The Nebraska Republican Party (NEGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Nebraska. The party is led by chair Mary Jane Truemper. Its headquarters is located in Lincoln. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling all of Nebraska's three U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, the state legislature, and the governorship.
Party history After 1860, Republicans dominated state elections in Nebraska for 30 years. The state has been strongly Republican during presidential elections.
As a result of a referendum in 1934, Nebraska has the United States' only unicameral legislature, known as the Nebraska Unicameral. All representatives are officially nonpartisan.Nebraska, History.com, http://www.history.com/topics/nebraska/page3, retrieved 14 December 2011 Despite this, Republicans have held a majority in the state legislature for several decades.
Political campaigns In December 2009, the party organized a nationwide effort to unseat Democratic Senator Ben Nelson in 2012 under the theme "Give Ben The Boot".
For the 2024 United States elections, the state party made the unorthodox decision to support none of Nebraska's five incumbents throughout the primary season. The party endorsed opponents to Don Bacon, Adrian Smith and Pete Ricketts and did not endorse Deb Fischer nor Mike Flood in their races. All incumbents prevailed by large margins in their primary races; the closest was Bacon with a 24-point difference.
Current elected officials The Nebraska Republican Party currently controls all six statewide offices, both of the state's U.S. Senate seats, and all of the state's U.S. House seats.
Members of Congress U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives Mike Flood, 1st district Don Bacon, 2nd district Adrian Smith, 3rd district
Statewide offices Governor: Jim Pillen Lieutenant Governor: Joe Kelly Secretary of State: Bob Evnen Attorney General: Mike Hilgers Treasurer: John Murante Auditor: Mike Foley
Statewide Supreme Court justices Jeffrey J. Funke, Chief Justice Stephanie F. Stacy, District 1 Derek Vaughn, District 2 William B. Cassel, District 3 Jonathan Papik, District 4 Jason Bergevin, District 5 John Freudenberg, District 6
Executive officers The Nebraska Republican Party has 34 executive officers. They are each a part of the executive committee where they approve business policies, general affairs, the annual budget, legislative plan, and the political plan of the state party. There are 30 members that have voting power, and 4 members that are considered ex-officio who do not have voting power.
+ Executive officers Officer Role Officeholder State Chairman Mary Jane Truemper National Committeeman William Feely National Committeewoman Fanchon Blythe Treasurer Dave Plond Vice Chairman Colton Schaardt Assistant State Chairman I Rick Benson Assistant State Chairman II Jon Tucker Assistant State Chairman III Sue Greenwald Assistant State Chairman At Large Craig Sefranek Secretary Pam Swenson Finance Chairman Ty Betka General Counsel Perry Pirsch CD1 Chairman Loreen Reynante CD1 Vice-chairman Stacy Rulla-Parroquin CD1 Member-at-large Jeanne Griesen CD2 Chairman Susie Bliss CD2 Vice-chairman Scott Petersen CD2 Member-at-large Dave Brodahl CD3 Chairman Christine Vail CD3 Vice-chairman Morissa Benson CD3 Member-at-large John McHargue CD1 County Chairman Representative I Jack Riggins CD1 County Chairman Representative II Michael Tiedeman CD2 County Chairman Representative I John Schnell CD2 County Chairman Representative II Nancy Hicks CD3 County Chairman Representative I Vacant CD3 County Chairman Representative II Michael Schoop CD3 County Chairman Representative III Diana Johnson CD3 County Chairman Representative IV Cammie Matheny State Federation of Republican Women President Deb Ecklund State Young Republican Chairman Michael Ferguson State College Republicans of America Chairman Nick Stefanik State High School Republican Chairman Vacant Immediate Past State Chairman Eric Underwood
Electoral history Gubernatorial +Nebraska Republican Party gubernatorial election resultsElectionGubernatorial candidateVotesVote %Result1994Gene Spence148,23025.6%Lost 1998Mike Johanns293,91053.90%Won 2002Mike Johanns330,34968.68%Won 2006Dave Heineman434,80273.4%Won 2010Dave Heineman360,64573.90%Won 2014Pete Ricketts308,75157.15%Won 2018Pete Ricketts411,81259.00%Won 2022Jim Pillen398,33459.22%Won
References
External links Nebraska Republican Party