Health and Human Services AM611 adopted | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll e28dd6d2-e5dc-481b-bdc3-193cb355a6ba | Jan 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e28dd6d2-e5dc-481b-bdc3-193cb355a6ba CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 653
Change provisions relating to acceptance of students under the enrollment option program and…
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial | Abstain | legislature · stage not recorded · roll caed7175-667e-4612-8491-42ba12fda892 | Jan 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/caed7175-667e-4612-8491-42ba12fda892 CC0-1.0 |
| Murman AM1701 adopted | Nay | legislature · stage not recorded · roll f1458444-f891-40b2-87ff-7f92b2fe851d | Jan 23, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f1458444-f891-40b2-87ff-7f92b2fe851d CC0-1.0 | |
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LB 417
Provide for administration of the Nebraska Promise Program by the Board of Regents of the…
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Education AM748 adopted | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 4d8c5e39-7209-4642-81ef-66dc7478c582 | Jan 23, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d8c5e39-7209-4642-81ef-66dc7478c582 CC0-1.0 |
| Failed to advance to Enrollment and Review Initial | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 2988e4fd-1340-4623-8c44-bce5ebf26b04 | Jan 23, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2988e4fd-1340-4623-8c44-bce5ebf26b04 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) |