John Cavanaugh

NE Senate District 9

Nonpartisan Nebraska since Jan 6, 2021

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Healthcare 23 Government Operations & Budget 22 Criminal Justice & Policing 13 Economy & Taxes 13 Housing 9 Social Services & Welfare 9 Education 7 Labor & Employment 7 Civil Rights & Liberties 5 Environment & Energy 5 Elections & Voting 4 Technology & Privacy 4 Agriculture 3 Gun Policy 3 Transportation & Infrastructure 3 Veterans Affairs 3 Banking & Finance 2 Defense & Military 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
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
LB 653 Change provisions relating to acceptance of students under the enrollment option program and…	Education AM995 adopted	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll b800252c-a63c-45e7-a207-d60ff4d2ba07	Jan 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b800252c-a63c-45e7-a207-d60ff4d2ba07 CC0-1.0
LB 400 Provide for compensation under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act for cancers experienced by…	Clouse AM1696 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 79751f8c-e77a-4c36-9251-493817ef9b18	Jan 22, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/79751f8c-e77a-4c36-9251-493817ef9b18 CC0-1.0
	Hallstrom MO359 failed	Nay	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 7796fa6d-558f-48bd-a944-9889c57e6314	Jan 21, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7796fa6d-558f-48bd-a944-9889c57e6314 CC0-1.0
	Wordekemper MO284 failed	Nay	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 184745cc-4686-4341-b5e2-382221a23188	Jan 21, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/184745cc-4686-4341-b5e2-382221a23188 CC0-1.0
	Hallstrom MO360 failed	Nay	legislature · stage not recorded · roll eaf28a2e-3d9a-47f2-b750-0cf97e6a894e	Jan 21, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eaf28a2e-3d9a-47f2-b750-0cf97e6a894e CC0-1.0
LB 668 Change provisions relating to the Adult Protective Services Central Registry and the Child…	Storer AM1723 adopted	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 4fea8949-dd29-4d70-a16b-20ddc7c7d93f	Jan 20, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4fea8949-dd29-4d70-a16b-20ddc7c7d93f CC0-1.0
	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 34bb4562-a01b-46df-968f-343fd0aba3dd	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/34bb4562-a01b-46df-968f-343fd0aba3dd CC0-1.0
LB 518 Change requirements for a report by the Department of Correctional Services and Board of Parole	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 364c4a5e-0b10-4974-b5ed-1f5e9848ab70	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/364c4a5e-0b10-4974-b5ed-1f5e9848ab70 CC0-1.0
LB 365 Require coverage of self-measure blood pressure monitoring services under the Medical Assistance Act	Quick AM1711 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 5cec9267-df2a-4942-b84b-e7ba92fc5915	Jan 20, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5cec9267-df2a-4942-b84b-e7ba92fc5915 CC0-1.0
	Health and Human Services AM816 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll d7b431c4-3f28-4d5b-8e45-9f01c495b076	Jan 20, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7b431c4-3f28-4d5b-8e45-9f01c495b076 CC0-1.0
	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 329cc5b0-68a7-4552-89ae-44d43c8c0ddf	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/329cc5b0-68a7-4552-89ae-44d43c8c0ddf CC0-1.0
LB 384 Require the county assessor and one voting member of the governing bodies of participating…	Revenue AM703 adopted	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll baf2db20-fdfe-4dc3-b06d-408a708c5703	Jan 20, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/baf2db20-fdfe-4dc3-b06d-408a708c5703 CC0-1.0
	Bostar FA783 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 2f7b7ba0-7703-4369-9156-8e0414866faa	Jan 20, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2f7b7ba0-7703-4369-9156-8e0414866faa CC0-1.0
	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 101e5a59-14d2-4d23-aa8c-748b362cdc3a	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/101e5a59-14d2-4d23-aa8c-748b362cdc3a CC0-1.0
LB 463 Require school districts to develop a cardiac emergency response plan under the School Safety and…	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll e44a92b1-f3c7-4bb3-abb3-664f5dba949b	Jan 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e44a92b1-f3c7-4bb3-abb3-664f5dba949b CC0-1.0
OTHER 4049ae75-b3e1-4124-be91-a3e40a118bb7 Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions	Failed to advance to Enrollment and Review Initial	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 739a63de-d801-46ed-9a28-1f4c077fef90	Jan 16, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/739a63de-d801-46ed-9a28-1f4c077fef90 CC0-1.0
LB 212 Require licensure of persons engaged in remote sales of covered tobacco products under the Tobacco…	Revenue AM319 adopted	Not voting	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 33b3d4e5-4316-430d-b22b-d9d32329b5eb	Jan 14, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33b3d4e5-4316-430d-b22b-d9d32329b5eb CC0-1.0
	Wordekemper AM1720 adopted	Not voting	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 4c793488-2634-46ca-86d1-c7e93a69c8f9	Jan 14, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c793488-2634-46ca-86d1-c7e93a69c8f9 CC0-1.0
	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Not voting	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 53c1e8a5-1aae-4c13-aef9-832d8249f9ba	Jan 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/53c1e8a5-1aae-4c13-aef9-832d8249f9ba CC0-1.0
LB 207 Provide a registration fee under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for certain commercially…	Transportation and Telecommunications AM73 adopted	Not voting	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 52d474ee-5f99-4d76-97ec-53b54aafe998	Jan 14, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/52d474ee-5f99-4d76-97ec-53b54aafe998 CC0-1.0
	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Not voting	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 3fb95aa9-0592-4a1d-829c-236d9d6958e4	Jan 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3fb95aa9-0592-4a1d-829c-236d9d6958e4 CC0-1.0
LB 791 Provide a contribution limit for candidate and ballot question committees under the Nebraska…	Raybould MO352 prevailed	Not voting	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 7adfda7e-304f-428a-941e-9533267b1120	Jan 14, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7adfda7e-304f-428a-941e-9533267b1120 CC0-1.0
LB 60 Eliminate the restriction on selling a lottery ticket through a vending or dispensing device under…	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Not voting	legislature · stage not recorded · roll ceb565e2-d30b-45b9-a697-9d312eabee71	Jan 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ceb565e2-d30b-45b9-a697-9d312eabee71 CC0-1.0
LB 766 Change and eliminate provisions relating to licensed racetrack enclosures, licenses and wagering on…	Holdcroft MO349 prevailed	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 273a0196-970f-45c9-9fda-049109b81f45	Jan 13, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/273a0196-970f-45c9-9fda-049109b81f45 CC0-1.0
LR 295 Provide a resolution adopting articles of impeachment against University of Nebraska Regent…	Kauth MO351 prevailed	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 7bc57c4a-60b6-424b-9879-3bf4c40b06f8	Jan 13, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7bc57c4a-60b6-424b-9879-3bf4c40b06f8 CC0-1.0

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)

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (1,770 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (42 as lead sponsor)

Endorsements