Rating Group: Nebraska National Federation of Independent Business

2007-2008 Positions on Pro-Small Business Policy

Issues: Business and Consumers
How to Interpret these Evaluations
State Office Name Party Rating
NE U.S. Senate-Jr Deb Fischer R 100
NE State Senate-4 Pete Pirsch Other 100
NE State Senate-6 John Nelson Other 90
NE State Senate-11 Ernie Chambers Other 67
NE State Senate-12 Steve Lathrop Other 70
NE State Senate-18 Scott Lautenbaugh Other 100
NE State Senate-20 Brad Ashford Other 56
NE State Senate-24 Gregory Adams Other 90
NE State Senate-26 Amanda McGill Other 75
NE State Senate-28 William Avery Other 70
NE State Senate-30 Norman Wallman Other 70
NE State Senate-32 Russ Karpisek Other 80
NE State Senate-34 Annette Dubas Other 78
NE State Senate-36 John Wightman Other 100
NE State Senate-38 Tom Carlson Other 89
NE State Senate-42 Thomas Hansen Other 100
NE State Senate-44 Mark Christensen Other 100
NE State Senate-46 Danielle Conrad Other 70
NE State Senate-48 John Harms Other 100
NE Council Member-Ward 5 Donald Preister Other 70
NE Council Member-At-Large DiAnna Schimek Other 44
Raymond Aguilar Other 100
Carroll Craig Burling Other 100
Abbie Cornett Other 70
Cap Dierks Other 78
L. Patrick Engel Other 100
Philip Erdman Other 100
Mike Flood Other 90
Michael Friend Other 90
Tony Fulton Other 100
Tim Gay Other 100
Lavon Heidemann Other 100
Gwen Howard Other 70
Carol Hudkins Other 88
Ray Janssen Other 78
Joel Johnson Other 89
Gail Kopplin Other 60
Lowen Kruse Other 67
Chris Langemeier Other 100
LeRoy Louden Other 100
Vickie McDonald Other 100
Rich Pahls Other 89
Dave Pankonin Other 89
Dwite Pedersen Other 57
Ronald Raikes Other 83
Kent Rogert Other 70
Arnie Stuthman Other 100
John Synowiecki Other 67
Tom White Other 70

How to Interpret these Evaluations

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

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