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Summary

Senator William 'Bill' P. Avery

Full Name: William 'Bill' P. Avery
Office: State Senate (NE) - District 28, Non-partisan
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Ann Harrell; 3 Children: Kevin, Amanda, Alex.
Birth Date: 02/07/1942
Birth Place: Harnett County, NC
Home City: Lincoln, NE

Recent Key Votes

LB 1105 - Death Penalty Cost Study
Legislation (Yea)

March 25, 2010 - -Requires the State Treasurer to transfer up to $50,000 from the Commission on Public Advocacy Operations Cash Fund to the Community Corrections Uniform Data Analysis ...

LB 36 - Requiring Lethal Injection
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

May 28, 2009 - -Authorizes the Department of Correctional Services to define the details of the execution protocol (Sec. 9). -Requires the death sentence to be enforced by lethal ...

LB 1063 - Abolishing the Death Penalty
Legislation (Yea)

March 25, 2008 - - Specifies that under no circumstance may an individual be paroled if they are sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (Sec. 24). ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Maintaining a Responsible Budget

I am pleased to report that the 2010 Legislature tackled many significant issues and did so with virtually no new spending and no new taxes. ...

Issue Position: Promoting Creative Economic Development Initiatives

* With boundless natural wonders like the Niobrara River and the Sandhills, it is no surprise that tourism is the state's 3rd largest industry. I ...

Issue Position: Protecting Our Children

As a key drafter of last year's groundbreaking legislation to expand the State Childrens' Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), I was eager to support Legislative Bill ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Top industry Unitemized Contributions ($7,841.00)
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

William Avery refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
bavery@leg.ne.gov

Capitol Website
http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist28/

Capitol
District 28 State Capitol
Post Office Box 94604
Lincoln, NE 68509-4604
Phone: 402-471-2633

District
1925 East Street
Lincoln, NE 68510

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