2022 NE Governor's race: on Budget & Economy


Jim Pillen: Expand broadband access to every corner of our state

Nebraska is at a growth crossroads. We have an exciting opportunity to grow our state, our tax base and the opportunities for future generations. To harness our potential, we have to invest in statewide infrastructure. That means expanding broadband access to every corner of our state and improving roads in every direction.
Source: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial campaign website JimPillen.com May 12, 2022

Jim Pillen: There is no room for wasteful government spending

There is no room for wasteful government spending when I am Governor. I fundamentally believe that people should keep more of the money they earn, and that the government isn't the answer to every problem. I know how hard families, farmers and small business owners work for every dollar they earn-and the government shouldn't take a single cent more than is needed.
Source: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial campaign website JimPillen.com May 12, 2022

Theresa Thibodeau: Trillions in social spending is lunatic's impossible dream

No one knows how much debt we can legitimately sustain before the whole thing collapses, but at $30 trillion and climbing, we are quickly approaching that number. We have spent trillions on Covid. We're going to spend a couple more on infrastructure, and there are those who would spend trillions and trillions more to right all of the wrongs of the world. It is the impossible dream of a lunatic, and yet an entire political party is just chomping at the bit to do just that. They must be stopped!
Source: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial website TheresaForGovernor.com Feb 27, 2022

Jim Pillen: Say "no" to excessive government spending

An issue at the forefront of Nebraskans' minds is that of exorbitant property taxes that are burdening voters. Sen. Blood has said that she believes the solution to this problem is actually pretty simple. "We have to do two things; first, we have to fully fund our public schools, and second, we have to stop unfunded and underfunded mandates that are a burden on our local governments."

Pillen's views on the property tax solution oppose those of Sen. Blood, with Pillen saying that the new governor would have be willing to say "no" to excessive government spending. "I'm a believer that we can all be inspired, so that as Nebraskans we need to do a better job of inspiring each other and making sure that school boards, county governments and city governments; that we all look in the mirror and say that we can all make a difference on our tax problems."

Source: KPVI TV-6 (NBC) on 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial race Oct 17, 2022

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Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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