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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017) |
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Legislative voting records for Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
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Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from NE legislative records (number of quotes indicated):
- Bob Krist (6) Nebraska Democratic Candidate for governor of Nebraska
- Brad Ashford (1) Democratic House Member U.S. Rep Nebraska-2
- Brett Lindstrom (3) Nebraska Republican Gubernatorial Challenger
- Carol Blood (6) Nebraska Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
- Dave Heineman (1) Nebraska Republican Governor
- Jim Pillen (1) Nebraska Republican Gubernatorial Challenger
- Mike Flood (4) Republican U.S. Rep Nebraska-1
- Peter Ricketts (6) Nebraska Republican Governor
- Theresa Thibodeau (3) Nebraska Republican candidate for Governor
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Nebraska state legislative voting records, including these candidates:
- R-NE Mike Flood
Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, 2007-2013
Member of the Nebraska Legislature, 19th district, 2005-2013, since 2021
- NE-R Brett Lindstrom, 2022 candidate for governor
Member of the Nebraska Legislature, 18th district, since 2015
- NE-R Theresa Thibodeau, 2022 candidate for governor
Member of the Nebraska Legislature, 6th district, 2017-2018
- D-NE Carol Blood 2022 candidate for governor
Nebraska Legislature, 3rd district, 2017 –
- D-NE-2 Brad Ashford - member of United States House of Representatives
former member of Nebraska Legislature, 20th district, 2007 – 2015
former member of Nebraska Legislature, 6th district, 1987 – 1995
- R-NE-3 Adrian Smith - member of United States House of Representatives
former Member of the Nebraska Legislature, 48th district, 1999 – 2007
- R-NE Bob Krist, 2018 Independent Candidate for governor of Nebraska
Nebraska State Senator, District 10, 2010-2018
- R-NE Jon Bruning Senate candidate 2012
State Attorney General, 2003–2015
Governor candidate 2014
State Legislature, 1997-2002
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Bob Krist: Opposed commemorative certificates for miscarriages.
Carol Blood: Provide for commemorative certificates for miscarriages.
Peter Ricketts: Signed providing commemorative certificates for miscarriages.
Theresa Thibodeau: Provide for commemorative certificates for miscarriages.
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Civil Rights
Carol Blood: Protect hair textures/styles from job discrimination.
Mike Flood: Protect hair textures/styles from job discrimination.
Peter Ricketts: Protect hair textures/styles from job discrimination.
Jim Pillen: Restrict gender-affirming care & abortion care.
Brett Lindstrom: Protect hair textures/styles from job discrimination.
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Crime
Bob Krist: For setting aside of conviction after sentence served.
Carol Blood: For setting aside of conviction after sentence served.
Peter Ricketts: Vetoed setting aside of conviction after sentence served.
Theresa Thibodeau: Oppose setting aside of conviction after sentence served.
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Families & Children
Brad Ashford: Provide prenatal care regardless of immigration status.
Mike Flood: Provide prenatal care regardless of immigration status.
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Gun Control
Bob Krist: Don't restrict juvenile offenders from guns until age 25.
Carol Blood: Restrict serious juvenile offenders from guns until age 25.
Peter Ricketts: Restrict serious juvenile offenders from guns until age 25.
Theresa Thibodeau: Restrict serious juvenile offenders from guns until age 25.
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Health Care
Bob Krist: Proposed requiring meningitis vaccine for students.
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Immigration
Bob Krist: Provide prenatal care regardless of immigration status.
Bob Krist: Voted in support of DACA recipients.
Dave Heineman: No taxpayer-funded prenatal care for illegal immigrants.
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Welfare & Poverty
Brett Lindstrom: Voted to expand energy assistance qualifications.
Carol Blood: Voted to expand food-assistance benefits.
Carol Blood: Voted to expand energy assistance qualifications.
Mike Flood: Voted to expand energy assistance qualifications.
Mike Flood: Voted to expand food-assistance benefits.
Peter Ricketts: Vetoed expanding food-assistance benefits.
Peter Ricketts: Vetoed expanding energy assistance qualifications.
Brett Lindstrom: Voted to expand food-assistance benefits.
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The above quotations are from Legislative voting records for Nebraska Unicameral Legislature.
Legislation citations (from news media or state archives):
- Nebraska Examiner, "Nebraska merges abortion, gender-affirming care measures into single bill," by Aaron Sanderford and Zach Wendling, May 17, 2023, (Link)
- WOWT channel 6 NBC-TV, "Nebraska Gov. Ricketts hosts signing ceremony for hair discrimination bill," by Kelli Kellogg, Jun. 18, 2021
- KOLN 1011-AM-NOW, "Ricketts urges lawmakers to uphold SNAP expansion veto," by Grant Schulte, May. 25, 2021
- KETV, ABC-7, "Battle brewing over governor's vetos," by Andrew Ozaki, May 25, 2021
- Nebraska LB 18: The Lincoln Journal-Star, "Bill to require meningitis vaccine fails in Nebraska Legislature," by Zach Pluhacek, Jan 20, 2016
- The Lincoln Journal-Star, "Bob Krist employs grassroots campaign to try to unseat Ricketts," by JoAnne Young, Oct 27, 2018
- LB990: Fathers' Rights Omaha, "Bill: No firearms for juvenile domestic violence offenders," by James A. Adams PCLLO, Mar 16, 2018
- Nebraska LB 599, on immigrant prenatal care, (Krist, Ashford & Heineman), 4/13/2012
- (More citations to follow....)
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